Inks for chapter 3 of “The Dreaming” is completed! *runs victory lap* That would be 70 pages inked, 2 chapters toned, and ahead of schedule by 2 weeks. While I wait for the feedback on it, I’m now starting to ink Chapter 4, which is already at the half-way mark! *pumps fist* To celebrate, I’ve also dug out my old Playstation 1 dancing mat and bounced around on it a bit to the tunes of Dance Dance Revolution. Who says video gaming doesn’t give any exercise? And talking about video gaming – IGN is once again proving they’re the most Legend of Zelda-obsessed gaming site out there. I’m also working on the next manga recommendation – and like some of my previous recommendations, this manga(-ka’s entire output) happens to be The Type Of Great Manga You’ll Never See A Translated Version Of. But… I still have to write the conclusion of my Rear Palace series, if anyone still remembers that.
“Love Manga” Article
I meant to post this earlier, but here’s a good blog called “Love Manga” , run by David Taylor, that posts manga news and discussion topics up regularly. It’s a good read, and especially good because it mentions ME! It’s easier if I just quote the article, but check out the blog if you can if you want to keep up to date with manga developments!
First up is The Dreaming by Queenie Chan. Before I write anything else, this book already has an unfair advantage; the artwork previewed on Queenie Chan’s site is just right up my street, so I’m just a tad biased. ^.^
The premise of the story is: “The Dreaming” is a mystery-horror story about a pair of identical twin sisters who arrive at their new private boarding school, only to find that it is haunted by something frightening and evil. Set in the remote Australian bush and using native myths as its inspiration, this spooky ghost story is light on gore, high on chills, and aimed at anyone who enjoys an atmospheric story.”
Already we can instantly see that this book is going to create its own culture identity, and not try to produce something Mangaish. Queenie Chans life in both Hong Kong and Australia allow for two varied cultures too seep through into her work, for example my favourite picture, the Opera Singer.
As I stated the book isn’t out yet, but her site does contain plenty of previews if you want to indulge yourself, and to give everyone a break from my ham-fisted writing skills I’ve included a link to a speech she gave at the Melbourne Monash University Manga Symposium entitled Adopting Manga: From Hong Kong to Americ. It is definitely worth the read, and gives an interesting insight into creating American Manga.