Steven Butler
Steven Butler is an American comic book artist. He is known both for penciling the Archie Comics series Sonic [the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog] as well as creating new designs for Archie characters in 2007. He was born and raised in Lucedale, Mississippi, where he still lives and works.
Career
Butler's work ranges from inking and providing occasional cover duties for Cat and Mouse to superhero illustrations in the original Silver Storm mini-series to publications such as Marvel Comics' Web of Spider-Man and Silver Sable. The independent comic The Badger by First Comics served to launch his career, but his work at Silverline Comics preceded Badger.Butler designed the Ka-Blam Girl, the mascot for the comic book print on demand company Ka-Blam Printing.
Butler has also been involved in several Christian comics projects. From 1999 to 2007 Butler worked on the PowerMark comic series from Powermark Productions. In 1999 he also illustrated three tracts for wrestler George South entitled The Greatest Match Ever, Who is Your Tag-Team Partner?, and Who Are You Wrestling Against?, packaged by The Nate Butler Studio and published by PowerMark Productions. In 2005 he pencilled the Welcome to Holsom series published by Radiant Life.
In 2007, Butler redesigned the Archie Comics characters to be more realistic. These designs did not replace the better-known cartoony Dan DeCarlo/Bob Montana look, but are being used alongside the traditional designs for special projects. The first story to use the designs was "Bad Boy Trouble," which Butler also drew, and the second was "The Matchmakers," which was drawn by Joe Staton. These publications are unrelated to the "New Riverdale" Archie reboot of 2015.
In 2021 Butler contributed the Jim Aparo inspired cover to Issue #1 of Austin Hough's The Masters from Power Comics, Inc. His good friend Mort Todd contributed the colors.
Archie Comics
Archie & Friends: Blockbuster Movies Archie and Friends: Level Up! Archie Halloween Spectacular Archie's Weird Mysteries #3, 13-14Archie's Valentine's Spectacular Betty and Veronica Double Digest #151-154Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #317, 319, 324 FCBD Sonic the Hedgehog 2010-2011Josie Annual Spectacular Sabrina the Teenage Witch Annual Spectacular Sonic Boom (Archie) #5Sonic Super Special #6, 14Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie) #61-75, 79-84, 88-91, 111, 117-121, 124-126, 130-142, 144, 146-149, 165, 169, 181, 202-206, 210-211, 213-216, 217, 222, 233-234, 237-238, 240-241, 243-246Sonic Universe #1-4, 21-#24 Sonic X (Archie) #17, 27-28, 38-39World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #135, 136, 137, World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #21, 23, 26-27, 31Chaos! Comics
Cryptic Writings of Megadeth #3-4Evil Ernie vs. The Superheroes #2Lady Death: Swimsuit Special #1DC Comics
Action Comics #723Superman #114Superman: The Man of Steel #58The Adventures of Superman #536Malibu Comics
Dream Team #1Silver Storm #1-4The All New Exiles #1Ultraforce #6Ultraforce #1-3Ultraverse Double Feature #1UltraForce / Spider-Man #1A-1BMarvel Comics
Avengers West Coast #70Deathlok Annual #2Double Dragon #2, 4Marvel Swimsuit Special #2-3Nightwatch #5-6Nova #222Uncanny X-Men #280Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #1-5, 7-10, 13-22, 25, 35Spider-Man: The Clone Journal #1Spider-Man Unlimited #2,12 The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28The Punisher Annual #5The Punisher War Journal #36, 40The Secret Defenders #18Web of Spider-Man #81, 117, 118-120, 122-125, 127-129X-Factor Annual #6Other publishers
- The Masters #1 Cover "A" Power Comics, Inc. 2021Badger: Zen Pop Funny-Animal Version #1 Badger Bedlam #1 Charlton Arrow #1-3 Gallant Comics #1-2G-Men Undercover #1 Killer Instinct #3 Sapphire #1 Tommi Gunn Annual #1 Tales of the Coffinverse #1 The Badger #60-64, 66-97, 69 The Extraordinary Miniature Man #1-2 Vortex #1-2 X-O Manowar #66
- ''Fianna McCool and the Hound of Ulster''