Sonny Liew is a Eisner‐nominated comic artist and illustrator whose work include titles for
DC Vertigo, Marvel, SLG and Disney, along with the Xeric‐awarded Malinky Robot.

Education
1998 – 2001
 BFA Illustration
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1993 – 1996
BA (hons) Philosophy
Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Selected Publications
2009 –
Present Decelerate Blue, First Second Books
Artist, Co‐Creator
2009
Marvel Adventures Spiderman #50, Marvel
Artist
Wonderland, Disney Press
Artist, Co‐Creator
Malinky Robot (French Edition), Bao
Artist, Writer
2008
Liquid City, Image Comics
Editor, Artist, Writer
2007
Re‐Gifters, DC Minx
Artist, Co‐Creator
2006 – 2007
Wonderland, SLG/Disney
Artist, Co‐Creator
2005 – 2008
Flight (Vol. 2, 5), Image Comics, Villard
Artist, Writer
2005
Malinky Robot: Bicycle, SLG
Artist, Writer
2004
My Faith in Frankie, DC Vertigo
Artist, Co‐Creator

Exhibitions
2009
“Bedbugs & Bedlam” Solo Show, J Cafe
2008
“Half Flat” Group Show, Black Earth Art Museum
2006
London Design Festival, Featured Exhibitor for 20/20 Movement
2005
Singapore Design Festival, Featured Participant
2004
IDN Expo, Exhibitions
2003
“The Fine Art of the Illustrator” Group Show, La Luz De Jesus Gallery
2002
Illustration Open Juried Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery

Awards
2007
Eisner Awards, Nominee in Pencilling/Inking Category
2005
 Nike Street Style Awards, Visual Arts Category Nominee
2004
Xeric Award, Grant for self‐publication of comic “Malinky Robot”
2001
Hallmark Award
1990
PSC Humanities Scholarship (1990‐91)

Experience
Ignite Seminar, Singapore, 2009
Will give a talk about comics at the Ignite Seminar, organised by the Media Development
Authority (MDA), Hinds.
Salon du Livre, Paris, 2009
Attended the week‐long (13‐18 March 2009) book fair in Paris which saw an estimated
200,000 unqiue attendees, as part of a tour of France, Belgium and Switzerland to promote
the new French edition of “Malinky Robot” published by BAO. Other stopovers included the
FestiLivre d’Ugine in Albertville, Festival BD in Grenoble and signings at BD Fugue in Annecy,
Brusels Galerie Libairie in Brussels and several FNAC bookstores across France.
Expenses for the trip were sponsored by the publisher BAO.
Singapore Toys and Comics Convention, Singapore, 2008
Attended and helped organise the Artist Alley Booths at the inaugural Singapore Toys and
Comics Convention held at the Sun Tec Convention Hall. The event saw an estimated 40,000
unique visitors and generated some USD$500,000 in sales.
Liquid City Book Launch, Kinokuniya, Singapore/Malaysia, 2008
Worked with Kinokuniya to hold book launches for the “Liquid City” comics anthology in
Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Promotional efforts led to the book getting onto Kinokuniya’s
best sellers list for the month of November, the second‐best selling comic for that month.
Liquid City, Image Comics, 2008
Worked as editor for Liquid City, gathering artist from the region and beyond, including
artists and writers from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines for a comics anthology
published by leading American publisher Image Comics. Contributors included well
established names like Lat, Gerry Alanguilan, FSC, Mike Carey and Jon Foster, as well as
newer creators like Drewscape, ken foo, Kuanth and Leong Wan Kok.
Graphic Storytelling, Nanyang Technological Univerity, 2008‐present
Currently teaching a course in Graphic Storytelling at NTU School of Arts, Design and Media
as a special elective.
Workshop : From Page to Panels 2007
Conducted a workshop on how to adapt a comic book script to comic book form, as part of
Animation Nation 2007.
Singapore Writers Festival, 2007
Helped organise and participated in the panel “In Conversations With: Local Superheroes!”
at the SWF, a discussion of the future of local comics with guests Kurt Busiek and Gail
Simone.

Clients
Asian Literary Review
Beijing Oglivy
DC Vertigo
Marvel En • tertainment
Morgan Stanley Asia
National Library Board
New Man Magazine
Nintendo
Tenacious Games
The Upper Storey
Vivendi Universal