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'''Alec Preston Stevens''' (born 22 February 1965) is |
'''Alec Preston Stevens''' (born 22 February 1965) is an American [[author]], [[illustrator]] and [[musician]]. |
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Alec Stevens was born in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]], [[Brazil]] where his father, a [[United States Air Force|USAF]] officer stationed in various parts of the world, was on military assignment. At age twenty, Stevens began his career as a professional illustrator for magazines, books, and newspapers and also as an artist/writer for comics and [[graphic novel]]s. His work for the former includes a fourteen-year stint as a contributing artist to ''[[The New York Times]]'' Book Review, as well as for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', [[Tower Records]]'s ''Pulse!'' and ''Classical Pulse!'' magazines, [[Reader's Digest]] Corp., ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', [[United Features Syndicate]], [[AT&T]], and numerous other accounts. |
Alec Stevens was born in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]], [[Brazil]] where his father, a [[United States Air Force|USAF]] officer stationed in various parts of the world, was on military assignment. At age twenty, Stevens began his career as a professional illustrator for magazines, books, and newspapers and also as an artist/writer for comics and [[graphic novel]]s. His work for the former includes a fourteen-year stint as a contributing artist to ''[[The New York Times]]'' Book Review, as well as for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', [[Tower Records]]'s ''Pulse!'' and ''Classical Pulse!'' magazines, [[Reader's Digest]] Corp., ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', [[United Features Syndicate]], [[AT&T]], and numerous other accounts. |
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His comics work includes literary adaptations ([[Oscar Wilde|Wilde]], [[H. P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft]], [[Isak Dinesen|Dinesen]], [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|Dostoevsky]], [[Wladyslaw Reymont|Reymont]], and [[Jan Neruda]]) for [[Fantagraphics Books]], [[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal Magazine]], and [[Kitchen Sink Press]]. Stevens also wrote and illustrated two [[graphic novel]]s, ''The Sinners'' and ''Hardcore'', for the [[DC Comics]] imprint [[Piranha Press]] in 1988 and 1989. He had an original story serialized in [[Dark Horse Comics]]'s ''Deadline: USA'' in |
His comics work includes literary adaptations ([[Oscar Wilde|Wilde]], [[H. P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft]], [[Isak Dinesen|Dinesen]], [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|Dostoevsky]], [[Wladyslaw Reymont|Reymont]], and [[Jan Neruda]]) for [[Fantagraphics Books]], [[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal Magazine]], and [[Kitchen Sink Press]]. Stevens also wrote and illustrated two [[graphic novel]]s, ''The Sinners'' and ''Hardcore'', for the [[DC Comics]] imprint [[Piranha Press]] in 1988 and 1989. He had an original story serialized in [[Dark Horse Comics]]'s ''Deadline: USA'' in 1991–1992, and from 1993 to 1999 he drew a string of short stories for DC's [[Paradox Press]] imprint. In 1993 he illustrated "A Tale of Two Cities" as part of the "[[The Sandman: Worlds' End|Worlds' End]]" story arc in [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' series.<ref>{{cite book|last = Bender|first = Hy|title = The Sandman Companion|publisher = DC Comics|year = 1999|pages = 179–180|isbn = 978-1563894657}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/|title= Comics You Should Own – ''Sandman''|first= Greg|last= Burgas|date= January 7, 2013|publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140410022316/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/|archive-date= April 10, 2014|url-status= live}}</ref> |
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Since 1999, his work has been focused "on material that openly glorifies the Lord [[Jesus Christ]]."<ref>"[https://alecstevens.tripod.com/id16.html Secular comics]." Accessed November 24, 2023.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 7 February 2024
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| Born | February 22, 1965 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Illustrator, Writer, Musician |
| http://www.calvarycomics.com/ | |
Alec Preston Stevens (born 22 February 1965) is an American author, illustrator and musician.
Biography[edit]
Alec Stevens was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil where his father, a USAF officer stationed in various parts of the world, was on military assignment. At age twenty, Stevens began his career as a professional illustrator for magazines, books, and newspapers and also as an artist/writer for comics and graphic novels. His work for the former includes a fourteen-year stint as a contributing artist to The New York Times Book Review, as well as for The New Yorker, Tower Records's Pulse! and Classical Pulse! magazines, Reader's Digest Corp., New Jersey Monthly, United Features Syndicate, AT&T, and numerous other accounts.
His comics work includes literary adaptations (Wilde, Lovecraft, Dinesen, Dostoevsky, Reymont, and Jan Neruda) for Fantagraphics Books, Heavy Metal Magazine, and Kitchen Sink Press. Stevens also wrote and illustrated two graphic novels, The Sinners and Hardcore, for the DC Comics imprint Piranha Press in 1988 and 1989. He had an original story serialized in Dark Horse Comics's Deadline: USA in 1991–1992, and from 1993 to 1999 he drew a string of short stories for DC's Paradox Press imprint. In 1993 he illustrated "A Tale of Two Cities" as part of the "Worlds' End" story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series.[1][2]
Since 1999, his work has been focused "on material that openly glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Bender, Hy (1999). The Sandman Companion. DC Comics. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-1563894657.
- ^ Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.
- ^ "Secular comics." Accessed November 24, 2023.
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