Sibin Slavković (born 1953 in Žunjevići,

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) is a

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, illustrator and editor.

Early life

Sibin Slavković was born in Žunjevići (Yugoslavia, presently Serbia). His family moved to

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when he was six. His brothers are both painters. Slavković became interested in comics reading Radivoj Bogičević's ''Akant'' and Arturo del Castillo's ''Larrigan''.

Career

Since making a debut in ''

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'' magazine in 1973, Slavković worked as a

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and artist for major Yugoslav publishers such as

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and Forum, often in collaboration with

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and Svetozar Obradović. His credits include

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d titles such as ''Tarzan'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the 1990s, Slavković turned to foreign publishers, doing the coloring work for

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and

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. His comics have been published in the United States, France, Germany,

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and former Yugoslavia. He was the editor of seminal publications such as ''YU strip'' (1979–1983) and ''Stripoteka'' (1999–2016).

Personal life

He has lived with his family in

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since 1983.

Bibliography

Artist

* ''Il Grande Blek'' * ''Tarzan'' * ''Ninja'' * '' The Mask: Toys in the Attic'' * ''Stormy & Iceberg''

Colorist

* ''

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'' * ''Docteur Mystère'' * ''Abraham Stone: The Revolution'' * ''

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: The Prisoner'' * '' Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Batman''

References

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