Steve Lieber is best known now as the artist of the graphic novel Whiteout and its sequel, Whiteout: Melt, which were nominated for six Eisner Awards—the comics industry’s version of the Oscar. Melt won the award for Best Limited Series.  The feature film rights for Whiteout were recently sold to Universal with Reese Witherspoon attached to star and produce.  In 2001, his collaboration with novelist Sara Ryan on Me and Edith Head landed an Eisner nomination for best short story.  Lieber first gained recognition in the comic book industry with his work on H awkman (DC Comics).  This earned him a nomination for the Russ Manning Award for Most Promising New Talent . He has worked on titles including Detective, Superman, Conan, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone and G.I.Joe. He studied fine art at Penn State and cartooning at the Joe Kubert School initially pursuing a career in commercial art, working for such clients as Heinz, GE, PPG and The Pittsburgh Pirates. More of his work can be seen at http://unrewarding.com/steve/.