Sonny Liew

Sonny Liew at STGCC 2014 by Pang Peow Yeong

Sonny Liew (born 26 September 1974) is a Malaysian-born comic artist/illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for his work "The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye", the first graphic novel to win the Singapore Literature Prize for fiction in 2016.[1]

Career


Born in Seremban, Malaysia, Liew attended school at Victoria School and Victoria Junior College in Singapore. He went on to read philosophy at Clare College in Cambridge University in UK and studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. His first foray into comic illustration was with Singaporean tabloid paper The New Paper in 1995, contributing a comic strip titled Frankie and Poo. A compilation of the strips was published by Times Publishing in 1996. Shortly after his graduation from Rhode Island Liew got his first break into the American comics industry when Shelly Bond signed him on for Vertigo Comics' My Faith in Frankie together with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel.

His work has appeared in the Flight Anthologies edited by Kazu Kibuishi, and he has served as editor of the Eisner-nominated Southeast Asian comics anthology Liquid City [2] from Image Comics. In 2011, he was nominated for an Eisner award in the pencilling/inking category for his work on SLG and Disney's Wonderland, written by Tommy Kovac.Other titles include Marvel Comics' Sense and Sensibility adaptation, First Second Books' "The Shadow Hero" with Gene Luen Yang and DC Comics' "Doctor Fate" with Paul Levitz.

He is also the creator of Malinky Robot, a Xeric Award recipient in 2004 and winner of the “Prix de la Meilleure BD” (Comic Album of the Year) at the Utopiales International SF Festival in Nantes in 2009.[3] He was a recipient of Singapore's Young Artist Award[4] in 2010.

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye


The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye was released by Epigram Books in 2015 and Pantheon Books in 2016. It charts the life and career of a fictional comic book artist, the eponymous Charlie Chan Hock Chye, and by weaving together fact and fiction, and different genres, tells the story of the formative years of Singapore's modern history and the history of comics.

Shortly before the book's release in Singapore, the National Arts Council withdrew its grant of $8,000 for the title, citing "sensitive content" and its potential to "undermine the authority and legitimacy" of the government.[5][6][7] The comic became the best-selling local fiction title that year.[8] The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye went on to make bestseller lists at Amazon and The New York Times when it was published in the United States, which is unprecedented for a Singaporean graphic novel.[9] Besides winning the Singapore Literature Prize, it also won the Book of the Year accolade at the Singapore Book Awards in 2016.[10]

List of selected works

Artist. With Paul Levitz (Writer).

Creator, writer, artist.

Cover Artist

Variant Cover Artist

Variant Cover Artist

Variant Cover Artist

Creator, writer, artist

Artist. With Gene Luen Yang (Writer).

Artist, Writer

Artist. With Nancy Butler (Writer).

Artist, Co-Creator. With Tommy Kovac (Writer).

Artist, Writer

Cover Artist

Artist. With Roger Landridge (Writer).

Artist, Co-Creator

Artist, Writer

Editor, Artist, Writer

Artist, Co-Creator . With Tommy Kovac (Writer).

Artist, Co-Creator. With Mike Carey (Writer), Marc Hempel (Inker).

Artist, Writer

Artist, Writer

Artist, Co-Creator. With Mike Carey (Writer), Marc Hempel (Inker).

Artist, Writer

Pin-up Artist

Artist, Writer

References

  1. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-literature-prize-goes-to-graphic-novel-for-first-time
  2. ↑ Khouri, Andy (2008-12-26). "LIQUID CITY: Image Anthology Spotlights S.E. Asia". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  3. ↑ Rédaction, La (2009-11-03). "Les 10es Utopiales cherchent des Mondes Meilleurs". Wartmag. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  4. ↑ Nanda, Akshita (2010-10-13). "Young and arty". Straits Times. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  5. ↑ http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/national-arts-council-revokes-grant-for-graphic-novel-Sonny-Liew
  6. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nac-pulled-grant-from-comic-as-it-potentially-undermines-the-authority-of-the-government
  7. ↑ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/graphic-novel-undermines/1889140.html
  8. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/sonny-liew-novel-in-3rd-print-run
  9. ↑ hermesauto. "Fictional graphic novel The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye makes bestseller lists on Amazon and New York Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  10. ↑ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-book-awards-the/2776312.html
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