Sibin Slavković (b. 1953, Žunjevići,

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) is a Serbian comic book artist, illustrator and editor.

Professional career

Since making a debut in '' Politikin zabavnik'' in 1973, Slavković worked as a

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and artist for major Yugoslav publishers such as

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, Dnevnik and Forum, often in collaboration with Branislav Kerac and Svetozar Obradović. His credits include

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titles such as ''Tarzan'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the 1990s Slavković turned to foreign publishers, doing the coloring work for

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and

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. His comics have been published in the US, France, Germany,

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and former Yugoslavia. He was the editor of seminal publications such as ''YU strip'' (1979-1983) and ''Stripoteka'' (1999-2016).

Personal life

Sibin Slavković was born in Žunjevići (Yugoslavia, presently Serbia). His family moved to Starčevo when he was six. His brothers are both painters. Slavković fell in love with comics reading Radivoj Bogičević's ''Akant'' and

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's ''Larrigan''. He has lived with his family in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

since 1983.

Bibliography

Artist

* ''Il Grande Blek'' * ''Tarzan'' * ''Ninja'' * '' The Mask: Toys in the Attic'' * ''Stormy & Iceberg''

Colorist

* ''

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'' * ''Docteur Mystère'' * ''Abraham Stone: The Revolution'' * '' Comanche: The Prisoner'' * '' Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Batman''

References

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