Malinky Robot

[sonnyliew]

Stranger Things #3, inspired by this Guardian article : “One likely reason for this flight to the past is the obstacle that modern technology poses to plot lines. Mobile phones, the internet and widespread CCTV have made contemporary mystery stories increasingly hard to write. An interesting exercise for viewers of the opening episode of Stranger Things is to imagine how the vanishing of Will Byers might have been achieved so mysteriously if he were carrying a cellphone.”

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/aug/05/netflix-hit-stranger-things-highlights-tvs-trend-for-nostalgia

[sonnyliew]

Unofficial Stranger Things comic #2.

[sonnyliew]

(unofficial) Stranger Things Comic #1

[nprfreshair]

The Singaporean writer and illustrator Sonny Liew was born in Malaysia, studied philosophy at Cambridge University and is best known in the U.S. for his acclaimed D.C. comic series Dr. Fate, about an Egyptian-American superhero.  Pantheon has just released his biggest and most ambitious work, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, a graphic novel about a cartoonist that spans decades.  Our critic at large John Powers says it’s an astonishing work of imagination.

‘Charlie Chan Hock Chye’ Offers A Heartfelt Take On Aging, Art And History

[sonnyliew]

The Anatomy Lesion. Cover for Doctor Fate #7

http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/09/14/dc-comics-group-solicits-part-2-december-2015

[sonnyliew]

Doctor Fate #3. Digital (photoshop)

http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dr-fate-2015/dr-fate-3

[thehappysorceress]

Doctor Fate #2 cover by Sonny Liew

Magic Monday

[andykhouri]

DOCTOR FATE is the story of an young Arab-American man who finds himself blessed (cursed) with an ancient power. If that connection wasn’t enough, it’s drawn by Singaporean legend Sonny Liew and features a variant cover by my friend Ibrahim Ra Boogie Moustafa and a logo by my old ComicsAlliance graphic designer Dylan Todd. Please check this out. A good buy for younger readers especially, I think.

Writer: Paul Levitz Artist: Sonny Liew Color artist: Lee Loughridge Letterer: Nick J. Napolitano Group editor: Brian Cunningham Assistant editor: Amedeo Turturro Editor: Me

BUY LINK

[firstsecondbooks]

THE SHADOW HERO wins the APALA YA Honor at ALA!

[sonnyliew]

The Best Shadow Hero related photo ever :p

via Dwight Sora's Blog

[weneeddiversebooks]

#WeNeedDiverseBooks summer reading series SPECIAL with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s BookDragon!

If you like Superman, try because both are tales of mighty superheroes with immigrant backgrounds who overcome personal adversity to become defenders of great American justice. Click here for BookDragon review!

[jerryma-art]

So I just read The Shadow Hero by Gene Yang and Sonny Liew for the second time now.  Honestly, its one of the best books I’ve read in a very long time.

In a nutshell, Gene and Sonny tell the story of the very first Asian American Superhero, The Green Turtle!  It was such a fun and rewarding read.

Gene and Sonny make light of many of the issues that surrounded a Golden Age hero of color.  And do it in a fun light hearted way that still teaches lessons.

I really can’t recommend this book enough.

So I had to throw together this quick sketch.  Wait’ll you see how Sonny draws him though.  Wow.

You can get it through amazon HERE.

-jerry

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@epicprops

[spankystokes]

NEW POST: Malaysian-born comic book illustrator Sonny Liew, now based in Singapore, is probably best known for either his work on My Faith in Frankie for DC Comics’s Vertigo line or for visually adapting Sense and Sensibility for Marvel Comics, but art toy collectors will soon relate his...

[schnoc]

What Malinky Robot really is about for me is trying to capture moments – the wind against your face in a bicycle ride, hanging out with friends – all these things mundane, precious and fleeting. The sci-fi/dystopian setting allows me to break free of real-world constraints and cobble together all sorts of things I like – robots, neon signs, telephone wires, crumbly buildings.

Full interview with Gene Yang and Sonny Liew here: http://www.firstsecondbooks.com/books/life-comics-and-the-shadow-hero-with-sonny-liew-and-gene-luen-yang/ (via schnoc)

[micquestion]

The Line It Is Drawn 200 by Michael Magtanong

So I used to be a part of this feature on one of Comic Book Resources' blogs called Comics Should Be Good! Here is a late and unused submission to celebrate its 200th installment.

The topic was to make up a “Super Team” consisting of one Marvel character, one DC character, one character from an independent comic book company, and two characters from any other form of fiction (novels, movies, etc.). I went with my own suggestion to also celebrate a handful of young characters whom I most enjoyed reading and watching at the time of creating the piece, and they are:

1) Gabe Reyes as a Ghost Rider (ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER by Felipe Smith & Tradd Moore)

2) Milagro Reyes as a Green Lantern (BLUE BEETLE by John Rogers, Keith Giffen, Cully Hamner & Rafael Albuquerque)

3) Atari (MALINKY ROBOT by Sonny Liew)

4) Oliver (MALINKY ROBOT by Sonny Liew)

5) Jinora (THE LEGEND OF KORRA by Bryan Konietzo & Mike DiMartino)

And yup! They’re drawing each other. Hope y’all dig this piece! I enjoyed drawing it!

Read these characters’ books and watch Jinora’s animated adventures! HIGHLY recommended! 

Peace.

[sonnyliew]

100,000 Horsepower figures available soon! With Mighty Jaxx and sculpted by Gary Choo!

http://toysrevil.blogspot.sg/2014/08/the-genesis-of-100000-horsepower-by.html

[sonnyliew]

The Shadow Hero made the NYT Best Sellers List!

Do get a copy!

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Hero-Gene-Luen-Yang/dp/1596436972