E. J. Su: Difference between revisions

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If he's with Guido Guidi here, would that make them peas in a pod?

E. J. Su is an artist from Taiwan. Before signing on with IDW Publishing as a comic book artist, he was an artist with Image Comics (where he co-created Tech Jacket with Robert Kirkman) and had done some Transformers art for Hasbro. He left comic books as a career in 2010 to take a job as a full-time industrial designer for a company making cases for mobile phones,^[1]^[2] although he still contributes the occasional piece of Transformers work, such as the covers for The Transformers: The IDW Collection hardcovers.

He does his own sound effects!^[3]

Comic book art

Devil's Due Press

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1, #2, #4

IDW

Infiltration #0, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6
Escalation #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6
Devastation #1, #2, #5, #6
Revelation #1, #4
All Hail Megatron #7 (13 flashback pages)
Spotlight: Jazz, Prowl
Transformers: Prime (chapter 1)
Cyberglyphics pack-in comics (covers)
The Transformers #7
The Transformers: Lost Light #19
Transformers: Last Bot Standing

Image

Transformers promotional art

Armada

All characters listed here include vehicle-mode illustrations where applicable.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime super mode
Optimus Prime with Sparkplug
Hot Shot
Megatron
Megatron with Leader-1
Grindor
High Wire
Sureshock (Armada)
Perceptor
Jetstorm
Runway
Sonar
Star Saber sword

DVD art

Cover for Madman Entertainment's Transformers: Victory Collection Australian DVD release

Convention guest

BotCon 2009

Gallery

Shockwave and a Decepticon medic from G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4.
Cover B for Infiltration #0.
Jazz transforms, from Transformers: Escalation #2.
The Ark-19 lifts off in Devastation #3.
Scorponok from Devastation #6.
Cover of Spotlight: Hardhead.
Sunstorm and Acid Storm from The Transformers #7.
Australian Transformers: Victory Collection DVD box.

Extended E. J. Su gallery

Notes

When it was pointed out to Su at BotCon 2009 that his artwork for Doctor Arkeville from Genesis: The Art of Transformers was used at the top of Arkeville's TFWiki page, Su noted that he had never been paid for his Genesis work. This presumably includes the Spike Witwicky/Optimus Prime piece he contributed as well.
He has claimed to be one of the early conceptual artists for Transformers Animated, in response to a Facebook comment of his Animated Grimlock fan art.

External links

Interviews

June 2005—TransFans
December 2005—Seibertron
August 2019—TFNation (with Simon Furman, Nick Roche, and Kris Carter)
July 2020—TFYLP
February 2021—Swedish Transformers Podcast

References

↑ "For those who are wondering, (hopefully there are some) I've left my comic book career behind to work as a full-time industrial designer for more than an year now."—E. J. Su, DeviantArt, 2011
↑ E.J. Su | LinkedIn: CPO / Industrial Designer [...] Chief Product Officer at Trident Case
↑ "It's usually done by the letterer, but E.J. does his own sound effects."—Denton J. Tipton, IDW Publishing forums (dead link)

[1] "For those who are wondering, (hopefully there are some) I've left my comic book career behind to work as a full-time industrial designer for more than an year now."—E. J. Su, DeviantArt, 2011

[C"PO"-2] E.J. Su | LinkedIn: CPO / Industrial Designer [...] Chief Product Officer at Trident Case

[3] "It's usually done by the letterer, but E.J. does his own sound effects."—Denton J. Tipton, IDW Publishing forums (dead link)

