Stephen Robert Bennett IV was born *&#@?! years ago at
Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan. Being an Army brat, Steve moved
all over the place in his younger days, He spent his early years in
Alaska and Colorado, and lived for almost eight years in Germany
during elementary and junior high. The family moved back to Japan
when Steve was in his teens, and while he was there he was lucky
enough to land a job with Studio Aoehyma, and work under the
great Japanese animator, Noboru Furusei (New Dominion Tank Police,
Lupin III, etc.)
During his time at Studio Aoehyma, Steve learned
quite a bit about anime, and worked on such titles as Cat's Eye, the
Urusei Yatsura TV Series and Only You, as well as others.
But finally, the family moved back to the States and settled in
Virginia. Steve finished up high school, took some college courses,
and ended up working at a bunch of different jobs. He worked at
King's Dominion amusement park (where he met his future wife Nikki),
and he also worked in a Japanese restaurant, a video store, and ended
up working in construction.
About the time Steve and Nikki tied the knot (1994), Steve
attended his first anime convention as a guest--Katsucon 1 and
finally remembered his true calling. He started up Studio Ironcat, a
Japanese manga publisher, in 1997 and quit his construction job.
Ironcat ran until 2004. Although Steve enjoyed his time with Ironcat,
the job kept him too busy to focus on his own art. With the close of
Ironcat, Steve was finally free to create his own comics, and get
back into the artistic side of the industry. Today, Steve is busier
than ever at conventions, has THREE webcomics on-line ("Shakespeare
Rodeo" , "Aliens of Extraordinary Ability," and "Life
With Steve") and is finally letting his creative juices flow!
Steve has been to numerous anime conventions over the years (too
many to mention here!) and has also lent his talents to other venues,
such as Loyola University in Louisiana, the Smithsonian Institution,
and the Iowa Gallery of Art.
Stephen Robert Bennett IV was born *&#@?! years ago at
Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan. Being an Army brat, Steve moved
all over the place in his younger days, He spent his early years in
Alaska and Colorado, and lived for almost eight years in Germany
during elementary and junior high. The family moved back to Japan
when Steve was in his teens, and while he was there he was lucky
enough to land a job with Studio Aoehyma, and work under the
great Japanese animator, Noboru Furusei (New Dominion Tank Police,
Lupin III, etc.)
