Sonia Leong (born 7 May 1982) is a British freelance
comic
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...
artist, illustrator and member of
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
.
Biography
Leong was born in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
and lived in
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
from 1989 to 2000. She then attended
University of Warwick
, mottoeng = Mind moves matter
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £7.0 million (2021)
, budget = £698.2 million (202 ...
, Economics and Politics
BSc (Hons)
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
from 2000 to 2003, and currently resides in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge beca ...
, UK. She is a freelance illustrator regularly attending
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
and
comic
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...
conventions in the UK and internationally.
She first came to attention when she illustrated an adaptation of
William Shakespeare's ''
Romeo & Juliet'' for
SelfMadeHero
SelfMadeHero is an independent publishing house which specialises in adapting works of literature, as well as producing ground-breaking original fiction in the graphic novel medium.
SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the U.S. by Abrams Boo ...
which has since been listed in the
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) '2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers' and 'Best Books for Young Adults 2008'.
Her early competition achievements include 2nd place Winner in the first
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
Rising Stars of Manga
''Rising Stars of Manga'' (RSoM) was an English-language comic anthology published by TOKYOPOP from 2002 to 2008, and a contest held by the same company. It was originally semi-annual, but switched to annual beginning with the 6th volume.
Each vol ...
United Kingdom & Ireland Competition; Winner in
NEO Magazine's 2005 Manga Competition and being Joint Judge for the Character Design category of the International Manga and Anime Festival (IMAF).
She has worked for various comic publishers, illustrating covers, spreads and anthologies. She contributed a chapter towards the
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
-winning '
Tori Amos
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...
'
Comic Book Tattoo' a 480-page anthology published by
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-o ...
. She also illustrated a chapter for
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
's '
DOMO: The Manga', an anthology starring the popular Japanese television mascot
Domo
Domo may refer to:
* Domo (company), American software company which specializes in business intelligence software
* Domo (NHK), the mascot of Japan's NHK television station
** '' Domo TV'', a television series featuring NHK's character
* Domo (c ...
, as well an adaptation of 'Reginald' by
Saki
Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultu ...
for
The Graphic Canon and 'Justice Bao' for
The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
from
Seven Stories Press
Seven Stories Press is an independent American publishing company. Based in New York City, the company was founded by Dan Simon in 1995, after establishing Four Walls Eight Windows in 1984 as an imprint at Writers and Readers, and then incorpor ...
. She created a spread for the picture book '
Bravest Warriors: The Search For Catbug' published by
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...
/ Perfect Square. She also illustrated several variant covers for
Titan Comics, most notably for the
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include ''Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...
videogame Manga retelling of ''
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' by
Kenji Oiwa titled 'Assassin's Creed: Awakening' and 'Norman' by Stan Silas. She created several illustrations for the
Doctor Who anthology 'The Women Who Lived' for
BBC Books
BBC Books (also formerly known as BBC Publishing) is an imprint majority-owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division. The minority shareholder is BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadca ...
.
She produced a short Manga comic called 'Aygo Manga: Adventure One' as part of
Toyota GB PLC's promotional campaign for the 2014 model of their
Toyota Aygo
The Toyota Aygo is a city car ( A-segment) marketed by Toyota mainly in the European market between 2005 and 2021 across two generations. The Aygo was first displayed at the 2005 Geneva International Motor Show. It was built alongside the relat ...
car. Most recently, she illustrated a series of images for the
Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant.
The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally-aspirated boxer engine, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive c ...
in the style of the classic
seinen
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Ma ...
manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...
''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
'', as the main character drives a
Toyota AE86. Toyota created a car in the same livery for 'touring UK car shows in 2016'.
She is the Company Secretary of
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
and her works with the group include 'Once Upon a Time...'; 'Cyborg Butterfly'; 'Satan's Amazon'; 'Murder on the Dancefloor' for the 'Sugardrops' anthology; 'Return to Chenezzar' for 'Pink is for Girls'; 'Model Behaviour' for 'Drop Dead Monstrous'; 'Hero' for 'Talking to Strangers'; 'The Snow Queen' for 'Telling Tales','Love Stuffing' and 'A Brush With Magic'. Leong is the Art Director for the 'Aya.Takeo' webcomic; commissioned by Prentice Associates and now published by Sweatdrop Studios across three volumes.
She has authored many instructional art books, such as 'Beginning Manga' (Walter Foster), 'Manga Your World' (Search Press), 'Draw Manga: Complete Skills' (Search Press) and '101 Top Tips from Professional Manga Artists' (Barrons). She was the Head Contributor to 'Draw Manga' by Sweatdrop Studios from New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. Her work also appears in '500 Manga Characters' by Sweatdrop Studios from Ilex; 'Drawing Manga' by
Selina Dean
Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, re ...
