Steve Whitaker

For the baseball player, seeSteve Whitaker (baseball).

Steve Whitaker(26 June 1955 – 22 February 2008) was aBritishartist best known as thecolouriston the reprint ofV for Vendetta.

Steve Whitaker
Steve Whitaker
Born	26 June 1955
Died	22 February 2008(2008-02-22)(aged 52)
Nationality	British
Area(s)	Colourist
Notable works	V for Vendetta
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David Lloyd,the artist onV for Vendetta,said Whitaker "was not only one of the finest colourists Britain has ever produced, but a great artist, a scholar of the comics medium, and a great teacher, too, who I worked with at The London Cartoon Centre in its various incarnations."

Biography

V for Vendettawas originally published in black and white inWarrior,with colour added for the American reprint and continuation. He was also the author ofThe Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques.

Whitaker had been an active member of theBritish Amateur Press Associationuntil it was disbanded in 2004. Following his death, ex-member Tony Keen announced he would organise a one-off memorial mailing, as he had for fellow BAPAnAndy Roberts.

Bibliography

• V for Vendetta(colourist, with writerAlan Mooreand artistDavid Lloyd,DC Comics,1988)
• Saga of the Man-Elf#1-2 (withMichael Moorcock,Trident Comics,1989)
• St. Swithin's Day(colourist, with writerGrant Morrisonand artistPaul Grist,one-shot reprint, Trident Comics, 1990)
• "The Last Party On Earth" (art, with writersJean-Marc Lofficier/Randy Lofficier,A1#4, June 1990,ISBN1-871878-56-X)
• The Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques: A Unique A-Z Directory of Cartoon Techniques(Running,1994,ISBN978-1-56138-354-2)
• Street Fighter II: The Manga(colourist,Manga Publishing,1995)

References

• Steve Whitakerat theGrand Comics Database
• Steve Whitakerat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)

External links

• Official website
• Steve Whitaker's Flickr gallery,including"Self-Portrait with Narrow Shoulders"
• Death of Steve Whitaker,Moorcock's Miscellany, February 24, 2008