| Robert Sikoryak | |
|---|---|
Robert Sikoryak, Danny Fingeroth, Arie Kaplan, Jerry Robinson and Eddy Friedfeld |
|
| Born | 1964 New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Pseudonym(s) | R. Sikoryak |
| Notable works | Masterpiece Comics |
| Official website | |
Robert Sikoryak (born 1964 in New Jersey), a.k.a. R. Sikoryak, is a comic book artist who specializes in making comic adaptations of literature classics, producing a mashup of high and low cultures. Under the series title Masterpiece Comics, these include Crime and Punishment rendered in Bob Kane–era Batman style, becoming Dostoyevsky Comics, starring Raskol; and Waiting for Godot mixed with Beavis and Butt-Head, becoming Waiting to Go.
Contents |
Sikoryak earned his BFA from the Parsons School of Design in 1987, and is currently on staff at the school.[1] Shortly after graduating from Parsons, Sikoryak worked on staff at RAW, before embarking on a freelance cartooning career.
His cartoons and illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, Nickelodeon Magazine, Drawn and Quarterly, World War 3 Illustrated, and RAW, among other publications; and on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Sikoryak is also known for his "Carousel" series of multimedia comics slideshows, featuring cartoonists like Lauren Weinstein, Michael Kupperman, Jason Little, and himself, which have been presented in various venues in the United States and Canada since 1997.[1]
Sikoryak lives in Manhattan with his wife, choreographer Kriota Willberg.