Steve Niles — comics creator

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Known forSimon Dark

Issues credited265

Active1987–2026

Primary rolewriter

Steve Niles was born on June 21, 1965, and has built a reputation as one of the most prolific horror writers working in American comics. He is perhaps best recognized for *30 Days of Night*, the vampire thriller that reimagined the genre by stranding its monsters and victims in the perpetual darkness of an Alaskan winter, and for *Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery*, which follows a hard-luck detective navigating a world overrun by supernatural threats.

Niles began accumulating credits as early as 1987 and has remained consistently active across more than 265 issues, demonstrating a range that extends well beyond horror. His work for DC included *Simon Dark* and *Batman: Gotham After Midnight*, while his contributions to the *Kick-Ass* universe — covering *The New Girl* and *Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl* — showed his adaptability within other creators' established worlds. Titles such as *Freaks of the Heartland*, *Fused*, and *Hellspawn* further reflect his comfort with dark, genre-driven material.

Broader critical conversation has credited Niles, alongside a handful of contemporaries, with reviving horror as a viable and commercially serious corner of mainstream comics after a long period of relative dormancy. His body of work spans novels as well as comics, and his career continues into the mid-2020s.

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Full bibliography · 146 series

Simon Dark (2007) · 21

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Spawn: The Dark Ages (1999) · 14

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Batman: Gotham After Midnight (2008) · 13

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Kick-Ass (2018) · 12

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Hellspawn (2000) · 11

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Freaks of the Heartland (2004) · 9

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Fused (2002) · 8

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Bad Planet (2005) · 8

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The X-Files / 30 Days of Night (2010) · 7

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30 Days of Night (2002) · 6

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Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery (2003) · 6

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Dark Days (2003) · 6

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The Creeper (2006) · 6

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Wulf (2011) · 6

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John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids: Monica Bleue: A Werewolf Story (2019) · 6

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A Town Called Terror (2022) · 6

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I Am Legend (1991) · 5

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Wake the Dead (2003) · 5

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Last Train to Deadsville: A Cal McDonald Mystery (2004) · 5

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Remains (2004) · 5

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Criminal Macabre: Two Red Eyes (2006) · 5

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City of Others (2007) · 5

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Alien Pig Farm 3000 (2007) · 5

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City of Dust (2008) · 5

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Mystery Society (2010) · 5

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Edge of Doom (2010) · 5

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Lot 13 (2012) · 5

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Kick-Ass vs Hit-Girl (2020) · 5

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Brynmore (2023) · 5

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Aleister Arcane (2004) · 4

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Secret Skull (2004) · 4

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The Lurkers (2004) · 4

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Batman: Gotham County Line (2005) · 4

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Criminal Macabre: My Demon Baby (2007) · 4

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Dead, She Said (2008) · 4

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Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666 (2008) · 4

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Savage (2008) · 4

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The Ghoul (2009) · 4

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Doc Macabre (2010) · 4

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Frankenstein Alive, Alive! (2012) · 4

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Criminal Macabre: Final Night - The 30 Days of Night Crossover (2012) · 4

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Criminal Macabre: The Eyes of Frankenstein (2013) · 4

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Criminal Macabre: The Third Child (2014) · 4

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Delta 13 (2018) · 4

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Criminal Macabre: The Big Bleed Out (2019) · 4

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Night of the Living Dead: London (1993) · 3

#1 #2 #[nn]

Spawn (1992) · 3

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Bigfoot (2005) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Supernatural Freak Machine: A Cal McDonald Mystery (2005) · 3

#1 #2 #3

30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow (2007) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Suicide Girls (2011) · 3

#1 #2 #4

Frankenstein Vive, Vive! (2012) · 3

#1 #2 #3

30 Days of Night: Falling Sun (2025) · 3

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Clive Barker: Revelations (1991) · 2

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Scab (1992) · 2

#1 #2

Shriek Special (1992) · 2

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30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (2004) · 2

#4 #[nn]

Giant Monster (2005) · 2

#1 #[nn]

30 Days of Night: Dead Space (2006) · 2

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The Cryptics (2006) · 2

#2 #1

DC Premium (2001) · 2

#61 #62

Criminal Macabre: No Peace for Dead Men (2011) · 2

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Chin Music (2013) · 2

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The October Faction (2014) · 2

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Winnebago Graveyard (2017) · 2

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Red Sonja: Empire of the Damned (2024) · 2

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Bad Moon (1987) · 1