Steve Ressel

Steve Ressel
Born	(1967-10-12) October 12, 1967 Delaware, United States
Occupation	Writer, director, producer, artist, animator, voice actor, musician, songwriter
Notable works	Rugrats Duckman Wild Thornberries God, The Devil and Bob Rocket Power Invader Zim The Lost Boys
Notable awards	29th Annual Annie Award 2001 World Animation Celebration
Website
thelostcomic.com

Characters of "The Lost Boys".

Steve Ressel (born October 12, 1967) is an American animator, comic book artist, illustrator, producer, publisher, novelist, script writer, and director. Steve directed animated series such as Invader Zim, The Wild Thornberrys, Duckman, Stressed Eric, God, The Devil and Bob, Rugrats, and others. Ressel directed and produced the entire run of Invader Zim.

After Invader Zim he went on to develop his own ideas. "Trubble Bub", a CGI children's program focusing on problem solving and behavior, was animated as a pilot. It is currently scripted and designed for a direct-to-DVD project.

Writing and comics

He resides in Clifford, North Dakota, writing screenplays, novels, non-fictions, and his comic book, "The Lost Boys".

Steve is currently writing trance, pop, rock, ballads, and country music.

Bibliography

• Animation : The Inner Workings (2010) Textbook. ISBN 978-0-9787483-0-2
• State of One (2010) Novel. ISBN 978-0-9787483-2-6
• Classy Drinks For The Noob (2010) Non-fiction. ISBN 978-0-9787483-6-4
• Ugly Girl (2010) Novella. ISBN 978-0-9787483-3-3
• The Lost Boys (2010) Compilation. ISBN 978-0-9787483-1-9
• Perverted Communion (2010) Novel. ISBN 978-0-9787483-5-7
• Rise Again, Ugly Girl (2011) Novel. ISBN 978-0-9787483-8-8
• Breaking Hooke (2011) Novella. ISBN 978-0-9787483-7-1
• Return, Ugly Girl (2011) Novel. ISBN 978-0-9839544-0-8
• The Complete Ugly Girl (2011) Compilation. ISBN 978-0-9839544-1-5
• Mud World (2013) Gonzo Noir Anthology. ISBN 978-0-9839544-2-2
• Animation Reference (2013) Private reference textbook. ISBN 978-0-9839544-6-0
• Spikey-Sparkle's Singular Sacrosanct Sojourn (2015) Young fiction - Illustrated. ISBN 978-0-9839544-3-9
• The Lost Boys : NutsHell (2016) Graphic novel. ISBN 978-0-9839544-8-4
• The Lost Boys Threads, Knots, Snarls & Snobs (2016) 500pp. comic digest. ISBN 978-0-9839544-4-6
• The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology (2010) 4-page comic capping the anthology. ISBN 978-09713608-8-4

Filmography

• The Toysters (1992) Background Layout. Various episodes.
• Rocko's Modern Life (1993) Storyboard Clean-up. Various episodes.
• WildC.A.T.S. (1994) Storyboards. Various episodes.
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1995) Storyboards. Various episodes.
• Duckman (1995) Director & Storyboards. Various episodes.
• Santo Bugito (1996) Storyboards. Various episodes.
• Jumanji (1996) Director. Various episodes, created opening sequence.
• Stressed Eric (1997) Director. Two episodes.
• Wild Thornberries (1998) Director. Eight episodes.
• Rugrats (1999) Director. Various episodes.
• Rocket Power (1999) Director. Various episodes.
• God, The Devil and Bob (1999) Director. Three episodes.
• Invader Zim (2001) Producer & Director. All episodes except for the 1999 pilot.
• Trubble Bub (2004) Creator, Writer, Producer, Director, Voices, Boards, Designs, Timing.

Awards

• 29th Annual Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production.
• 2001 World Animation Celebration for Best Title Sequence. Invader Zim

External links

• Steve Ressel at IMDb