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 Welcome to the wonderful world of Steve! It is a world where our title character wanders between the fantastic and the everyday, where his egg-like physique goes unnoticed by the other characters, and where fun makes a comeback on the funny pages.
Steve is a single, working “adult” with the heart and mind of an eleven-year-old. His monologues often dictate abrupt scene changes in which Steve and those around him are whisked away to absurd circumstances in faraway lands, historical moments or dreamscapes. Beneath the colorful characters and outlandish scenarios run themes familiar to all: friendship, dating, work, technology, consumerism, morality, health and recreation.
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Steve is a throwback to an earlier era of comic strips when illustration played a lively and integral role in a strip’s appeal. The unique main character is eye-catching to children and adults alike, while the varying scenes and characters keep the world of Steve fresh and interesting. The feature is also a throwback in that it is not targeted for a specific demographic niche. Steve casts a wide net and is intended for a diverse readership.
A parade of supporting characters passes in and out of Steve’s day. These characters come in two different forms: 1) ordinary individuals like coworkers, friends and people on the street, and 2) extraordinary individuals like robots, goblins, aliens and dragons. The latter group dwells on the borderline between reality and the world of Steve’s hyper imagination.
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Cast of Supporting Characters
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 Louis is Steve’s clown roommate. He is a barely-employed entertainer/comedian who is usually late on rent and punctual on driving Steve crazy. Louis prefers to keep his clown suit on, even when he’s just sitting around the apartment eating Steve’s cereal.
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 Hanley is Steve’s buddy at work. Whereas Steve is a brash and easily distracted employee, Hanley is a soft-spoken and steadfast worker. Because of his quiet nature, he is perceived by Steve as in need of his unsolicited, worldly advice.
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 James is a sage-like mentor in Steve’s life. He is an enigmatic coworker of Steve and leads a disciplined, semi-monastic life. James is a vocal opponent of technology, pop culture and other corruptors of mind, body and soul. Unfortunately, his golden kernels of wisdom are usually lost on the clueless Steve.
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 Becky is the office manager where Steve works and serves as a soothing mother figure in his life. When Steve is distraught, Becky is on the scene to give him saccharine sweet advice
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 Todd is Steve’s supervisor at the office. He has the hair-graying task of getting Steve to actually DO something.
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 Frank is the chiseled manager of the gym where Steve goes. Frank is not pleased with the lack of focus displayed by Steve, who is distracted by the pretty girls and protein shakes available at the gym.
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 “Robots are everywhere nowadays,” laments Steve, and they are frequently found on the other end of telemarketing calls. These mechanical nuisances threaten the status quo as they outperform humans for good paying jobs. Steve can’t stand robots for a number of reasons, but he especially despises them because they call in middle of a good show.
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Karen is Steve’s love interest at work, though she is completely uninterested in him. Undeterred, Steve thinks up new and creative ways to win her heart.
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Mr. Clayton is the president of the company where Steve works. He stands as the confident, old-school father figure in the strip.
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 Steve is often abducted and/or interrogated by two young outer space aliens. Their mission is to gather behavioral data on mankind for a term paper they are writing. Steve, however, with his peculiar tendencies does not make for the brightest representation of the human race.
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Mischievous imps descend on Steve from time to time, tempting him to sign up for more credit cards and accrue more debt. Though he declares, “Credit card companies are evil! Pure evil!” Steve can’t seem to shake his habit of borrowing and spending.
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Fred is Steve’s go-to hotdog vendor. Fred is a man of few words, a quality which allows Steve to fill the air with his own uninterrupted verbal ramblings.
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 Con artists lurk around just about every corner, and they know Steve is an easy mark. His gullibility for their schemes has made many a huckster rich quick while leaving Steve empty-handed and in big debt.
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 The neighborhood cop often confronts Steve for littering, loitering and many other minor infractions. These encounters sometimes end up with Steve stewing in a prison cell - contemplating his deeds or chatting with a fellow inmate.
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 Steve’s doctor is passionate about his patients’ well being. Too bad Steve is a buffoon patient who is passionate about fast food and snack cakes.
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Dino Sapiens (thinking dinosaurs) are modern dinosours who survived the mass extinction and walk among us today. They dress like humans so they can blend in and one day take over the world! Steve is sometimes viewed as a crackpot conspiracy theorist for believing in them, yet he remains vigilant against the dino menace.
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