The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Get ready for a surprise with this book!
ā Features three unique cover designs, packed at random.
ā Cover designs are randomly assorted and canāt be requested. We hope you enjoy the surprise!Optional add-on: Striking 5th-anniversary poster (594 x 841mm) for only $10 (U.P. $52.90). Available while stocks lastādonāt miss out!
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Celebrate 10 years of Singaporeās groundbreaking graphic novelāan international sensation, now with exclusive bonus material.
Sonny Liewās triple Eisner Awardāwinning The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye chronicles the life of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist whose career spanned over five decades, mirroring Singaporeās political and social transformation. Translated into nine languages, this internationally acclaimed work blends fact and fiction, reimagining history through Chanās striking illustrations, paintings and sketches. Now returning in a special edition, featuring new material marking its 10th anniversary, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a must-have for collectors and new readers alike.
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āA hugely ambitious, stylistically acrobatic work...ā
āNew York Times Book ReviewāA landmark work in Singapore comics history.ā
āThe Straits TimesāA touching, thoughtful meditation on Singaporeās relentless progress...The book does not shy away from controversial periods in the nationās history.ā
āThe Economist -
Sonny Liew is a comics artist, painter and illustrator whose work includes the New York Times bestseller The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang (First Second Books), My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey (DC Vertigo), Sense & Sensibility (Marvel Comics), Dr. Fate with Paul Levitz (DC Comics), Red Lines with Cherian George (MIT Press) and The Pandemic Cookbook with Hsu Li Yang (Epigram Books). He has received Eisner nominations for his art on Wonderland (Disney Press), as well as for spearheading Liquid City (Image Comics), a multi-volume comics anthology featuring creators from Southeast Asia. His Malinky Robot series is a 2004 Xeric grant recipient and winner of the Best Science Fiction Comic Album Award at the 2009 Utopiales SF Festival in Nantes. He received the Singapore National Arts Councilās Young Artist Award in 2010. Born in Malaysia, he lives in Singapore, where he sleeps with the fishes.
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Description
- Description
- Praise
- About the Author
-
Get ready for a surprise with this book!
ā Features three unique cover designs, packed at random.
ā Cover designs are randomly assorted and canāt be requested. We hope you enjoy the surprise!Optional add-on: Striking 5th-anniversary poster (594 x 841mm) for only $10 (U.P. $52.90). Available while stocks lastādonāt miss out!
ā
Celebrate 10 years of Singaporeās groundbreaking graphic novelāan international sensation, now with exclusive bonus material.
Sonny Liewās triple Eisner Awardāwinning The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye chronicles the life of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist whose career spanned over five decades, mirroring Singaporeās political and social transformation. Translated into nine languages, this internationally acclaimed work blends fact and fiction, reimagining history through Chanās striking illustrations, paintings and sketches. Now returning in a special edition, featuring new material marking its 10th anniversary, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a must-have for collectors and new readers alike.
-
āA hugely ambitious, stylistically acrobatic work...ā
āNew York Times Book ReviewāA landmark work in Singapore comics history.ā
āThe Straits TimesāA touching, thoughtful meditation on Singaporeās relentless progress...The book does not shy away from controversial periods in the nationās history.ā
āThe Economist -
Sonny Liew is a comics artist, painter and illustrator whose work includes the New York Times bestseller The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang (First Second Books), My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey (DC Vertigo), Sense & Sensibility (Marvel Comics), Dr. Fate with Paul Levitz (DC Comics), Red Lines with Cherian George (MIT Press) and The Pandemic Cookbook with Hsu Li Yang (Epigram Books). He has received Eisner nominations for his art on Wonderland (Disney Press), as well as for spearheading Liquid City (Image Comics), a multi-volume comics anthology featuring creators from Southeast Asia. His Malinky Robot series is a 2004 Xeric grant recipient and winner of the Best Science Fiction Comic Album Award at the 2009 Utopiales SF Festival in Nantes. He received the Singapore National Arts Councilās Young Artist Award in 2010. Born in Malaysia, he lives in Singapore, where he sleeps with the fishes.
