Sheika Lugtu
  • Past Projects
    • Comics
    • Art Design Chicago 2018
    • Let's Chat About Civil Rights / Civic Memory (2016)
    • But that's not Censorship!
    • The Amazing Adventures of the Censor Ship!
    • Censored
    • Chicago Radical Publishing Timeline (2015)
    • Postcards from Steve
  • About
    • Press
    • CV
  • Cow House Press
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"Home Histories: Airport Homes" Written by Christian Belanger, published Feb 2018 "Housing Issue" of the South Side Weekly. See full comic here.
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"Resistant" "When the 45th president was elected , I and most of the country was thrown into a massive shambles..." 
"Resistant" is a meditation on roots, adaptability, normalization, and resistance.  Published in the 'Tyrant' issue of Australian literary journal The Suburban Review. See full strip here.

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A slideshow on small donor matching programs. Commissioned by EveryVoice.Org
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"...Like Lupus" looks at the connection between auto-immune disorders, big pharma and race. Done in collaboration with journalist Anne Elizabeth Moore as part of The Ladydrawers column on Truthout.org. See the full strip here.​

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"The Gresham Experiment"

"The Gresham Experiment" is a 2-part comic exploring the connections between food policies, race, and violence. This strip links food access issues to the mainstream media depiction of the Auburn Gresham neighborhood as violent and dangerous -- and the subsequent presentation of gun violence as a public health issue in its own right. But maybe the connection between violence and food access isn't so complicated: Maybe ensuring the success of in-place food access policies can directly impact the biggest public health issues that disproportionately afflict majority-Black neighborhoods.
Done in collaboration with journalist Anne Elizabeth Moore as part of The Ladydrawers column on Truthout.org.
See the full strip: Part 1 and Part 2

Older Work

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How to Draw Comics the Ladydrawers Way, cover illustration

How To Draw Comics The Ladydrawers Way, 2015 anthology, edited and cover page illustration by Sheika Lugtu

"Faces," comic for The Darkest Night​ anthology

A 3-page comic created for The Darkest Night anthology, a charity publication benefitting Chirstchurch, New Zealand earthquake survivors

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"Comics in India: A Too-Brief Survey of Narrative Images"

Comics in India: A Too-Brief Survey of Narrative Images in India and Contemporary Indian Artists, a 3 page research-based comic. View the entire strip here.

"Happy Birthday Theodore"

"Happy Birthday Theodore" is a surreal horror story about growing up

"Writerman," 

"Writerman," an 8-page mini-comic

OMGcow.com

OMGcow was an auto-biographical series of diary sketches and short stories by Sheika Lugtu. It began in August 2009 as an exercise in motivation, and a response to the death of my grandfather and aunt. The first year (Aug 2009 - 2010) chronicles my move to Long Beach to concentrate on an art education. I faces the loneliness of a new city, the insecurities of a fledgling artist, and family disapproval. Along the way I pick up a cat and attend Long Beach Comic Convention, my first ever! Oh, and I get hit by a car. The first year is available as a printed collection, OMGcow Vol #1

In 2011, I deal with a slow recovery. I was bedridden for half the year, then on crutches. My sudden disability completely disrupted my plans, throwing me into uncertainty and depression. The end of the year threw an even bigger curveball, forcing Micah and I to go into an even longer-distance relationship.

By 2012, relationships are strained but new friendships are formed. Ever the optimist, I am back in school and working hard. The comic becomes more art-focused; chronicling my projects, inspirations and disappointments. Through rough months, I come face-to-face with my dreams as I am accepted into the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
All works on this site copyright of Sheika Lugtu 2021
  • Past Projects
    • Comics
    • Art Design Chicago 2018
    • Let's Chat About Civil Rights / Civic Memory (2016)
    • But that's not Censorship!
    • The Amazing Adventures of the Censor Ship!
    • Censored
    • Chicago Radical Publishing Timeline (2015)
    • Postcards from Steve
  • About
    • Press
    • CV
  • Cow House Press