New York Comic Con vendors evolve as events proliferate
This year's New York Comic Con might not look that different from years past: costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and a sprawling floor of vendors and artists.
Translating the classics
“Why do they both feel like gay love stories?” Nicolas Henry joked to his publisher, Xu Gefei, after he finished translating into his native French the Chinese comic book (lianhuanhua) versions of Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, two of the “Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.”
China launches "Spring Wawa" design competition overseas, promotes spring festival culture
A Chinese cartoon company on Thursday launched a comic design competition in South Korea for collecting a cartoon character "Spring Wawa", which means "a doll of the Spring Festival" in Chinese, to represent culture of China's lunar new year.
It's all Chinese to one French stand-up comic
Bad timing, jokes that fall flat or an audience that just doesn't get it; such occupational hazards can lead to a slow, painful "stage death" for a stand-up comic.
Overseas Chinese artist launches book on ancient Slovenian astronomer
A comic book featuring ancient Slovenian astronomer Ferdinand Avgustin Hallerstein was launchd here on Thursday, which is hailed as a promoter to the cultural exchanges between China and Slovenia.
Animamix back for MoCA show
When the first Animamix Biennale was held at MoCA Shanghai, it showcased works from the worlds of animation and comics by nearly 100 artists from some 10 countries.