Peter Steigerwald
Encyclopedia
Peter Steigerwald is an American
comic book artist
primarily known for his work as a colorist
and his work at Aspen Comics
. He has also worked in inking, writing, and graphic design.
, colouring covers and interiors and designing most of their comic book productions. Peter also painted a number of trading cards for such popular Top Cow comics as Witchblade
and Fathom
. In 2003, Peter, along with many other Top Cow artists and staff, moved away from Top Cow with Michael Turner to form a new comic company known as Aspen Comics
. There, Peter took on a much larger role, acting as Vice President of Publishing, as well as continuing to use his graphic design and colouring skills.
Since joining Aspen, Steigerwald has colored a great deal of comics, covers, and pin-ups for his co-worker, Michael Turner
. His work with Aspen has also led him to do cover colors for many DC
and Marvel
comics.
Steigerwald has also worked on the Heroes
graphic novels through his work at Aspen. He started off as just a colourist but has moved onto drawing the novels too.
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comic book artist
Comic Book Artist
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primarily known for his work as a colorist
Colorist
In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates...
and his work at Aspen Comics
Aspen Comics
Aspen MLT is a California entertainment company founded by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. Launched in January 2003, the company is best known for producing comic books and figurines.-History:...
. He has also worked in inking, writing, and graphic design.
Career
Steigerwald first worked with Top Cow ProductionsTop Cow Productions
Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.-History:...
, colouring covers and interiors and designing most of their comic book productions. Peter also painted a number of trading cards for such popular Top Cow comics as Witchblade
Witchblade
Witchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
and Fathom
Fathom (comics)
Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. It debuted in 1998 and was Michael Turner's first creator-owned comic book series. Fathom is currently published by Turner's own company, Aspen MLT....
. In 2003, Peter, along with many other Top Cow artists and staff, moved away from Top Cow with Michael Turner to form a new comic company known as Aspen Comics
Aspen Comics
Aspen MLT is a California entertainment company founded by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. Launched in January 2003, the company is best known for producing comic books and figurines.-History:...
. There, Peter took on a much larger role, acting as Vice President of Publishing, as well as continuing to use his graphic design and colouring skills.
Since joining Aspen, Steigerwald has colored a great deal of comics, covers, and pin-ups for his co-worker, Michael Turner
Michael Turner (artist)
Michael Layne Turner was an American comic book artist known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.- Early life :Michael Turner was born in Crossville,...
. His work with Aspen has also led him to do cover colors for many DC
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
and Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
comics.
Steigerwald has also worked on the Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
graphic novels through his work at Aspen. He started off as just a colourist but has moved onto drawing the novels too.
Aspen MLT
- Michael Turner Presents: Aspen, miniseries, #1-3 (covers, 2003)
- Aspen Splash Spectacular (covers, 2006–08)
- Aspen Seasons:
- Fall (cover, 2005)
- Srping (cover, 2005)
- Summer (cover, 2006)
- Winter (cover, 2009)
- Aspen Sketchbook #1
- SoulfireSoulfireSoulfire is a comic book produced by Aspen MLT that is one in a line of titles created by Michael Turner. The original characters were created between 2000 and 2002 with Soulfire set to be produced under the Top Cow although that never came to be...
, vol. 1, #0-10 (covers & interiors, 2004–09) - Soulfire, vol. 2, #0-8 (covers, 2009–11)
- Soulfire, vol. 3, #0-2 (covers, 2011)
- Soulfire: Chaos Reign, miniseries, #0-3 (covers, 2006–07)
- Soulfire: Dying of the Light, miniseries, #0-5 (covers, 2005)
- Worlds of Aspen #1-4, 2010 (covers, 2006–10)
DC
- Action ComicsAction ComicsAction Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
#812-813 (covers & interiors, 2004) - Adventures of Superman #625-626 (covers & interiors, 2004)
- Justice League of America, vol. 4 #0, 2 (covers, 2006)
- Rann-Thanagar WarRann-Thanagar WarRann-Thanagar War is a six-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 2005. Written by Dave Gibbons, and illustrated by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos, and John Kalisz, the series concerns a war between the planets Rann and Thanagar, and features Adam Strange, the Green Lantern Corps,...