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+'''E. J. Su''' is an artist from Taiwan. Before signing on with [[IDW Publishing]] as a comic book artist, he was an artist with [[Image Comics]] (where he co-created ''{{w|Tech Jacket}}'' with [[Robert Kirkman]]) and had done some Transformers art for [[Hasbro]]. He left comic books as a career in 2010 to take a job as a full-time industrial designer for a company making cases for mobile phones,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=For those who are wondering, (hopefully there are some) I've left my comic book career behind to work as a full-time industrial designer for more than an year now.|link=https://www.deviantart.com/ej-su/journal/I-am-back-253164058|name=E. J. Su|site=DeviantArt|year=2011|month-08|day=16}}</ref><ref name=C"PO">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/ejsu28 E.J. Su | LinkedIn]: CPO / Industrial Designer [...] Chief Product Officer at Trident Case</ref> although he still contributes the occasional piece of ''Transformers'' work, such as the covers for ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection]]'' hardcovers.
-'''E. J. Su''' is an artist from Taiwan. Before signing on with [[IDW Publishing]] as a comic book artist, he was an artist with {{w|Image Comics}} (where he co-created {{w|Tech Jacket}} with [[Robert Kirkman]]) and had done some Transformers art for [[Hasbro]]. He left comic books as a career in 2010 to take a job as a full-time industrial designer for a company making cases for mobile phones,<ref>[http://ej-su.deviantart.com/ "For those who are wondering, (hopefully there are some) I've left my comic book career behind to work as a full-time industrial designer for more than an year now."]</ref><ref name=C"PO">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/ejsu28 E.J. Su | LinkedIn]: CPO / Industrial Designer [...] Chief Product Officer at Trident Case</ref> although he still contributes the occasional piece of ''Transformers'' work, such as the covers for ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection]]'' hardcovers.
+He does his own sound effects!<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6022&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=285|name=Denton J. Tipton|quote=It's usually done by the letterer, but E.J. does his own sound effects.|site=IDW Publishing forums|defunct=y}}</ref>
-He does his own sound effects!<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6022&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=285 Denton J. Tipton]: "It's usually done by the letterer, but E.J. does his own sound effects."</ref>
 ==Comic book art==
 ===Devil's Due Press===
-* ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II]]'' [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|#1]], [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|#2]], [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|#4]]
+*''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II]]'' [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|#1]], [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|#2]], [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|#4]]
 ===IDW===
-* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]], [[Infiltration issue 1|#1]], [[Infiltration issue 2|#2]], [[Infiltration issue 3|#3]], [[Infiltration issue 4|#4]], [[Infiltration issue 5|#5]], [[Infiltration issue 6|#6]]
+*''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]], [[Infiltration issue 1|#1]], [[Infiltration issue 2|#2]], [[Infiltration issue 3|#3]], [[Infiltration issue 4|#4]], [[Infiltration issue 5|#5]], [[Infiltration issue 6|#6]]
-* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' [[Escalation issue 1|#1]], [[Escalation issue 2|#2]], [[Escalation issue 3|#3]], [[Escalation issue 4|#4]], [[Escalation issue 5|#5]], [[Escalation issue 6|#6]]
+*''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' [[Escalation issue 1|#1]], [[Escalation issue 2|#2]], [[Escalation issue 3|#3]], [[Escalation issue 4|#4]], [[Escalation issue 5|#5]], [[Escalation issue 6|#6]]
-* ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 1|#1]], [[Devastation issue 2|#2]], [[Devastation issue 5|#5]], [[Devastation issue 6|#6]]
+*''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 1|#1]], [[Devastation issue 2|#2]], [[Devastation issue 5|#5]], [[Devastation issue 6|#6]]
-* ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|#1]], [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|#4]]
+*''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|#1]], [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|#4]]
-* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 7|#7]] (13 flashback pages)
+*''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 7|#7]] (13 flashback pages)
-* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]], [[Ride-Along|Prowl]]
+*''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'': [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]], [[Ride-Along|Prowl]]
-* ''[[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (chapter 1)
+*''[[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (chapter 1)
-* ''[[Transformers: Jazz]]'' (cover)
+*''[[Cyberglyphics pack-in comics]]'' (covers)
-* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[All His Engines|#7]]
+*''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[All His Engines|#7]]
-* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|#19]]
+*''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|#19]]
+*''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing]]''
+===Image===
+*''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]''
+*''[[Void Rivals]]''
+*''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]''
+*''[[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)|M.A.S.K.]]''
 ==Transformers promotional art==
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 {{note|All characters listed here include vehicle-mode illustrations where applicable.}}
 {{collist|3|
-* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
+*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
-* Optimus Prime super mode
+*Optimus Prime super mode
-* Optimus Prime with [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]
