Wong Yuk-long
Wong Yuk-long | |
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Born | Wong Chun-loong (黃振隆) 27 March 1950 Jiangmen, Guangdong, China |
Nationality | Hong Konger |
Area(s) | Writer, Artist, Publisher |
Pseudonym(s) | Tony Wong |
Notable works | Oriental Heroes Weapons of the Gods |
Wong Yuk-long | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Zhènlóng |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Wong4 Zan3-lung4 |
Tony Wong Chun-loong[1] (born 27 March 1950), better known by his pseudonyms Wong Yuk-long or Tony Wong, is a Hong Kong manhua artist, publisher and actor, who wrote and created Little Rascals (later re-titled Oriental Heroes) and Weapons of the Gods. He also wrote adaptations of Louis Cha's novels, such as The Return of the Condor Heroes (retitled as Legendary Couples), Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and Ode to Gallantry. For his contribution and influencing a generation of artists in the local industry, he is regarded as the "Godfather of Hong Kong comics" or "Hong Kong's King of Comics".[2]
He provided the art for Batman: Hong Kong, which was written by Doug Moench.[3] He has also acted in some films occasionally, including making a cameo appearance in Dragon Tiger Gate (a film adapted from Oriental Heroes).
History
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He was born in Jiangmen in Guangdong. After he turned six, he moved to Hong Kong.[4]
He went to school until age 13, and after then started his artistic work. Wong never attended an educational institution focusing on art.[5] His decision to begin working at 13 was because he could command a relatively high salary at that time.[6]
In 1971, Wong created
After Wong left prison, he established
In 2015 he had plans to have a theme park established in
Selected works
- The Force of Buddha's Palm (如來神掌), based on Gu Long's Juedai Shuangjiao
- Dream of Ten Billion, 1994, autobiographical.[13]
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (天龍八部), based on Louis Cha's novel of the same title.
- Dino Crisis (恐龍危機), based on the Capcom game of the same name.
- Drunken Fist (醉拳)
- Jackie Chan's Fantasia (奇幻龙宝)
- Legendary Couples (神鵰俠侶; "Companion of the Condor Hero"), based on Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes.
- Legend of Emperors (天子傳奇; "Emperor Legend"), featuring fictionalised stories of various Chinese kings and emperors.
- Mega Dragon and Tiger (龍虎5世; "Dragon and Tiger V")
- Oriental Heroes (龍虎門 Long Hu Men; "Dragon-Tiger-Gate"), originally titled Little Rascals (小流氓).
- Weapons of the Gods (神兵玄奇; "Mysterious Weapons of the Gods").
See also
References
- ^ a b Ko, Monica (1990-01-15). "Following the departure of former chairman and chief artist To...". South China Morning Post – via Factiva.
artist Tony Wong Chun-loong, [...] Jademan (Holdings) [...] "comics king" Mr Wong, also known as Wong Yuk-long.[...]
- ^ Hong Kong's King of Comics Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine Giant Robot
- ^ Batman: Hong Kong Archived 2008-07-18 at the Wayback Machine at DC
- ^ a b Chow, Vivienne (2015-12-13). "'Little Rascals' head to Hangzhou: Hong Kong comic king plans a HK$800m theme park far from home". South China Morning Post. - The biographical data is in the form of an image, and is not text searchable.
- Young Post. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Wong, Yat-hei (2013-10-05). "Comic book hero; Tony Wong is out to rescue HK's comic industry - again, writes Wong Yat-hei". South China Morning Post. p. 7.
- ISBN 9781440216503.
- ISBN 9781626742949.
- ^ "Wong to use resources to build new empire". South China Morning Post. 1993-04-25. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "War breaks out in land of the comic king". South China Morning Post. 1993-04-25. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "My wish is to turn the company into an oriental type of Walt Disney". South China Morning Post. 1993-07-18. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Chow, Vivienne (2015-12-02). "'I'm a little disappointed that this cannot be built in Hong Kong': Comics 'godfather' Tony Wong Yuk-long to build HK$800 million theme park - in Hangzhou, Zhejiang". South China Morning Post.
- ISBN 978-1-56898-269-4.
External links
- Wong Yuk-long at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Batman: Hong Kong review
- Giant Robot Interview Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Biographical information and discussion of his impact on video games