Ardian Syaf — comics creator

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Known forBrightest Day

Issues credited118

Active2008–2020

Primary roleartist

The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #[nn] (2008)

Ardian Syaf is an Indonesian comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment. Born in 1980, he entered the industry in the late 2000s, quickly establishing himself as a reliable penciller and inker. Over a career spanning from 2008 to 2020, he contributed to over 118 issues, with his most credited titles including *Brightest Day*, *Batgirl*, *Batman/Superman*, *Green Lantern Corps*, and the *Dresden Files* adaptations *Storm Front* and *Welcome to the Jungle*. His style, characterized by clean lines and dynamic layouts, made him a frequent collaborator on high-profile superhero series. However, Syaf’s legacy is overshadowed by a major controversy in April 2017, when he inserted hidden antisemitic and anti-Christian messages into *X-Men Gold* #1, leading to immediate termination of his contract with Marvel. This incident effectively ended his mainstream American comics career, and he has not worked on major titles since. Beyond this notoriety, Syaf’s early contributions to DC’s *Brightest Day* and *Green Lantern Corps* remain his most significant, though his name is now primarily discussed in the context of the ethical boundaries of creator expression.

X-Men: Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler #1 (2009)

Known for

The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #[nn]

X-Men: Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler #1

The Dresden Files: Storm Front: The Gathering Storm #1

Captain Britain and MI13 #13

Captain Britain and MI13 #14

Justice League of America #34

Full bibliography · 60 series

Brightest Day (2010) · 22

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #7 #8 #13 #1 #17 #18 #2 #24 #2 #3 #2 #3 #5 #1 #2 #3

Batgirl (2011) · 20

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #1 #8 #1 #9 #10 #1 #11 #2 #12 #2 #1 #2 #2

Batman / Superman (2013) · 14

#16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #26 #4 #4 #5 #5

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin (2013) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #1

X-Men: Gold (2017) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Storm Front (2008) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #1 #2

Superman / Batman (2003) · 5

#68 #69 #70 #71 #74

Green Lantern Corps (2006) · 5

#48 #49 #50 #51 #52

Green Lantern (2005) · 5

#62 #63 #18 #19 #18

Noir (2013) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Earth 2: World's End (2014) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle (2008) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Blackest Night: Batman (2009) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Jim Butcher's the Dresden Files: Storm Front (2010) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing (2011) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman (2011) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 (2014) · 3

#1 #4 #[nn]

X-Men Gold (2017) · 3

#1 #1 #2

Batman y Superman: Colección Novelas Gráficas (2017) · 3

#18 #75 #77

C. E. Murphy's Take a Chance (2008) · 2

#1 #5

Captain Britain and MI13 (2008) · 2

#13 #14

Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps (2010) · 2

#1 #1

Birds of Prey (2010) · 2

#7 #19

Action Comics (1938) · 2

#900 #49

Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha-Lanterns (2011) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Superman: Reign of Doomsday (2012) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Red Lanterns (2011) · 2

#0 #3

Batman and Robin Annual (2013) · 2

#1 #3

Superboy (2011) · 2

#19 #3

Batman and Robin (2012) · 2

#3 #3

Superman Earth One (2010) · 2

#3 #3

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files Omnibus (2015) · 2

#1 #2

Earth 2 World's End (2015) · 2

#1 #2

Superman (2011) · 2

#48 #50

Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion (2016) · 2

#4 #5

Dabel Brothers & Del Rey 2008 Preview, Free Comic Book Day (2008) · 1

#[nn]

The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle (2008) · 1

#[nn]

X-Men: Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler (2009) · 1

The Dresden Files: Storm Front: The Gathering Storm (2009) · 1

Justice League of America (2006) · 1

#34

Justice League of America 80 Page Giant (2009) · 1

The Phantom Stranger (1969) · 1

#42

Titans (2008) · 1

#23

Blackest Night Sonderband (2010) · 1

Superman / Batman: Big Noise (2010) · 1

#[nn]

Flashpoint: Reverse-Flash (2011) · 1

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring The Flash (2012) · 1

#[nn]

Green Lantern Saga Hors-Série (2012) · 1

Batman (2012) · 1

Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011) · 1

#17

Miss Fury (2013) · 1

Batman & Robin (2012) · 1

Red Hood und die Outlaws Megaband (2013) · 1

Brightest Day Omnibus (2014) · 1

#[nn]

Batman / Superman Annual (2014) · 1

Superman Annual (2012) · 1

Superman / Wonder Woman (2013) · 1

#24

Superman Terre - Un (2013) · 1

X-Men Prime (2017) · 1

Extraordinary X-Men presenta: X-Men Prime (2017) · 1

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