+*Optimus Prime with [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]
-* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]]
+*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]]
-* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]
+*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]
-* Megatron with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]
+*Megatron with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]
-* [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]]
+*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]]
-* [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]
+*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]
-* [[Sureshock (Armada)]]
+*[[Sureshock (Armada)]]
-* [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]
+*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]
-* [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]]
+*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]]
-* [[Runway (Armada)|Runway]]
+*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]]
-* [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]
+*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]
-* [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]]
+*[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]]
 }}
 ==DVD art==
-* Cover for [[Madman Entertainment]]'s [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Transformers: Victory'' Collection]] Australian DVD release
+*Cover for [[Madman Entertainment]]'s [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Transformers: Victory'' Collection]] Australian DVD release
+{{-}}
+==Convention guest==
+*[[BotCon 2009]]
-{{-}}
 ==Gallery==
 <center><gallery>
-Image:Decepticon medic devils due.jpg|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and a [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] from [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #4]].
+File:Decepticon medic devils due.jpg|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and a [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] from [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #4]].
-Image:Infiltration 0b.jpg|Cover B for ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]].
+File:Infiltration 0b.jpg|Cover B for ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]].
-Image:Escalation2 Jazz transform.jpg|[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforms, from [[The Transformers: Escalation|''Transformers: Escalation'']] [[Escalation issue 2|#2]].
+File:Escalation2 Jazz transform.jpg|[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] transforms, from [[The Transformers: Escalation|''Transformers: Escalation'']] [[Escalation issue 2|#2]].
-Image:Devastation1 Ark-19 liftoff.jpg|The ''[[Ark-19]]'' lifts off in ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 3|#3]].
+File:Devastation1 Ark-19 liftoff.jpg|The ''[[Ark-19]]'' lifts off in ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 3|#3]].
-Image:Devastation6 Scorponok liveagain.jpg|[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] from ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 6|#6]].
+File:Devastation6 Scorponok liveagain.jpg|[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] from ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 6|#6]].
-Image:Spotlight Hardhead cvrRI.jpg|Cover of ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
+File:Spotlight Hardhead cvrRI.jpg|Cover of ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
-Image:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] from ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[All His Engines|#7]].
+File:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] from ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[All His Engines|#7]].
-Image:MadmanVictory.jpg|Australian [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Transformers: Victory'' Collection]] DVD box.
+File:MadmanVictory.jpg|Australian [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Transformers: Victory'' Collection]] DVD box.
 </gallery>
 ''[[:Category:Images by E. J. Su|Extended E. J. Su gallery]]''</center>
+==Notes==
+*When it was pointed out to Su at BotCon 2009 that his artwork for [[Doctor Arkeville]] from ''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]'' was used at the top of Arkeville's TFWiki page, Su noted that he had never been paid for his ''Genesis'' work. This presumably includes the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]/[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] piece he contributed as well.
+*He has claimed to be one of the early conceptual artists for ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', in response to a Facebook comment of his [[Grimlock (Animated)|''Animated'' Grimlock]] fan art.
+==External links==
+*[https://twitter.com/ejsu28 E. J. Su's Twitter feed]
+*[https://www.instagram.com/ejsu28/ E. J. Su's Instagram]
+*[https://www.artstation.com/ejsu E. J. Su's ArtStation]
+*[http://ej-su.deviantart.com/ E. J. Su's DeviantArt]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/artbyejsu E. J. Su's Facebook page]
+*[http://www.protodepot.com/ E. J. Su's website] (defunct)
+===Interviews===
+*June 2005—[http://web.archive.org/web/20050702011035/http://www.transfans.net/interviews_su.php TransFans]
+*December 2005—[https://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=16 Seibertron]
+*August 2019—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hTKMabLyk TFNation] (with [[Simon Furman]], [[Nick Roche]], and [[Kris Carter]])
+*July 2020—[https://tfylp.com/podcast/tfylp-388-transformers-artist-ej-su-interview/ TFYLP]
+*February 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8tNEp-BwkQ Swedish Transformers Podcast]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.protodepot.com/ Prototype Garage]
-*[http://ej-su.deviantart.com/ EJ's DeviantArt]
-*[https://twitter.com/ejsu28 EJ's Twitter feed]
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Su, E.J.}}
-[[Category:IDW Publishing]]
+[[Category:Cover artists]]
-[[Category:Illustrators]]
+[[Category:Inkers]]
 [[Category:Pencillers]]

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