Goran Sudžuka (born 1969,
Zagreb, Croatia) is a
Croat
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ian
comic book
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artist
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, known for his work on books such as ''
Y: The Last Man'', ''
Hellblazer: Lady Constantine'' and ''
Ghosted''.
Early life
Goran Sudžuka was born in 1969 in
Zagreb, Croatia, in former
Yugoslavia
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, flag_p ...
. He graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design, Zagreb in 1988.
["Goran Sudzuka: About"](_blank)
Career
Sudžuka began his work in
animation
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at
Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film is a Croatian film company principally known for its animation studio. From Zagreb, it was founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, as well as documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several ...
. In 1990 he started collaborating with fellow Croatian
Darko Macan on ''Albert the Butler'', a series of short horror stories published in Croatia and Germany. Macan was the writer on most of the comics Sudžuka did in Croatia (some of those were later collected in a single volume called ''Sudžukice''), including ''Svebor & Plamena'', a teenage soap-opera which won him the award for Best Realistic Comic in Croatia in 1997.
In 1999 he began working for
Vertigo
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, co-creating ''
Outlaw Nation'' with writer
Jamie Delano which won him the
Russ Manning Best Newcomer Award at the
Eisner Awards
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in 2001. In 2002 he illustrated the four-part series ''
Hellblazer: Lady Constantine'', written by
Andy Diggle
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, and in 2005 he completed an album from the series ''
L'Histoire Secrete'' for the French publisher
Delcourt. From 2004 to 2007 Sudžuka was a regular fill-in artist on
Brian K. Vaughan and
Pia Guerra
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's ''
Y: The Last Man''. In 2007/08 he worked on another ''
Hellblazer
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'' spin-off, ''
Chas – The Knowledge'' written by
Simon Oliver; in 2009 Sudžuka did two issues of the regular ''
Hellblazer
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'' series written by
Peter Milligan. In 2011 he completed ''
A.D.D.'', a graphic novel for Vertigo written by
Douglas Rushkoff and published in January 2012. Around the same time he also collaborated with writer
Jason Aaron on issues 15 and 16 of ''
Wolverine
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'' series. In 2013 he worked on the series ''
Ghosted'' with
Joshua Williamson for
Skybound, and as fill-in artist on
Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo. ...
and
Cliff Chiang's ''
Wonder Woman
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''.
Personal life
Sudžuka currently lives in
Zagreb, Croatia.
Among his artistic influences Sudžuka cites fellow Croatians
Andrija Maurović,
Ivica Bednjanec,
Igor Kordey,
Darko Macan and
Edvin Biuković, as well as many other international artists.
Bibliography
Interior comic work includes:
* ''
Outlaw Nation'' (with
Jamie Delano,
Vertigo
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):
** ''
Winter's Edge'' #3: "Minor Characters" (
anthology
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, 2000)
** Issues 1 to 8 (2000–2001)
** Issues 9 to 19 (inks on
Goran Parlov
Goran Parlov (born March 24, 1967) is a Croatian comic book artist.
Early life
Goran Parlov graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1991 and soon moved to Italy.
Career
Parlov began drawi ...
, 2001–2002)
* ''
9-11
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Volume 2'': "Child's Play" (with Jamie Delano, anthology
graphic novel
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,
DC Comics
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, 2002)
* ''
Hellblazer
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'' (Vertigo):
** ''
Lady Constantine'' #1-4 (with
Andy Diggle
Andrew Diggle is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow: Year One, Green Arr ...
, 2003)
** ''
Chas – The Knowledge'' #1-5 (with
Simon Oliver, 2008)
** ''
Hellblazer
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'' #254-255: "Regeneration" (with
Peter Milligan, 2009)
* ''
Q strip'' (anthology,
Mentor):
** "Luzeri" (script and art, in #4, 2004)
** "Martina Mjesec" (with
Darko Macan, in #8-10 and 12, 2005–2006)
* ''
Beyond Avalon'' #1-2: "Wanderlust" (with
Joe Pruett
Joe Pruett (January 8, 1966) is an People of the United States, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher, and the co-founder of Desperado Publishing and AfterShock Comics.
Biography
Pruett broke into the industry during the year of 1989 ...
