Friday, October 3, 2008

Lee Chi Ching

Lee Chi Ching is a manhua illustrator that goes by the pen name "Qing'er" . He began drawing comics and graphic novels in 1981. In 1992, he won an award for his watercolors at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial and had his work housed at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. He is the first cartoonist from Hong Kong to have his work published in Japan. His speciality is in historical manga, usually based on pre-existing classic novels, especially by the wuxia author, Jinyong. His major works include Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin.

His works are usually published by CultureCom Comics, a Hong Kong publishing house.

His work Sun Zi's Tactics won the first International Manga Award that Japanese Government sponsored in 2007.

Manga works


* - based on the classic Chinese novel
*Justice Bao
*Nameless Hero
*Strange Book
*Sun Zi's Tactics
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*The Eagle God
*Ghost Legend
*Outlaws of the Marsh - based on a classic Chinese novel, also known as Water Margin
*The Legend of the Condor Heroes - based on a Jin Yong novel
*The Smiling, Proud Wanderer - based on a Jinyong novel

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