Stjepan Šejić
| Stjepan Šejić | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1981 Vinkovci, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | nebezial,Shiniez |
Notable works | Ravine, Sunstone, Witchblade, The Darkness, First Born |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Šejić |
Stjepan Šejić (born November 27, 1981) is a Croatian comic book artist currently working as an illustrator for American comic book Witchblade, published by Top Cow Productions.
Biography
Šejić resides in Crikvenica, Croatia at the moment, while he was born in Vinkovci. Before he started as a comic book artist, Stjepan wanted to become a lawyer.[1]
In 2007, Sejic signed a contract with Top Cow, where he will be doing the art for Witchblade from issue #116 to #150. After completion, it will be the longest run of Witchblade ever made by a single artist. Additionally, he illustrated the Witchblade miniseries First Born and Broken Trinity, while also contributing covers to the Top Cow series The Darkness. While working on Witchblade, his popularity grew among fans.[2]
He also cooperates with smaller comic publishing companies such as Arcana Studio and Dynamite Entertainment. The programs he uses to create his art are 3ds Max, Mental Ray, Photoshop and ZBrush.
Stjepan is married to fellow Croatian artist Linda Luksic Sejic .
Early work
Before comics, Šejić worked as a night lifeguard at a public beach, as well as selling fruit on the marketplace afterwards. He later began to think about drawing comics. Šejić was mainly inspired by Italian comic book titles before he stumbled upon a copy of Witchblade. He became fond of the characters and the artistic style, which lent inspiration to his own. His work is mostly influenced by Marc Silvestri and Michael Turner.
Šejić started his career as a colorist, painting covers drawn by Tyler Kirkham, who e-mailed him back when Sejic started sending his work around the artist community.[3]
Bibliography
Sejic's painting cover art (except where noted) includes:
Arcana Studios
- Arcana Studio Presents: Free Comic Book Day (covers and interiors) #2006–07
- Ezra vs. 10th Muse #1 (2006)
- Ezra: Evoked Emotions #1–3 (2006–07)
- Kade: Sun of Perdition (covers and interiors) #1–4 (2006–07)
Dynamite Entertainment
- Army of Darkness #9–17 (2009)
- Home Sweet Hell #10
- King For A Dav #13 (2008)
- The Long Road Home #6–8 (2008)
- Battlestar Galactica #5–8 (2007)
- Season Zero #1–8 (2007–08)
- Zarek #1–4 (2006–07)
- Brothers in Arms #1–4 (2008)
- Painkiller Jane: Everything Explodes , Part 1 (2007)
- Red Sonja Annual 2006
- Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes #2–4 (2006)
- Savage Tales #2–4 (2007)
- Savage Tales: The Witches Familiar #1 (2007)
- Savage Tales: Beautiful Creatures/Sellsword #5 (2007)
- Terminator: Revolution (2008)
- Terminator 2: Infinity #1–5 (2007)
- Xena: Warrior Princess: Dark Xena #1–4 (2007]
- Xena: Warrior Princess Annual #1
Image/TopCow
- Ant v2 #10 (cover B) (2007)
- Angelus (cover and interiors) #1–6 (2009–10)
- Angelus Pilot Season (cover and interiors) #1 (2007)
- Aphrodite IX (2013)
- Art of Witchblade (cover and interiors), one-shot (2008)
- Artifacts (cover and interiors) #0-25 (2010-13)
- Broken Trinity (cover and interiors) #1–3 (2008)
- Prelude (cover and interiors) (2008)
- Aftermath (2009)
- Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #2 (2009)
- Cyblade #3 (2009)
- Darkness #75 (2009)
- Darkness Level, 5-part miniseries, (covers and interiors): #1–2; (covers): #3–4 (2006–07)
- Darkness: Empire #1–6 (2007–08)
- Darkness/Pitt #1–3 (2009)
- Darkness/Witchblade/Angelus Trinity: Blood On The Sands (2009)
- Darkness/Wolverine: Old Wounds (painting over Tyler Kirkham pencils), one-shot (2006)
- Dragon Prince #1 [Cover] [Sept. 2008]
- First Born (cover and interiors) #1–3 (2007)
- Aftermath (cover and interiors), one-shot (2008)
- First Look (cover and interiors), one-shot (2007)
- Fusion: Gods & Monsters #1 (2009)
- Magdalena/Daredevil, one-shot (2008)
- Unholy Union #1 (2007)
- Witchblade (cover and interiors) #105–107, #116–138, #140–141, #144–145 (2007–11)
- Ravine (cover and interiors) (2012)
- Witchblade/Devi #1 (2008)
Marvel
- Realm Of Kings: Inhumans #5 (2010)
- Devices & Desires #4 (2010)
- Duty Calls #1 (2010)
- High And Mighty #2 (2010)
- Weapon of Mass Distraction #3 (2010)
- She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision (2009)
- X-Men: Endangered Species (2007)
Radical Publishing
- Aladdin: Legacy Of The Lost (interiors) #2–3 (2010)
- Freedom Formula #3–5 (2008)
- Hercules: The Thracian Wars (2008)
- Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead - Dead Letters #2 (2009)
- Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead - Read Me First #1 (2009)
Virgin Comics
Devi #13 [Cover] [Aug. ,2007]
Zenescope Entertainment
- 1001 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
- Grimm Fairy Tales #1, 6 (2007–08)
References
External links
- Nebezial – CGSociety – Sejic on CGSociety
- Nebezial – dA Community – Stjepan Sejic' gallery on DeviantArt
- ComicsContinuum.com – Article on Stjepan and his contract with Top Cow (scroll down)
- ComicsBulletin.com – Darkness/Wolverine – Issue with Sejic's colors.
- Shiniez - DA Community - Stjepan Sejic' other gallery on DeviantArt NSFW
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