comic book artist
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, writer and
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living in
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Eisner Award
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Croatia
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. He developed an interest in comics through the work of Edvin Biuković and Darko Macan. After high school, he moved to
Zagreb
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Zonjić started out as an illustrator at the age of 15, publishing a cover for the magazine ''Futura'', and got into comics by creating a fanzine called ''Pipci!'' (''Tentacles!'') in 2004."Repped Artists: Tonči Zonjić" Splash Page Comic Art. His first full finished book - an educational story about sea diving for kids that he coloured and lettered himself - completed in 2006, was published only in 2021. In Croatia, he worked on several projects with Darko Macan as well as storyboards, advertisements, book covers, weekly newspaper portraits for Vecernji List and various other comic strips.
While still a university student, Zonjić entered the American market in 2008 as one of the artists for
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Matt Fraction
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, Daredevil, Madman).
With Nathan Edmondson, he co-created ''Who is Jake Ellis?'', a graphic novel which was nominated for the 2012.
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for the Best Limited Series, as well as its sequel, ''Where is Jake Ellis?''. The series was optioned for a movie adaptation in 2013. by
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David Yates
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.
Concurrently with the ''Jake Ellis'' series, in 2010. Zonjić was hired as the main artist on Mike Mignola's '' Lobster Johnson'' series, written by John Arcudi, which expanded on the character introduced in '' Hellboy: Conqueror Worm''. Both Arcudi and Zonjić remained on the book until 2018, and the complete series was collected in two oversized omnibus editions in 2022 and 2023.
Between 2019 and 2021 Zonjić was the artist on Jeff Lemire's ''Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy'', part of the Black Hammer Universe.
Another notable comics work in the same period was as one of the contributors adapting director
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' movie script ''MADI: Once Upon a Time in the Future'' into a standalone graphic novel.
In addition to comics interiors, Zonjić has continued to produce covers for
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Zonjić was part of the costume department on ''Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi'', under costume designer Michael Kaplan, and designed the iconic Praetorian Guards, among other things.
He also contributed to '' SOLO: A Star Wars Story'', for costume designers Glyn Dillon ('' The Batman''), and David Crossman (''Star Wars'', ''1917'').
Personal life
Zonjić lives in
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, Canada.
Bibliography
Interior comic work includes:
* '' Q strip'' (with Darko Macan (except for #21),
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** "Slatka" (back cover strip, in #12, 2006)
** "Port Silver" (in #13-14 and 16-17, 2006–2007)
** "Mono Johnson: Milijun" (script and art, in #21, 2007)
* ''
The Immortal Iron Fist
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Publication history
The series was written jointly by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction from issues ...
'' (with
Ed Brubaker
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and
Matt Fraction
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,
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):
** "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven: Round 6" (with David Aja and Kano, in #13, 2008)
** "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven: Round 7" (with Kano and Clay Mann, in #14, 2008)
** "Escape from the Eighth City: Chapter 2" (with
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* '' Hrvatski Velikani Volume 2'': "Nikola Tesla" (with Darko Macan, anthology
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, Astoria, 2008)
* '' Daredevil'' vol. 2 #115: "Lady Bullseye: Conclusion" (with Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark, Marvel, 2009)
* '' Popgun Volume 3'': "Ever Upward" (script and art, anthology graphic novel,
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Dark Horse Presents
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