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STEVE NILES

b. 1965Active: 2001–2025

225

AS WRITER

1

AS ARTIST

6

KEY ISSUES

53

SERIES

Steve Niles is an American comic book author, novelist and former musician, known for works such as 30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery, Simon Dark, Mystery Society, Batman: Gotham County Line, Kick-Ass – The New Girl, and Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl. Prior to his writing career, he played bass in the post-hardcore bands Gray Matter and Three.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

DCU: Brave New World #1 cover

DCU: Brave New World

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Atom (Choi) and Panda Potter.

Vampirella: Feary Tales #5 cover

Vampirella: Feary Tales

#5

Earliest catalogued appearance of Draculina.

Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery #1 cover

Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of Mo'lock.

Hellspawn #13 cover

Hellspawn

#13

Earliest catalogued appearance of Billy Kincaid.

Ash and the Army of Darkness #1 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of Wiseman.

The Helmet of Fate: Sargon the Sorcerer #1 cover

The Helmet of Fate: Sargon the Sorcerer

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of David Sargent.

SERIES · TOP 12 OF 53 BY ISSUES CREDITED

The October Faction

2014

18 credited issues

Kick-Ass

2018

12 credited issues

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

2008

11 credited issues

Hellspawn

2000

10 credited issues

Creator-Owned Heroes

2012

8 credited issues

Ash and the Army of Darkness

2013

8 credited issues

The Creeper

2006

6 credited issues

Freaks of the Heartland

2004

6 credited issues

Bad Planet

2005

6 credited issues

A Town Called Terror

2022

6 credited issues

Zombies vs. Robots

2015

6 credited issues

Edge of Doom

2010

5 credited issues

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Kelley Jones 22 issues together Marcelo Frusin 17 issues together Ben Templesmith 13 issues together Christopher Mitten 12 issues together Ashley Wood 11 issues together Bernie Wrightson 11 issues together Jimmy Palmiotti 8 issues together Justin Gray 8 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Cal McDonald Mo'lock Batman Kick-Ass James Gordon Alfred Pennyworth Ash Williams Sheila (Army of Darkness)Spawn (Simmons)Wiseman

All (225)Writer (225)Artist (1)Keys (6)

COLLECTED EDITIONS

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1

Simon Dark - The Game of Life

The October Faction, Vol. 1

The October Faction (2014), Volume 1

The October Faction, Vol. 2

The October Faction, Vol. 3

The October Faction, Vol. 4

The October Faction, Vol. 4: Deadly Season

The October Faction, Vol. 5: Supernatural Dreams

The October Faction: IDW Classic Collections

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30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales #1 cover

30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales

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30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales #2 cover

30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales

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Adventures of Superman #49 cover

Adventures of Superman

#49

Aleister Arcane #1 cover

Aleister Arcane

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Aleister Arcane #2 cover

Aleister Arcane

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Aleister Arcane #3 cover

Aleister Arcane

#3

Amazing Fantasy #17 cover

Amazing Fantasy

#17

Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched #1 cover

Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched

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Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched #2 cover

Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched

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Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched #3 cover

Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched

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Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched #4 cover

Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched

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Ash and the Army of Darkness #1 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

#1

Ash and the Army of Darkness #2 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

#2

Ash and the Army of Darkness #3 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

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Ash and the Army of Darkness #4 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

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Ash and the Army of Darkness #5 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

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Ash and the Army of Darkness #6 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

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Ash and the Army of Darkness #7 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

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Ash and the Army of Darkness #8 cover

Ash and the Army of Darkness

#8

A Town Called Terror #1 cover

A Town Called Terror

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A Town Called Terror #2 cover

A Town Called Terror

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A Town Called Terror #3 cover

A Town Called Terror

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A Town Called Terror #4 cover

A Town Called Terror

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A Town Called Terror #5 cover

A Town Called Terror

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A Town Called Terror #6 cover

A Town Called Terror

#6

Bad Planet #1 cover

Bad Planet

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Bad Planet #2 cover

Bad Planet

#2

Bad Planet #3 cover

Bad Planet

#3

Bad Planet #4 cover

Bad Planet

#4

Bad Planet #5 cover

Bad Planet

#5

Bad Planet #6 cover

Bad Planet

#6

Batman 80-Page Giant #1 cover

Batman 80-Page Giant

#1

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #10 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#10

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #11 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#11

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #12 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#12

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #2 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#2

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #3 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#3

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #4 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#4

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #5 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#5

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #6 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#6

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #7 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#7

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #8 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#8

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #9 cover

Batman: Gotham After Midnight

#9

Batman: Gotham County Line #1 cover

Batman: Gotham County Line

#1

Batman: Gotham County Line #2 cover

Batman: Gotham County Line

#2

Batman: Gotham County Line #3 cover

Batman: Gotham County Line

#3

Bigfoot #1 cover

Bigfoot

#1

Bigfoot #2 cover

Bigfoot

#2