Steve Behling (born October 7, 1968) is an American author. For Star Wars, Behling authored two short stories for the anthology Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection. He also wrote the 2021 activity book The Mandalorian Sticker Art Puzzles, as well as the 2022 digital comic Star Wars: My First Comic Reader 1.
Biography[]
Steve Behling's stories "Darth Maul and the Rathars" and "Lando's Big Score" were released in Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection.
Steve Behling, born October 7, 1968,[1] is an American author[2] who has been a Star Wars fan since he was a child.[3] Behling's first contribution to the Star Wars franchise was authoring two illustrated stories in the 2018 anthology Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection, both of which adapt previously published issues from series by Marvel Comics.[4] Behling's first story, "Darth Maul and the Rathtars," adapts the events of the first issue of the comic book miniseries Star Wars: Darth Maul, which was written by Cullen Bunn[5] and originally released on February 1, 2017.[6] "Lando's Big Score," Behling's second short story, adapts the events of the first and second issues of the comic book miniseries Star Wars: Lando. The issues were written by Charles Soule[7] and released on July 5[8] and August 12 of 2015, respectively.[9] The artwork for both stories in Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection was done by TomatoFarm.[4]
For The Mandalorian publishing program, Behling authored The Mandalorian Sticker Art Puzzles, a 2021 children's story and activity book adapting events from[10] the 2019[11] first season[10] and 2020[12] second season of the Disney+ series Star Wars: The Mandalorian.[10] Behling created one-page summaries of each episode of the series, with concept art and quotations accenting the text.[13] The author also wrote the all-ages digital comic Star Wars: My First Comic Reader 1, which was illustrated by Riccardo Torti and released on December 21, 2022, for the OverDrive library service.[14]
Works[]
Bibliography[]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Darth Maul and the Rathtars" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection[5] | Author | Adaptation of Darth Maul (2017) 1 by Cullen Bunn[4] |
| "Lando's Big Score" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection | Author | Adaptation of Lando 1 and 2 by Charles Soule[7] | |
| 2021 | The Mandalorian Sticker Art Puzzles | Author[10] | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: My First Comic Reader 1 | Author[14] |
Sources[]
- "Darth Maul and the Rathtars" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection (and audiobook)
- "Lando's Big Score" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection (and audiobook)
- The Mandalorian Sticker Art Puzzles
- Star Wars: My First Comic Reader 1
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Steve Behling (@thatsbelievable) on Twitter (post on July 25, 2020): "That's the strip from my birthday! Now everything makes sense." (backup link) (In reply to: "I'm not good at earnest tweeting. Let's do it with "Peanuts" instead. Here's the strip that sums up this week, from October 7, 1968.")
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Steve Behling on LinkedIn (screenshot)
- ↑ Steve Behling (@thatsbelievable) on Twitter (post on January 22, 2021): "Yes! Somehow my 10-year-old Star Wars- and Micronauts-obsessed brain had room for Ed Asner's awesome series. I loved Animal!!" (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Darth Maul and the Rathtars" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection
- ↑
Star Wars: Darth Maul (2017) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Lando's Big Score" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection
- ↑ Lando (2015) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Lando (2015) #2 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Star Wars: The Mandalorian Sticker Art Puzzles on Thunder Bay Press's official website (backup link)
- ↑ The Mandalorian Media Kit (PDF [1]) on Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International (September 24, 2019) (backup link archived on June 23, 2021)
- ↑ The Mandalorian Season Two Begins October 30 on Disney+ on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ The Mandalorian Sticker Art Puzzles
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars: My First Comic Reader (2023), Issue 1 on OverDrive (backup link archived on December 3, 2023)
External links[]
- Official website (backup link)
- Steve Behling (@thatsbelievable) on Instagram (backup link)
- Steve Behling on LinkedIn (screenshot)
- Steve Behling (@thatsbelievable) on Twitter (backup link)
- Steve Behling on Amazon.com (backup link)
- Steve Behling on Disney Publishing Worldwide's official website (backup link)
- Steve Behling on Goodreads' official website (backup link)
- Steve Behling on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- Steve Behling on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- Steve Behling on Simon & Schuster's official website (backup link)
