about
Joe Sikoryak is a cartoonist, designer and filmmaker living in San Francisco. He formally launched Joe Sik Comix in 2024, after years working as a graphic designer, journalist and filmmaker.
A graduate of the SFSU film program, Joe has produced and/or directed seven award-winning shorts, and contributed to numerous others which have been shown in festivals worldwide. His resumé also includes animation, television and feature films.
Joe began his career as an art director in Silicon Valley, going on to design and edit Comic Book Marketplace and Film Score Monthly, ultimately leading to a two-decade stint in the music industry, designing 800 soundtrack CD releases for boutique labels including Intrada, Percepto and La-La Land.
Joe has always written and drawn comics, leading to his current
work in graphic novels. Joe is committed to telling stories that are visually rich and emotionally compelling with a positive message. Or to paraphrase film director François Truffaut: a good story is “a perfect blend of truth and spectacle”—with uplift.
You can support him directly on his Patreon page here.
podcasts
“20 Years in the
Soundtrack Biz”
with Yavar Moradi &
W. David Lichty
The Goldsmith Odyssey
09/08/2023
“Unleashing Creativity”
with Lee Jones
Hindsight The Podcast
07/10/2023
“Con-ventional Thinking”
with Mark A. Altman
and Daren Dochterman
Inglorious Treksperts
10/30/20
“Settling Scores”
Patron of the Arts
with Robert Emmett
The Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show 01/21/19
