Steve Gan Explained

Birth Name:Santos S. Gan
Birth Date:22 May 1945
Nationality:Filipino
Area:penciller, inker
Cartoonist:y
Notable Works:Panday
Star-Lord
Skull the Slayer

Steve Gan (born May 22, 1945) is a Chinese-born Filipino[1] comics artist. He is best known for co-creating Panday with Carlo J. Caparasand Marvel Comics' Star-Lord[2] and Skull the Slayer.[3]

Biography

Steve Gan was born as Santos S. Gan but changed his first name to "Steve" in admiration of Steve Ditko. Gan studied architecture at the Mapúa Institute of Technology[4] and later worked as an artist in the Komiks industry.
It was as Steve Gan that he got a huge break drawing for American comic book publisher Marvel Comics, sending work through his United States-based agent, the Filipino comic book artist Tony DeZuñiga. In 1974, Gan began drawing for Marvel Comics and contributed to their line of black-and-white magazines including Savage Tales[5] and Dracula Lives. He co-created Star-Lord and Skull the Slayer with writers Steve Englehart and Marv Wolfman respectively. Gan was highly regarded for his artwork on both Conan titles Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan from 1974 - 1979.

Gan briefly worked for Warren Publishing in the early 1980s.[6] After leaving the comics industry, he became a layout designer and storyboard artist in the animation field. Upon the release of the Guardians of the Galaxy film in 2014, Gan was given both a credit in the movie and royalties for co-creating Star-Lord.[7]

Personal life

Gan is married with three children.He retired from drawing comics fulltime in 2002,
speaking at a conventionin 2014 he spoke about walking away from drawing in the medium 12 years ago.[8]

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

Warren Publishing

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Gan. Gerry. Alanguilan. Gerry Alanguilan. n.d. . Alanguilan.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026193351/http://www.alanguilan.com/museum/stevegan.html. October 26, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  2. News: Steve Gan finally in the spotlight. De Vera. Ruel S.. August 2, 2014. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Manila, Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220013501/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/167381/steve-gan-finally-in-the-spotlight. February 20, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Jim Scully. Jeff. Christiansen. April 23, 2004. Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe. https://web.archive.org/web/20160613044226/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/blazskl2.htm. June 13, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Steve Gan. December 16, 2006. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505094104/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gan_steve.htm. May 5, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  5. Book: Cotter, Robert Michael "Bobb". The Great Monster Magazines: A Critical Study of the Black and White Publications of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. McFarland & Company. 2008. Jefferson, North Carolina. 165–167. 978-0786433896.
  6. Web site: Gan, Steve. Jerry. Bails. Jerry Bails. n.d.. Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228224143/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=GAN%2c+STEVE. December 28, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Hits, misses and breaks with Filipino comic book great Steve Gan. Rick. Olivares. December 30, 2014. The Philippine Star. Manila, Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025010618/http://www.philstar.com/lifestyle-features/2014/12/30/1407928/hits-misses-and-breaks-filipino-comic-book-great-steve-gan. October 25, 2015. live. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: Steve Gan finally in the spotlight. August 2014.

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