Bissette, Stephen R.

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Name
Bissette, Stephen R. Gender: M
Stephen Russell Bissette
born on 14 March 1955 at 12:35 (= 12:35 PM )
Place Burlington, Vermont, 44n29, 73w13
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_piscol.18.svg 23°22' s_mo.18.svg s_sagcol.18.svg 02°09 Asc.s_cancol.18.svg 23°00'



Stephen R. Bissette (2007)

Biography

American comic book artist, editor, and publisher with a focus on the horror genre, known for his multiple award-winning collaboration with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC Comics series Swamp Thing (1983-1987).

In 1993, Bissette and Stanley Wiater co-edited Comic Book Rebels: Conversations with the Creators of the New Comics which featured interviews with notable comics creators.

Bissette retired from the comics industry in 1999, alluding to what he termed a "generational shift." He now teaches courses in Comic Art History, Drawing, and Film at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.

Categories

  • Vocation : Art : Cartoonist (Comic books)
  • Vocation : Art : Commercial artist
  • Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Comic books)
  • Vocation : Education : Teacher
  • Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor (Comic books)
  • Notable : Awards : Vocational award