• Real Name: Steve Rude the Dude
• Gender: Male
• Age: 52
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona (United States)

• Joined: Dec 7th, 2006
• Last Visit: Jun 3rd, 2009

User Tags: artist, illustrator, painter, penciler, self-publisher

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Nexus: As it Happened V1 

Black and White version of the Dark Horse Nexus Archives Hardcover books.

NEXUS AS IT HAPPENED TP VOL 01
DCD CODE: APR09 0982
RELEASE DATE: 06/17/09
SRP: $9.99

Nexus: Origin Remastered 

NEXUS ORIGIN REMASTERED
DCD CODE: MAR09 4410
RELEASE DATE: 05/13/09
SRP: $4.99

NEXUS: ORIGIN REMIX 

Nexus the Origin received three Eisners, including best single issue, and dozens of four-star write-ups and reviews. This double-sized, definitive issue remains as cutting edge and relevant as the day of it's original release in 1991.

NEXUS 100: SPACE OPERA PT 2 OF 4

Nexus 100 contains the first painted Steve Rude story ever! An 11-pg Sundra story that reveals her 1st meeting with---! A thought-provoking piece of graphic literature that marks Baron & Rude’s sense of what makes comics fun to read.

Nexus 99: Space Opera Pt 1

Nexus redefines the action comic. It will change the way you feel about graphic literature.

Steve Rude : An Artist In Motion - Coming Fall 2007 

The book is finally off to the printer and should hit stands November 2007. Steve Rude: An Artist In Motion is a 250 page retrospective that will not be equaled.

Paintings We've Made Into Prints 

Thought I'd put together a gallery of paintings that at one time or another we made into prints. Most are available in the storeIf you don't find what you're looking email us: steve@steverude.com.

Available in the store
www.steverude.com/store

Steve Rude Painting Demos 

These are paitning demos that Steve did for various local comic shops and one at a local convention. All paintings are sold when finished. To check inventory to go www.steverude.com/store

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY NEXUS 

NEXUS is back for Free Comic Book Day! Preview coming soon.

Dimond Code FEB070046

Top 1,000 retailer orders will be receiving a FREE 18×24 poster.

Top 10 retailers receive a care packageincluding a batch of Gino’s famous homemade cookies!

[ Posted by aceofspadescomics on Jun 29th, 2009 4:23 AM ]...

Hi Mr. Rude,

Thanks for the befriendification. Big fan! Nice to see your studio is in my neighborhood.

If you need anybody to carry your bags or anything, lemme know, hehe.

[ Posted by SURFACE on Jun 2nd, 2009 1:45 AM ]...

RE: FUTURE OF RUDE DUDE PRODUCTIONS, llc
I am truly sorry to hear of your financial troubles and the news on Rude Dude productions. I have followed your work since the early days of "Nexus" and First comics and I personally find it a sad statement for the genre and field of sequential art and storytelling that an artist of your talent and calibre has had the difficulty that you have had. You most likely do not remember me but I fianlly got to meet you and your wife at this years MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, I knew you were a busy man but still you were courteous and kind.
I have been drawing professionally for a few years now mostly small press work but I hope to someday experience a small portion of fame and success that you have in your career.
I wish you and your family the best of luck and may success shine again in the near future...
Sincerely,
Shawn Surface
SURFACE ART STUDIOS.

[ Posted by RickJLundeen on Apr 25th, 2009 3:03 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, Steve. Gives me another excuse to check out the paintings...-Rick

[ Posted by amikael on Apr 25th, 2009 5:47 AM ]...

If I could draw like you, I'd ask for nothing more.

[ Posted by nilskidoo on Apr 25th, 2009 4:06 AM ]...

Rock and roll, sir Dude!

[ Posted by CartoonFlophouse on Mar 7th, 2008 5:51 PM ]...

Steve, I'm reading SUPERMAN COVER TO COVER and I just want to mention how much I dig that cover for LEGENDS OF THE UNIVERSE. I missed the issue when it came out in 1999 but that cover is hot!

The Rude Abides!!

best,

Michael Aushenker
Los Angeles
CARTOONFLOPHOUSE.COM

[ Posted by Needham on Feb 25th, 2008 11:27 PM ]...

Thanks so much for befriending me.
I was just at the Wonder Con where I bought your book,
Steve Rude: Artist in Motion

Its such a great book.

[ Posted by axdm on Feb 25th, 2008 11:13 PM ]...

Hey man, thanks for adding us little tadpoles!

[ Posted by markalester on Feb 24th, 2008 12:17 PM ]...

Thanks for the add Dude.

[ Posted by huy_truong on Feb 24th, 2008 5:19 AM ]...

Hi Steve, thanks for adding me. The 'Steve Rude Sketchbook' was my drawing bible. You're an inspiration.

[ Posted by Gogtad on Feb 22nd, 2008 8:17 PM ]...

NEXUS!!!

i love it thank you for the add!

[ Posted by jlugographics on Feb 22nd, 2008 2:30 PM ]...

Thanks for the add! I just read the new copy of SKETCH magazine and it was really inspiring to hear about how you are handling being your own boss and managing your own art company. I can relate!

Javier

[ Posted by madjohnson on Feb 22nd, 2008 9:11 AM ]...

