Ardian Syaf

Ardian Syaf is a comic book artist. He has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Dynamite.
Ardian started his career in 2007, illustrating The Dresden Files for Dabel Brothers Publishing. That lasted for 11 issues. 'Take a Chance' written by novelist C. E. Murphy was published after that, although in fact that was written, and drawn, first. Then after signing to the Spanish agency, Utopia Studio. Ardian became a fill-in artist for Marvel Comics. He drew 2 issues of Nightcrawler, and later Captain Britain & MI 13. In 2009, he signed exclusively to DC. He then re-signed with DC in 2012.
His major influence is Hermann Huppen, a Belgian comic artist. "I would want to work on an Indonesian project with a friend. Tomb Raider meets magic combining with the superstitious beliefs of Indonesia. Friends keep asking me to do my own story. One day".

Published work

DC

Artist (combined pencils and inks)

• Aquaman #15
• Batgirl #1 - #13 and #0
• Batman and Robin Annual #1 (with various others)
• Batman:Night of the Owls (with various others)
• Birds of Prey #7
• Brightest Day #17 - #24
• Catwoman Annual 1 (with various others)
• Green Lantern: The End (with various others)
• Green Lantern: Wrath of the First Lantern (with various others)
• Red Lanterns #0
• Superman: The Reign of Doomsday (with various others)

Penciller

• Action Comics #900
• Batgirl #1 - #9
• Birds of Prey #7
• Blackest Night:Batman #1 - #3
• Blackest Night:Black Lantern Corps #1 - #3
• Blackest Night:Rise of the Black Lanterns #0
• Brightest Day #1 - #5, #7, #8, #13, #17, #18 and #24
• Flashpoint:Emperor Aquaman #1 - #3
• Green Lantern #63
• Green Lantern Corps #48 - #52
• Justice League of America #34
• Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 and #5
• Justice Society of America: 80-Page Giant 2010 (with various others)
• Red Hood and the Outlaws #17
• Superman/Batman #68 - #70
• The Phantom Stranger #42
• Titans #23

Inker

• Action Comics #900
• Green Lantern #63

Colorist

• Batgirl #7 - #9
• Blackest Night:Rise of the Black Lanterns #0
• Brightest Day Aftermath:The Search #1 - #3
• Flashpoint:Emperor Aquaman #1 - #3
• Flashpoint:Reverse Flash #1
• Green Lantern:Brightest Day
• Green Lantern Corps #49 - #52
• Superman/Batman #68 - #71, #74
• The Phantom Stranger #42

Marvel

• X-Men: Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler #1
• Captain Britain and MI-13 Vol 1 No's 13 and 14
• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z Update (2010) #1 (with various others)

Others

For Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Publishing.

• Welcome to the Jungle a 2008 hardback graphic novel written by science fiction and fantasy author Jim Butcher. Part of The Dresden Files series. It was nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Graphic Novel category.
• Storm Front (novel), Volume 1: The Gathering Storm. Published by Dynamite Entertainment
• Storm Front (novel), Volume 2: Maelstrom. Dynamite Entertainment
• Take a Chance (2009) a 5 issue comic series for Dabel Brothers written by C. E. Murphy (fantasy book author).
• Covers of Evil Ernie Origin of Evil 1-6 (2012) for Dynamite.

For Panini Comics

• Crepusculon - which parodies the Twilight - various pin-ups.

• "Q. What is "Welcome to the Jungle"?". Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
• "2009 Hugo Award Nominations". thehugoawards.com. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
• "Preview: C.E. Murphy's Take a Chance #1". www.geeksofdoom.com. 17 December 17, 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
• "Comic Review: Evil Ernie #2". www.geeksofdoom.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
• "Crepusculon". www.tebeosfera.com. 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2013.