Siku

Nationality: British/Nigeria.

Artist, Theologian, Writer and Musician

Website: http://www.theartofsiku.com http://www.themangabible.com http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8054105.stm 'Siku' is the pseudonym of British/Nigerian artist and writer, best known for his work in 2000 AD.

Biography

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Siku studied design and printing at the Yaba’s School of Art, and theology at the London School of Theology.

Siku's fully-painted work (particularly on Judge Dredd and the Pan-African Judges stories) has been appearing in 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine since 1991.

Quoted from him'As a christian, it is my job to show others the work of god, whatever it takes!' Siku also works in the computer games industry and as a freelance illustrator and artist.

His latest work is The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation, an adaption of Today's New International Version of the Holy Bible into manga format.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• Anderson: Psi Division: "Reasons to Be Cheerful" (with Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.11, 1992)

• Judge Hershey: "Asylum" (with Robbie Morrison, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.25-26, 1993)

• One-Off: "Rapid Growth" (with Chris Standley, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.35, 1993)

• Pan-African Judges:
  • "Pan-African Judges" (with Paul Cornell, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.44-49, 1993-94)
  • "Fever of the Gods" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.6-13, 1995-96)

• Judge Dredd:
  • "The Strange Case of Bill Clinton" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.72, 1995)
  • "Whatever Happened to Bill Clinton?" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.81, 1995)
  • "Fetish" (with John Smith, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.26-30, 1997)
  • "The Bouncey Brat Heist" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.42, 1998)
  • "Vidspex" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.44, 1998)
  • "When the El Breaks" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Revenge of Trapper Hag" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Shakespeare at War" (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Pumpkin Eater" (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Cube Life" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Someone in the House" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Kicking the Habit" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "A Tree grows in Elia Kazan" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)
  • "Meatmonger" (with John Smith, in 2000 AD #1099, 1998)

• Harlem Heroes: "Cyborg Death Trip" (with Michael Fleisher in 2000 AD #928-939, 1995)

• Witch World: "The Dark Man" (with Gordon Rennie, in 2000 AD #1050-52, 1997)

• Sinister Dexter (with Dan Abnett):
  • "The Mating Game" (in 2000 AD #1066, 1997)
  • "Whack the Dinosaur" (in 2000 AD #1075, 1997)
  • "Dressed to Kill" (in 2000 AD #1078, 1998)
  • "Suddenly, Genghis" (in 2000 AD #1271, 2001)

• Sláine: "The Swan Children" (with Pat Mills, in 2000 AD # 1112-1114, 1998)

• Downlode Tales: "Syn City" (with Dan Abnett in 2000 AD #1127, 1999)

• Pulp Sci-Fi:
  • "Female of the Species" (with Robbie Morrison, in 2000 AD #1149, 1999)
  • "Chronvicts" (with Gordon Rennie, in 2000 AD #1172, 1999)

• Tharg's Future Shocks: "Space Dust" (with Andrew Ness, in 2000 AD #1190, 2000)

• Tales of Telguuth (with Steve Moore):
  • "Music of the Spheres" (in 2000 AD #1193, 2000)
  • "Men of Snakewood" (in 2000 AD #1197, 2000)
  • "The Transfiguration of Tesro Karnik" (in 2000 AD #1227-29, 2001)
  • "The Oscillations of Taramasellion" (in 2000 AD #1235-36, 2001)
  • "The Hunting of the Veks" (in 2000 AD #1249, 2001)
  • "The Vileness of Scromyx" (in 2000 AD #1258-1260, 2001)
  • "The Infinite Return of Varkor Gan" (in 2000 AD # 1263, 2001)
  • "The Atrocities of Pagafruuz Jeel" (in 2000 AD #1283, 2001)

• Kane & Abel (in Front magazine, 2003)

• Far From Faith: Orions Becoming #1 (by Brambletyne Productions, 2006)

• The Manga Bible: Extreme (2007, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 0340910461)

• The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation (2008, Galilee Trade, ISBN 0385524315) ^[5]

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Siku images on the Folio illustration agency website

Interviews

• 2004 interview with 2000ADReview
• Interview at 3D art website
• Videogame Diary interview