Thanks for the add man. I've learned a lot from your work over the years. Thank you.

[ Posted by jaypiscopo on Feb 22nd, 2008 8:31 AM ]...

Thanks for the add, Steve! You are the best.

[ Posted by CartoonFlophouse on Feb 22nd, 2008 1:12 AM ]...

Thanks, Steve! Great work on that SPACE GHOST comic one-shot. How about THUNDARR next?


www.cartoonflophouse.com

[ Posted by Greyshadow on Dec 5th, 2007 9:27 PM ]...

Thanks for the add. Anymore Moth coming out?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 22nd, 2008 12:55 AM ]

[ Posted by Steve_Rude on Feb 22nd, 2008 12:55 AM ]... New moth for Free Comic Book Day. It's another greatest hits similar to Nexus with some behind the scenes and never before seen stuff thrown in for good measure. We're going to follow it up with a new 4 issue series, but won't be setting a release date until the pencils are completed on all 4 issues. Jaynelle Rude

[ Posted by MarkStegbauer on Nov 10th, 2007 8:40 PM ]...

Steve,

Thanks for the add sir! Looking forward to Nexus 100! Inking Black Ice and working with Baron are a blast so far for me. Hope to see you next con season again!

Best!

Mark

[ Posted by hicks_jl on Nov 9th, 2007 2:09 PM ]...

Thanks for the befriending. Nexus is awesome!!!

[ Posted by InternationalComicShowsUK on Nov 3rd, 2007 4:04 PM ]...

Hi Steve,

Not sure if you check PMs, so I just thought I'd repeat my last message on the comments:

If you are still interested we'd love to have you over to the UK next year as our special guest at the show. The dates are 4th and 5th October.

Please PM or email us if you're still interested in attending.

all the best,

Shane
www.thecomicsshow.co.uk

[ Posted by ZiGoMaR on Nov 3rd, 2007 6:43 AM ]...

RUDE DUDE

How many amongst you have asked themselves... what makes an artist The Great One..?

Answers might be many, as there are too many different areas and media for artists and artisans to excell. But one general answer could be - Dedication and Persistence.

That means, remaining on the chosen road. Staying on the path thus becomes more important than reaching the ultimate creative goal...

... which brings us to the Dude-guy.

His name is Steve Rude, he is The Quintessential comicbook and comic strip artist, illustrator and painter, traditionalist and enviable talent to admire on and on... and still discover new things and aspects his incredible art brings forth!

His main website is www.steverude.com and comicspace site is www.comicspace.com/steve_rude/

Instead of me telling you about his incredible achievements you can learn lots of things about the great man by visiting the recommended sites. The guy's far from your 'everyday genius'. How lightly the word 'genius' is used nowadays... and Rude the Dude is not your typical modern 'hot artist', 'flavour of the moment', 'trend-setter' or inspiration to legions of followers -- which is kind of sad and unfortunate.

You see, Rude the Dude doesn't aspire to be modern, trendy or 'hot'. His aspirations are more... heroic, so to speak. He stays rooted in the tradition: traditional storytelling, traditional approach to drawing, painting, expressing himself and script writers` intentions... he has learned from the best in the business - Andrew Loomis being the ultimate source of knowledge and inspiration [and also one of the greatest illustrators and art teachers of the 20th century]. Then there is Nature... and many influental masters of sequential art and visual storytelling, amongst whom Dude's praises are sang the most to the late Jack Kirby and Alex Raymond.

I know... except for Kirby, even the most hard-core fans have hardly heard of Alex Raymond, the man who created not only Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, Rip Kirby or Secret Agent X-9 but the realistic illustrative approach to drawing visual narration that until his emergence used to be the sandpit for almost only cartoony comical aproach to drawing - hence the term 'comics' even for 'serious' strips.

That tradition, on the verge of being lost, is preserved in Dude's strivings towards the excellence. The proof is in several books that he has published [or that were published about him and his work] along with his comics NEXUS, THE MOTH and too many MARVEL and DC company owned characters that benefited from the 'Rude touch'.

My personal favourites are Dude's sketchbooks which are still inspirational beyond belief.

But if you ask me which Steve Rude book is my most favourite, I'll have to admit that it's Draw Nexus: Tips and Techniques. This relativelly slim volume is a gem. Yes, it's true that it's not humongous and pretentious book which tends to fill you with awe. It's also true that many shown 'tricks of the trade' were touched upon by other authors dealing with sharing 'art secrets'... but in Dude's interpretation, techniques serve the purpose to directly tell you - 'Here, this is how it's done. Drawing is not outlining, it's damn way of hard thinking, construction IN SPACE with depth to the characters and their surroundings and this technique is the essence of drawing which you can dress-up in any style, any visual approach, whatever trickery and hot-flavour-of-the-moment visual fershlugginer'.

Please check out this URL:

http://shop.vendio.com/steverude/item/907572365/in
dex.html

and get a taste of what magic awaits not just aspiring artists but anyone interested in 'being in the know'. And the best thing about the whole matter is - it's irrelevant what is actually done the certain way; what matters is HOW it is done.

And you can't find the better artist-guide than Mr Steve Rude.

Enjoy & Salut!

Boyan