; 'Manga Clip Art' by
Hayden Scott-Baron
Hayden Scott-Baron (born 6 April 1980), known as Dock, is an English professional illustrator and graphic designer. In 2001 he joined up with other comic creators Laura Watton, Sam Brown/Subi and Foxy in founding one of the largest UK Manga Studios ...
,'50 Manga Babes to Draw and Paint' by
Chi Hang Li
Chi or CHI may refer to:
Greek
*Chi (letter), the Greek letter (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ);
Chinese
* ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter
* Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon
* Chi (surname) (池, pinyin: ''chí ...
. and 'Super Cute Chibis to Draw and Paint' by
Joanna Zhou
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, ...
.
She illustrated the graphic novel 'Great Lives: Marie Curie' for
B.E.S. Publishing
B.E.S. Publishing is an American publishing company, founded in 1939 as Barron's Educational Services, a publisher of materials to help students to prepare for college entrance examinations. In recent years, Barron's expanded into many other publi ...
and the 'Manga Life' series of self-help books for Infinite Ideas. and headed the conceptual art and design of the
collectible card game 'Herocard Cyberspace' from Tablestar Games.
Her work appeared in ''
Popcorn
Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion.
A popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the se ...
'', a British movie directed by Darren Paul Fisher, starring
Jack Ryder (
EastEnders) and Jodie Albert (
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...
). Her illustrations were also used on the set of
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's award-winning British sitcom ''
The IT Crowd
''The IT Crowd'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the ...
'' in series 3, as well the dark comedy ''
Flowers (TV series)''. She was also filmed for
CNN International
CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and inter ...
's 2015 coverage of
Formula One
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historic battles at the
Suzuka Circuit
The , more famously known as the , is a long motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Honda Mobilityland, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co, Ltd. It has a capacity of 155,000.
Introduction
Soich ...
, illustrating the rivalry between
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna da Silva (; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in , , and . Senna is one of three Formula One drivers from Brazil to win the World Championship and wo ...
and
Alain Prost
Alain Marie Pascal Prost (; born 24 February 1955) is a French retired racing driver and Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing ...
.
Leong's work in children's publishing includes illustrating the choose-your-own-adventure style 'I, Hero' series by Steve Skidmore and Steve Barrow (
The Two Steves
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
) for
Hachette Hachette may refer to:
* Hachette (surname)
* Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing
** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary
** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm
See also
* Hachett ...
; the 'Girls FC' series by
Helena Pielichaty for
Walker Books; and 'Ninja: First Mission' by
Chris Bradford of
Young Samurai
''Young Samurai'' is a series of martial arts/action-adventure stories written by Chris Bradford, set in 17th century Japan, following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai.
Introduced by Pu ...
fame.
Leong collaborated on Wacom's Manga campaign which appeared in major German magazines using her art to promote the wildly successful 'Pimp My Character' contest featured in the German publication Animania; her work also featured on the Wacom website in an article promoting the use of Wacom in the creation of manga.
Bibliography
* ''The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery volume 2'' (by
Russ Kick
Russell Charles Kick III (July 20, 1969September 12, 2021) was an American writer, editor, and publisher.
Russell Charles Kick III was born on July 20, 1969, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Early in his career, Kick wrote articles, a column, and a cover ...
,
Seven Stories Press
Seven Stories Press is an independent American publishing company. Based in New York City, the company was founded by Dan Simon in 1995, after establishing Four Walls Eight Windows in 1984 as an imprint at Writers and Readers, and then incorpor ...
, May 2020, )
* ''Illustration Studio: Drawing Manga Heroes and Heroines'' (
Walter Foster Publishing, October 2019, )
* ''Marie Curie: A Graphic History of the World's Most Famous Female Scientist'' (by
Agnieszka Biskup,
B.E.S. Publishing
B.E.S. Publishing is an American publishing company, founded in 1939 as Barron's Educational Services, a publisher of materials to help students to prepare for college entrance examinations. In recent years, Barron's expanded into many other publi ...
, June 2019, )
* ''Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived'' (by Christel Dee and
Simon Guerrier
Simon Guerrier (born June 1976) is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of '' Doctor Who'' and its spinoffs. Although he has written three ''Doctor Who'' novels, for the BBC Books range ...
