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[[Image:Steve White Titan1.jpg|right|130px|thumb|]]
[[Image:Steve White Titan1.jpg|right|130px|thumb|]]
'''Steve White''' was a colourist on the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]] in the 1980s, and edited [[Titan Books|Titan's]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers title]] up until the rebrand for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)| Dark of the Moon]]''. He is now senior editor on that title.
'''Steve White''' was a colourist on the [[Marvel UK]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]] in the 1980s (colouring the [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|first appearance]] of [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]), as well as on other comics and working as editor for ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' and ''Knights of Pendragon''. Due to the former, he was supposedly the inspiration for [[Combat Colin]]'s sidekick, [[Semi-Automatic Steve]].


==Real World==
He went on to do more colouring work for ''2000 AD'' in the 1990s before eventually moving to the editorial at [[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]. White was a big driving force in setting up their [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers title]], stating there was "no way on God's green Earth" he was going to let anyone else edit it and being personally responsible for [[Simon Furman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Geoff Senior]] being on it, the last done when both were drunk. [http://web.archive.org/web/20090215042925/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=671]. After the rebrand for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)| Dark of the Moon]]'', he became senior editor.
He was responsible for colouring [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]'s first ''Transformers'' appearance in "[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!]]". He would later become the editor of Marvel UK’s ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' comic. As such, he was supposedly the inspiration for [[Combat Colin]]'s sidekick, [[Semi-Automatic Steve]].
 
He's stated there was "no way on God's green Earth" he was going to let anyone else edit Titan's ''Transformers'' comic. He's personally responsible for [[Simon Furman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Geoff Senior]] being on it, the last done when both were drunk. [http://web.archive.org/web/20090215042925/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=671]


His favourite things are sharks, [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], and jet planes, and he longs for the day someone will make [[:Image:Steve_White_Titan2.jpg|a dino-shark that turns into a jet]].
His favourite things are sharks, [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], and jet planes, and he longs for the day someone will make [[:Image:Steve_White_Titan2.jpg|a dino-shark that turns into a jet]].

Revision as of 13:40, 20 September 2015

The name or term "Steve" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Steve (disambiguation).

Steve White was a colourist on the Marvel UK Transformers comic in the 1980s (colouring the first appearance of Death's Head), as well as on other comics and working as editor for Action Force and Knights of Pendragon. Due to the former, he was supposedly the inspiration for Combat Colin's sidekick, Semi-Automatic Steve.

He went on to do more colouring work for 2000 AD in the 1990s before eventually moving to the editorial at Titan Magazines. White was a big driving force in setting up their Transformers title, stating there was "no way on God's green Earth" he was going to let anyone else edit it and being personally responsible for Simon Furman, Don Figueroa and Geoff Senior being on it, the last done when both were drunk. [1]. After the rebrand for Dark of the Moon, he became senior editor.

His favourite things are sharks, dinosaurs, and jet planes, and he longs for the day someone will make a dino-shark that turns into a jet.

Fiction

Titan Magazines was captured by the Decepticons in 2008. Steve White was locked in a cage and forced to keep working on Titan's comics, while barely being fed. He was briefly let out to visit Bristol Comic Expo 2008, and returned psychologically shattered, bruised and covered in lipstick. 13's Star Screams

Months of this treatment have left Steve permanently hunched over and muttering insanely. #19's Star Screams He does, however, have enough presence of mind to scream at the idea of releasing the comic more often, and to cry for the chance to go to the pub. #21's Star Screams