Steve Dillon (1962-2016) was a comics artist born in Luton, Bedfordshire, who entered the field at the age of 16 drawing Hulk and Nick Fury for Marvel UK's Hulk Comic. He later drew:
- Ant Man for Marvel UK
- Blake's 7 for Marvel UK
- Various Doctor Who-related strips for Marvel UK
- Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer (which he co-created)
- Star Tigers (ditto)
- Kroton the Cyberman (ditto)
- Laser Eraser for Warrior
- Marvelman for Warrior
- ABC Warriors for 2000 AD
- Abelard Snazz (which he co-created) for 2000 AD
- Bad Company for 2000 AD
- Diceman for 2000 AD
- The revived Harlem Heroes for 2000 AD
- Hap Hazzard (which he created, drew and wrote) for 2000 AD
- Judge Dredd for 2000 AD
- Mean Arena for 2000 AD
- Ro-Busters for 2000 AD
- Rogue Trooper for 2000 AD
- Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales for 2000 AD
- Tyranny Rex for 2000 AD
Dillon and Brett Ewins created Deadline magazine together. He went on to work for America's DC Comics, notably collaborating with Garth Ennis on the acclaimed titles Preacher and Hellblazer. His other US work included:
- Animal Man for DC Comics
- Avenging Spider-Man for Marvel Comics (reprinted in Panini Comics)
- The Atom for DC Comics
- Skreemer for DC Comics
- The Wanderers for DC Comics
- The Punisher for Marvel Comics
- Wolverine for Marvel Comics
- Supreme Power for Marvel Comics
- Ultimate X-Men for Marvel Comics
Dillon's untimely death (he suffered a ruptured appendix whie visiting New York, and apparently did not seek medical help at the onset of symptoms because he was afraid of incurring huge medical bills) was widely seen as not only the loss of a highly gifted and popular comics artist, but also the passing of a warmhearted, generous man who had been a good friend and always done his utmost to encourage less experienced comics creators.