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welcome to fyredrake.netThis is the website of Sonia Leong, UK-based professional artist and illustrator specialising in anime / manga style comics. RSS feed: http://fyredrake.net/feed.xml |
meet me at:
MinamiCon 14, 29 Feb - 2 Mar '08, Southampton |
current news 2008~03~11
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thank you to everyone who bought the limited edition of Satan's Amazon, it was sold out at Minami! Standard edition should hopefully be available to buy online soon, or from May 2008 at events. Progress on the Once Upon a Time... graphic novel is slow but steady. I really hope I can have this ready for May 2008 Expo! I also have some new artwork for you! Sweet Angel, Gothic Devil. The Angel is based off my website header image.
recent news 2008~02~26
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New comic out at MinamiCon - Satan's Amazon, artwork by me, story by John Bamber (Mam Tor). Limited edition run at Minami - 10 copies, handmade on marbled paper. First come, first served! After they go, a standard edition will be available from London MCM Expo onwards. Head over to my comic section to find out more about the story and view some sample pages!
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I finally finished work on the first two collaborations between Sweatdrop Studios and Infinite Ideas - the Self Help series of Manga, called "Manga Life"! The official product page is here: Manga Life Series, please note that the first two titles are Be Creative and Find True Love, the other two titles have placeholder covers.
I recently created the mascot images for the Manchester Urbis Manga Exhibition - How Manga Took over the Workld. Her name is Umeko, she will be seen throughout the exhibition in different styles and poses to match the various themes - see if you can spot her! The exhibition runs from 13 March - 27 September 2008, for more info, see the official website: How Manga Took Over the World.
My Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet made it into the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Booklists and Book Awards - the 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and the Best Books for Young Adults 2008!
Look forward to some cool things that will be happening with Aya.Takeo - this is a webcomic that is published every Sunday, in full colour at www.ayatakeo.com, going since April 2007. The online shop is gearing up to open soon, with some really striking products. Can't say anything more until it's ready, so keep a look out for it!
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