Sonny Liew

A brilliantly conceived graphic novel that tells the history of Singapore through the lens of its greatest though not entirely successful comic book artist. Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye, the greatest comic book artist you've probably never heard of. When he started making comics in Singapore as a boy of 16 in 1954, Chan expected fame and fortune to quickly follow. But just as Singapore's road to independence would be full of twists and turns, so too would Chan's own journey as an artist. Splicing together a dizzying array of art styles, genres and forms, Sonny Liew's multilayered graphic novel is a celebration of life, comics and storytelling."The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye"is a witty and innovative work that challenges the possibilities of the comics medium, creating a double-edged history, pulsing with the tensions and wonders of lived experience, its friendships, first loves and heartaches."

Warm Nights, Deathless Days: The Life of Georgette Chen is Eisner-nominated comic artist Sonny Liew's response to the legacy of one of Singapore's most prominent pioneer artists Georgette Chen (1906-1993). The result is a moving portrait of Chen's life, thoughts, and dreams, a charming chronicle of her days as a precocious young painter to her winning of Singapore's prestigious Cultural Medallion in 1982. Richly illustrated in a soft, milky palette, the comic captures the quiet space of art and friendship that Chen sheltered amid a turbulent backdrop of political turmoil and personal hardship.

STORIES BY JP AhonenGraham AnnableChris AppelhansBannisterMatthew BernierScott CampbellSvetlana ChmakovaTony CliffPhil CravenMichel GagneKazu Kibuishi KnessSonny LiewReagan LodgeMadeJohn MartzSarah MensingaRyan NorthRichard PosePaul RivocheDave RomanKean SooJoey Weiser"