, miniseries, #1-6 (covers, 2005) - SupergirlSupergirl (comic book)Supergirl is the name of six comic book series published by DC Comics, featuring various characters of the same name. The majority of the titles feature Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El.-Volume 1 :...
, vol. 4, #1-3, 5, 8-13 (covers & interiors, 2005–07) - SupermanSuperman (vol. 2)Superman was an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The second volume of the previous ongoing Superman title, the series was published from cover dates January 1987 to April 2006, and ran for 228 issues...
, vol. 2, #202-203 (covers & interiors, 2004) - Superman/BatmanSuperman/BatmanSuperman/Batman was a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters: Batman and Superman...
#8-13 (full colors); #26 (among other colorists, 2004-06) - Teen Titans, vol. 3, #1 (variant cover, 2003)
- WildstormWildstormWildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
: Winter Special (2004)
Image
- Cyblade/Ghost RiderGhost Rider (comics)Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Night Rider and subsequently to Phantom Rider.The first supernatural Ghost Rider is...
#1 - DarknessThe Darkness (comics)The Darkness is a series of ongoing American comic books created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis, and David Wohl and produced by Top Cow Productions. The comic first appeared in 1996 and enjoyed an initial period of relative success during the Top Cow/Image Comics boom of the late 1990s. However,...
#20, 25 - Ekos Preview
- EVOEVO (comics)EVO: Endgame is a crossover by Image Comics & Top Cow Productions featuring Witchblade and Lara Croft. It ran from September 2002 to February 2003.-Publication history:The story appeared in the order:...
#1 - FathomFathom (comics)Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. It debuted in 1998 and was Michael Turner's first creator-owned comic book series. Fathom is currently published by Turner's own company, Aspen MLT....
, vol. 1, #1-14 (1998-2002) - Tomoe/WitchbladeWitchbladeWitchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
: Fire Sermon #1 - WitchbladeWitchbladeWitchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
#61
Marvel
- Battlestar Galactica #1 (cover)
- Civil WarCivil War (comics)Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
, miniseries, #1-3, 5, 7 (variant covers, 2006-07) - Ms. MarvelMs. MarvelMs. Marvel is the name of a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and designed by artist Gene Colan, the non-powered Carol Danvers debuted as a member of the United States Air Force in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 and as Ms. Marvel—a...
, vol. 2, #1 (variant cover, 2006) - Ultimate Comics: XUltimate Comics: XUltimate Comics: X is a limited series from Marvel Comics written by Jeph Loeb with pencils by Art Adams, originally planned as an ongoing bi-monthly series....
- Wolverine: OriginsWolverine: OriginsWolverine: Origins is a comic book series written by Daniel Way, published by Marvel Comics and starring Wolverine. Steve Dillon drew the series from the first issue through issue #25.-Publication history:...
#1 (variant cover, 2006)
Inker
- Aspen SeasonsAspen SeasonsAspen Seasons is a special anthology published semi-annually by Aspen Comics. The series features special short stories focussing on specific Aspen characters. While these stories are not usually vital to their regular titles, they do add more depth to the context of the comic in question...
: Fall 2005 - Aspen SeasonsAspen SeasonsAspen Seasons is a special anthology published semi-annually by Aspen Comics. The series features special short stories focussing on specific Aspen characters. While these stories are not usually vital to their regular titles, they do add more depth to the context of the comic in question...
: Summer 2006 - Aspen SketchbookAspen ComicsAspen MLT is a California entertainment company founded by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. Launched in January 2003, the company is best known for producing comic books and figurines.-History:...
#1 - Nine Volt #4