Steven E. Gordon
Encyclopedia
Steven E. Gordon is an Annie Awards nominee, director
, character designer and animator
, most well-known for his work on X-Men Evolution. He was one of the directors on the first Marvel
/Lionsgate direct-to-video "Ultimate Avengers
" as well as the character designer for that DTV as well as the sequel. He was one of the directors for the TV series "Wolverine and the X-Men". He directed the direct-to-DVD film Stan Lee
presents: The Condor
featuring Wilmer Valderama. He was an uncredited storyboard artist on the feature film Terminator: Salvation and is a director on the second (yet un-aired)animated TV show The Avengers for Marvel and Starz. In 2009, he co-directed the direct-to-video sequel to "Happily N'ever After" at Vanguard Animation along side Boyd Kirkland
. It was called "Happily N'ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ The Apple" and it turned out to be a very lucrative seller on DVD. Over one million copies of the film were sold on DVD worldwide. Currently he is Supervising Director on Voltron Force
airing on NickToons for Kickstart and WEP Productions. He was also one of the directors for Pigs Next Door an un-aired animated series produced by Saban Productions featuring the voices of John Goodman and Jaime Lee Curtis.
He started in animation working on Ralph Bakshi
's animated feature Lord of the Rings as a "roto-photo" artist while still in High School. He quickly moved up to work as an assistant animator and eventually animated (roto-scoped) several scenes and was given animator credit on the finished film. He worked for Ralph Bakshi on and off for years on most of Bakshi's latter films including Fire and Ice
(as animation Director and character designer) working along side Frank Frazetta
and Cool World
(as Key Animator on Holli and Lonette).
He was the Animation Director, Key Animator and Character Designer on The Swan Princess
(1994).
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, character designer and animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, most well-known for his work on X-Men Evolution. He was one of the directors on the first Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
/Lionsgate direct-to-video "Ultimate Avengers
Ultimate Avengers
Ultimate Avengers is a direct-to-DVD animated film based on the Marvel comic book The Ultimates, and released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The DVD was released on February 21, 2006 in America, and in Europe on October 2, 2006...
" as well as the character designer for that DTV as well as the sequel. He was one of the directors for the TV series "Wolverine and the X-Men". He directed the direct-to-DVD film Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
presents: The Condor
The Condor (film)
The Condor is an animated superhero film about a new character created by Stan Lee. It features the voices of Wilmer Valderrama, Michael Dobson, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Cusse Mankuma. Originally titled El Lobo, it was released under the Stan Lee Presents banner, which is a series of...
featuring Wilmer Valderama. He was an uncredited storyboard artist on the feature film Terminator: Salvation and is a director on the second (yet un-aired)animated TV show The Avengers for Marvel and Starz. In 2009, he co-directed the direct-to-video sequel to "Happily N'ever After" at Vanguard Animation along side Boyd Kirkland
Boyd Kirkland
Boyd Douglas Kirkland was an American television director of animated cartoons. He was best known for his work on X-Men Evolution. His other famous works included Batman: The Animated Series. He suffered from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease...
. It was called "Happily N'ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ The Apple" and it turned out to be a very lucrative seller on DVD. Over one million copies of the film were sold on DVD worldwide. Currently he is Supervising Director on Voltron Force
Voltron Force
Voltron Force is a new version of the 1980s animated series, Voltron, that was originally scheduled for a release in autumn of 2010. Eventually, the show premiered on June 16, 2011, exclusively on the Nicktoons television network to coincide with the premiere of the second season of Iron Man:...
airing on NickToons for Kickstart and WEP Productions. He was also one of the directors for Pigs Next Door an un-aired animated series produced by Saban Productions featuring the voices of John Goodman and Jaime Lee Curtis.
He started in animation working on Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi is an Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote...
's animated feature Lord of the Rings as a "roto-photo" artist while still in High School. He quickly moved up to work as an assistant animator and eventually animated (roto-scoped) several scenes and was given animator credit on the finished film. He worked for Ralph Bakshi on and off for years on most of Bakshi's latter films including Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice (1983 film)
Fire and Ice is a 1983 animated film, a collaboration between Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, distributed by 20th Century Fox, which also distributed Bakshi's 1977 release, Wizards...
(as animation Director and character designer) working along side Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media...
and Cool World
Cool World
Cool World is a 1992 American live-action/animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi, and starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, and Brad Pitt. It tells the story of a cartoonist who finds himself in the animated world he created, and is seduced by one of his characters, a comic strip vamp who wants to...
(as Key Animator on Holli and Lonette).
He was the Animation Director, Key Animator and Character Designer on The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated film based on the ballet "Swan Lake". Starring the voice talents of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film is directed by a former Disney animation director, Richard Rich, with a music score by Lex de Azevedo...
(1994).