For manga's striving artists, success lurks online
World 10:48 01/03/2021Manga artist Kamentotsu didn’t expect much when he uploaded a four-panel strip about an anthropomorphic bear who runs a cake shop to his Twitter account three years ago
First comic series about late President Ho Chi Minh published in Vietnam
Travel 15:41 20/05/2019Children can now learn about the life and legacy of Vietnam’s national hero through comic strips
Cartoon: Corruption fighting in Vietnam
Tin Tổng Hợp 16:14 26/10/2018The job can be arduous at times
Spanish publisher purchases translation rights to crowd-funded Vietnamese comic series
Travel 14:47 04/12/2017A series of fictionalized historical comics has been well received both in Vietnam and abroad
Sony to adapt expat Vietnamese artist’s comic series into feature film
Travel 12:08 03/02/2015Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the feature film rights to an upcoming comic book series, jointly created by a New York Times bestselling author and an expat Vietnamese comic artist
Comic featuring Vietnam’s U-19 footballers released today
Travel 13:11 06/10/2014The first installment of a comic series inspired by members of the Vietnam national under-19 football squad is scheduled to be released today, October 6
Vietnam comics hold promise with young talents, new outlets
Travel 16:34 16/09/2014Vietnam’s comic market is showing optimistic signs as young people have jumped in and new efforts have been launched to add new life to the form
Remake of iconic Japanese ‘Doraemon’ feature film to hit Vietnam screens
Travel 19:16 28/06/2014The remake of a feature movie adapted from famed Japanese comic and cartoon series “Doraemon,” a huge hit among Asian children in the 1990s, will be screened in Vietnam starting July 4.
Crowdfunding for Vietnam comic warmly embraced
Travel 13:01 13/05/2014Calls for crowdfunding for a local comic have been enthusiastically received by Vietnamese locally and abroad in hopes of helping to create a worthy book
HCMC exhibit to feature Japanese illustrations
Travel 13:16 07/03/2014105 contemporary illustrations by famed “eshi,” Japanese comic artists, will be showcased at the exhibit “Eshi 100” in HCMC starting tomorrow
German comics on exhibition in HCMC
Travel 14:47 17/06/2013An exhibition titled “Comics, manga & Co. – The new culture in German comics”, which showcases works from 13 artists in various styles, is running in Ho Chi Minh City from now to June 23.
German comics exhibition comes to Hanoi
Travel 11:32 07/05/2013An exhibition, to be held in Hanoi from May 8, will feature comic works by two generations of German artists.
