Steve Rolston

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Steve Rolston
BornSteve Rolston
(1978-02-08) February 8, 1978 (age 46)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Area(s)Writer, Artist, Storyboard Artist, Director
Notable works
Queen & Country
Pounded
Mek
One Bad Day
The Escapists
Emiko Superstar
The Last Kids on Earth
Awards Eisner Award
Cybils Award
Daytime Emmy Awards
Leo Awards
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Steve Rolston (born February 8, 1978) is a Canadian artist and writer of comic books and graphic novels currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. After working in story boards for various animated series, he got his first break from Oni Press as the penciler and inker of the first four issues of their on-going Queen & Country comic series by praised author Greg Rucka. From 2005 to 2017, Rolston taught a course at Vancouver Institute of Media Arts entitled "Introduction to Comic Book Production".

Contents

Biography

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Rolston was raised in Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast.

Bibliography

Comics

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRole
1998 Ed, Edd 'n Eddy Storyboard Artist
1999 Sabrina: The Animated Series Storyboard Artist
1999 PB&J Otter Storyboard Artist
1999 Rescue Heroes Storyboard Artist
2015Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!Storyboard Artist
2015-2016 Littlest Pet Shop Storyboard Artist
2016-2018 Avengers Assemble Storyboard Artist
2017Minecraft Miniseries: Challenge of the Spooky IslesWriter, Director
2018Minecraft Miniseries: Mystery of the Greek IslesDirector
2018 Cupcake & Dino: General Services Storyboard Supervisor
2019-2020 The Last Kids on Earth Storyboard Director, Series Director
2022 My Little Pony: Make Your Mark Storyboard Director

Awards and nominations

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