Steve Ressel Explained
| Steve Ressel |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Delaware, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Writer, director, producer, artist, animator, voice actor, musician, songwriter |
| Notableworks: | Rugrats
Duckman
Wild Thornberries
God, the Devil and Bob
Rocket Power
Invader Zim
The Lost Boys |
| Awards: | 29th Annual Annie Award
2001 World Animation Celebration |
Steve Ressel (born October 12, 1967) is an American comic book artist, animator, storyboard artist, producer 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 was scripted and designed for a direct-to-DVD project but never got off the ground.
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.[1]
Grooming allegations
In 2020, video essayist and podcaster Shannon Strucci came forward with allegations of having been groomed by Ressel when she was a teenager, sharing on a thread several screenshots of inappropriate messages and art pieces he sent her during that time.[2] [3]
Bibliography
- Animation : The Inner Workings (2010) Textbook.
- State of One (2010) Novel.
- Classy Drinks For The Noob (2010) Non-fiction.
- Ugly Girl (2010) Novella.
- The Lost
Boys (2010) Compilation.
- Perverted Communion (2010) Novel.
- Rise Again, Ugly Girl (2011) Novel.
- Breaking Hooke (2011) Novella.
- Return, Ugly Girl (2011) Novel.
- The Complete Ugly Girl (2011) Compilation.
- Mud World (2013) Gonzo Noir Anthology.
- Animation Reference (2013) Private reference textbook.
- Spikey-Sparkle's Singular Sacrosanct Sojourn (2015) Young fiction - Illustrated.
- The Lost
Boys : NutsHell (2016) Graphic novel.
- The Lost
Boys Threads, Knots, Snarls & Snobs (2016) 500pp. comic digest.
- The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology (2010) 4-page comic capping the anthology.
Filmography
- 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.[4]
- 2001 World Animation Celebration for Best Title Sequence. Invader Zim[5]
Notes and References
- News:
- 14 Lettered...
. B*FRIEND PRESS. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528180752/http://www.thelostcomic.com/. 2021-03-04. 2015-05-28.
- Shannon Strucci . plentyofalcoves . 1279563843803459587 . The man who tried to groom me when I was a teenager is Steve Ressel, the animation director who worked on a bunch of cartoons (mostly known for Invader Zim). Here are some messages he sent me when I was 16. I just found out that he did it to someone else. https://twitter.com/CaptChrissie/status/1279443863564881920?s=19 . en . February 28, 2023 .
- Web site: 'Invader ZIM' director Steve Ressel accused of grooming teenage girl and sending her inappropriate texts, art . . 2020 . 2023-02-28.
- Web site: 29th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners . . 2001 . 2008-10-28. https://archive.today/20120525051920/http://annieawards.org/29thwinners.html. 2012-05-25.
- Web site: 2001 World Animation Celebration . . 2001 . 2010-05-28.
