Steve Roberts (comics)
Steve Roberts is a British comics artist, best known for his work on the long-running humour strip Bec & Kawl.
His iconic style, unusual in a comic known mainly for a combination of realistic techniques and action-packed stories, makes him well-suited for funny strips, and he has collaborated with Dan Abnett on a number of Sinister Dexter comedy one-offs.
Biography
Roberts was originally encouraged in his comics career by Simon Davis, who has continued to act as a mentor. Despite the two artists' styles being very different, they have collaborated on a number of cover images and star scans, with Davis painting over Roberts' inking work.Roberts has also worked closely with UK animation company SlinkyPics. With Ragdoll he created the animated series Dipdap for CBeebies. He also collaborated with Spurrier on a web-comic for BBC Cult.
Comics
His comic work includes:- Sinister Dexter :
- * "Scene of the Crime"
- * "Dirty Habits"
- * "Quality Time"
- * "On the Fidel"
- * "Tart au Citroen"
- * "Low Life"
- * "Bouncers"
- * "Gag Reflex"
- * "A Night Off"
- * "High Tide"
- * "Dead Famous"
- * "A Question of Taste" Bec & Kawl :
- * "and the Mystical Mentalist Menace!"
- * "Beccy Miller's Diary"
- * "Enlightenment"
- * "eeevil.com"
- * "Pest Control"
- * "Toothache"
- * "Hell To Pay"
- * "Attack of the Cones"
- * "Freakshow"
- Whatever Happened To?:
- * "The Gribligs"
- * "Melda Dreepe"
- One-Off: "Work Experience"
- Tharg's Future Shorts: "Game of the Gods"
- Judge Dredd:
- * "Genolympics"
- * "Miss Moople"
- * "Coast to Coast"
- * "Boneheads"
- * "Presumption of Guilt"
- * "Lucky for Some"
- * "Electraglide in Silver"
- Tharg's Future Shocks:
- * "Going, Going, Gone!"
- * "Drive, He Said"
- Banzai Battalion: "Robot Wars"
- Kingdom
- Black Atlantic :
- * "Meet the Jetsams"
- * "Rig"
- The Angel Gang: "Before they wuz dead"
Filmography
TV and film work includes:- Dipdap
- ''B.O.T. and the Beasties''