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Hong Kong Comics
Asian comics are increasingly popular in the West, where comic and illustration enthusiasts prize them as objects of cultlike devotion. The growing interest in Japanese manga and Chinese manhua-broad terms that refer to cartoons, comics, and picture story books-stems equally from a desire for exotic forms of entertainment and an ever-increasing interest in the artistic, cultural, and political traditions of their originating countries. Wendy Siuyi Wong's voluminously illustrated book Hong Kong Comics examines the history of this genre from its beginnings in the early twentieth century to its most influential contemporary practitioners, and in the process traces the origin of a unique Hong Kong style. Over one thousand color manhua (each with English annotation) introduce the reader to this rich and varied form of Chinese popular culture. Wong examines a wide range of comic types, from political cartoons, to "lighthearted" humor comics, children's stories, and violent kung fu fighting works. Hong Kong Comics is the first comprehensive illustrated survey of the diverse and fascinating world of Hong Kong manhua.
- GenresNonfiction
208 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2002
About the author
Wendy Siuyi Wong
6 books3 followersWendy Siuyi Wong is Professor in the Department of Design at York University in Toronto, Canada. She has taught in Hong Kong, the United States and Australia, and has established an international reputation as an expert in Chinese graphic design history and Chinese comic art history.
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December 16, 2023
Very informative overview of the history of Hong Kong comics with some beautiful pictures of comics we can’t really see elsewhere. It kills me that almost nothing talked about in this book is available in English. I want to read this shit!
February 27, 2016
I give this a four just because I think the topic is really fascinating--the book itself has some problems. I just thought it was so fascinating to learn about the history of comics in Hong Kong, their influences, their major artists and titles and genres. The quality of the paper is low, and my (admittedly used) copy's cover completely detached after one read-through. Still, the book has a lot of information, and even more pictures, about these comics. Some have complained that there should be a lot more details, a lot more text, which I would love to see... But as is, I still think this is a great introduction. Just wish there was more, and I would love to see some translated comics in the book, too, to give us newbie foreigners a taste.
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