,
Desperado Publishing, 2005)
* ''
Y: The Last Man'' #32-35, 39-42, 46-48, 53-54 (with
Brian K. Vaughan and
Pia Guerra
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(#39 and 46), Vertigo, 2005–2007)
* ''
Negative Burn
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'' vol. 2 #6: "Rick Cardet" (with
Timohir Tikulin-Tice, anthology,
Desperado Publishing, 2006)
* ''
Hrvatski Velikani Volume 1'' #1: "Tomislav, prvi hrvatski kralj" (with Darko Macan,
Astoria, 2007)
* ''
L'Histoire secrète Volume'' 3: "The Grail of Montségur" (with
Jean-Pierre Pécau,
Delcourt, 2007)
* ''
Strange Adventures'': "A TRUE STORY from Saucer Country" (with
Paul Cornell, anthology
one-shot, Vertigo, 2011)
* ''
Wolverine
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'' vol. 4 #15-16: "Wolverine Forever, Wolverine No More" (with
Jason Aaron,
Marvel
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, 2011)
* ''
A.D.D.: Adolescent Demo Division'' (with
Douglas Rushkoff, graphic novel, Vertigo, 2012)
* ''
Zabava za celu porodicu'' #25: "Pričati latinski" (with
Vlada Tadić, co-feature,
Lavirint, 2012)
* ''
Vekovnici Volume 6'' (with Marko Stojanović, among other artists,
System Comics, 2013)
* ''
Ghosted'' #1-5, 11-12, 20 (with
Joshua Williamson and
Vladimir Krstić (#20),
Image
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, 2013–2014)
* ''
Wonder Woman
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'' vol. 4 (
DC Comics
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):
** "The Queen of Roots" (with
Brian Azzarello
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,
Cliff Chiang and
Tony Akins, in #18, 2013)
** "Under Seas" (with Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins, in #19, 2013)
** "Moon Over Mayhem" (with Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, in #20, 2013)
** "A Guilded Rage" (with Brian Azzarello, in #24-26, 2013–2014)
** "Icy France" (with Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, in #28, 2014)
** "This Monster's Gone Eleven" (with Brian Azzarello, in #30-31, 2014)
** "The Beast of Times" (with Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, in #32, 2014)
** "For the Love of a Queen" (with
Meredith Finch, in ''Annual'' #1, 2015)
* ''
Secret Origins
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Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' vol. 3 #6: "The Secret Origin of Wonder Woman!" (with Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, anthology, DC Comics, 2014)
* ''
Green Lantern
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/
New Gods
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: Godhead'': "Chapter One" (with
Van Jensen and
Justin Jordan, among other artists, one-shot, DC Comics, 2014)
* ''
Batman Eternal'' #42: "Black & Blue" (with
Scott Snyder,
James Tynion IV,
Ray Fawkes,
Tim Seeley and
Kyle Higgins, among other artists, DC Comics, 2015)
* ''
Empire of the Dead: Act Two'' #5 (with
Rick Magyar — inks on
Dalibor Talajić, written by
George A. Romero, Marvel, 2015)
* ''
Secret Wars
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:
Master of Kung Fu
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'' #1-4 (inks on Dalibor Talajić, written by
Haden Blackman
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Early life
Blackman grew up in Seal Beach, California. As a child, he read comic books during long road trips, which created his love for fantastical creatures.
Early life ...
, Marvel, 2015)
* ''
Secret Wars
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:
Thors'' #2-3 (with Jason Aaron and
Chris Sprouse, Marvel, 2015)
* ''
What if...? —
Infinity
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From the time of the Ancient Greek mathematics, ancient Greeks, the Infinity (philosophy), philosophic ...
'' #5: "Dark Reign" (with Joshua Williamson, Marvel, 2015)
* ''
Batman and Robin Eternal'' (plot by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, DC Comics):
** "Head Trip" (with
Javier Piña, script by
Ed Brisson, in #12, 2016)
** "The Dying Joke" (with
Andrea Mutti and
Roger Robinson, script by
Collin Kelly and
Jackson Lanzing, in #16, 2016)
** "Orphans" (with Javier Piña, script by
Steve Orlando, in #25, 2016)
* ''
Daredevil'' vol. 5 #4, 8-9, 15-16, 21-22 (with
Charles Soule and
Ron Garney
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(#4), Marvel, 2016–2017)
* ''
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
'' vol. 4 #6: "Here's to a Long Life" (with
Dan Abnett
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and Dalibor Talajić, Marvel, 2016)
* ''
Howard the Duck'' vol. 6 #5: "Collect Call to Arms" (with
Joe Rivera — inks on
Joe Quinones, written by
Chip Zdarsky, Marvel, 2016)
* ''
Black Panther
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'' vol. 5 #11 (among other artists — inks on
Chris Sprouse, written by
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Marvel, 2017)
* ''
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again'' #1-5 (inks on Dalibor Talajić, written by
Cullen Bunn, Marvel, 2017)
* ''
A Walk Through Hell'' #1-12 (with
Garth Ennis,
Aftershock, 2018–2019)
Covers only
* ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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'' vol. 6 #62 (
IDW Publishing
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, 2016)
* ''
The Sovereigns'' #1 (
Dynamite
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, 2017)
* ''
Project Superpowers: Hero Killers'' #1 (Dynamite, 2017)
* ''
Hack/Slash vs.
Vampirella'' #1-5 (Dynamite, 2017–2018)
* ''
Barbarella'' #4 (Dynamite, 2018)
Awards
*2001 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award
Nominations
*2006
Eisner Award
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for Best Serialized Story, for ''
Y: The Last Man'' #37-39: "Paper Dolls"
2006 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
/ref>
*2013 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, for Strange Adventures: "A ''True Story'' from Saucer Country" (with Paul Cornell, Vertigo, 2011)
Notes
References
*
External links
Profile from Andy Diggle
*
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20th-century Croatian illustrators
21st-century Croatian illustrators
Croatian comics artists
Living people
1969 births