,
BBC Books
BBC Books (also formerly known as BBC Publishing) is an imprint majority-owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division. The minority shareholder is BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadca ...
, September 2018, )
* ''Illustration Studio: Beginning Manga'' (
Walter Foster Publishing, September 2016, )
* ''Manga Your World'' (
Search Press
Searching or search may refer to:
Computing technology
* Search algorithm, including keyword search
** :Search algorithms
* Search and optimization for problem solving in artificial intelligence
* Search engine technology, software for findi ...
, January 2016, )
* ''How To Draw Manga Made Easy'' (by
Helen McCarthy
Helen McCarthy (born 27 February 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as ''500 Manga Heroes and Villains'', ''Anime!'', ''The Anime Movie Guide'' and ''Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation''. She is the co-author of ...
,
Flame Tree Publishing, May 2015, )
* ''A Brush With Magic'' (
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, May 2015, )
* ''Bravest Warriors: The Search For Catbug'' (
Joel Enos Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to:
* Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name.
* Joel (surname), a surname
* Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...
,
Perfect Square
''Perfect Square'' is a 2004 concert film of the alternative rock Musical ensemble, band R.E.M. (band), R.E.M., filmed on July 19, 2003, at the bowling green, Bowling Green in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was released by Warner Reprise Video on March 9, ...
, August 2014, )
* ''Ninja: Assassin'' (
Chris Bradford,
Barrington Stoke
Barrington Stoke is a children's book publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 1998 and publishes fiction and non-fiction adapted to different reading ages for reluctant, under-confident and dyslexic children and teens ...
, June 2014, )
* ''Draw Manga: Complete Skills'' (Search Press, October 2013, )
* ''Ninja: Death Touch'' (
Chris Bradford,
Barrington Stoke
Barrington Stoke is a children's book publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 1998 and publishes fiction and non-fiction adapted to different reading ages for reluctant, under-confident and dyslexic children and teens ...
, August 2013, )
* ''
The Graphic Canon volume 3'' (by
Russ Kick
Russell Charles Kick III (July 20, 1969September 12, 2021) was an American writer, editor, and publisher.
Russell Charles Kick III was born on July 20, 1969, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Early in his career, Kick wrote articles, a column, and a cover ...
,
Seven Stories Press
Seven Stories Press is an independent American publishing company. Based in New York City, the company was founded by Dan Simon in 1995, after establishing Four Walls Eight Windows in 1984 as an imprint at Writers and Readers, and then incorpor ...
, June 2013, )
* ''101 Top Tips from Professional Manga Artists'' (Ilex, April 2013, )
* ''Aya Takeo volume 3'' (with Lloyd Prentice;
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, March 2012, )
* ''1000 Ideas by 100 Manga Artists'' (by Cristian Campos,
Rockport Publishers
The Quarto Group is a global illustrated book publishing group founded in 1976. It is domiciled in the United States and listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Quarto creates and sells illustrated books for adults and children, across 50 countri ...
, October 2011, )
* ''Super Cute Chibis to Draw and Paint'' (by
Joanna Zhou
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, ...
, Search Press, June 2011, )
* ''Creating Comics!'' (by Judith Salavetz and Spencer Drate,
Rockport Publishers
The Quarto Group is a global illustrated book publishing group founded in 1976. It is domiciled in the United States and listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Quarto creates and sells illustrated books for adults and children, across 50 countri ...
, November 2010, )
* ''Alien Raid'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2011, )
* ''Castle of Doom'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2011, )
* ''Girls FC 10: Has Anyone Seen Our Striker?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, October 2011, )
* ''Aya Takeo volume 2'' (with Lloyd Prentice;
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, June 2011, )
* ''Ninja: First Mission'' (
Chris Bradford,
Barrington Stoke
Barrington Stoke is a children's book publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 1998 and publishes fiction and non-fiction adapted to different reading ages for reluctant, under-confident and dyslexic children and teens ...
, June 2011, )
* ''Girls FC 9: We're The Dream Team, Right?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, May 2011, )
* ''Tomb Runner'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2010, )
* ''Dragonslayer'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2010, )
* ''Girls FC 8: Can't I Just Kick It?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, August 2010, )
* ''Girls FC 7: So What If I Hog The Ball?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, May 2010, )
* ''Telling Tales'' (multiple artists;
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, May 2010, )
* ''Girls FC 6: What's Ukrainian For Football?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, November 2009, )
* ''Girls FC 5: Who Ate All The Pies?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, November 2009, )
* ''Talking to Strangers'' (
Fehed Said and multiple artists,
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, October 2009, )
* ''DOMO: The Manga'' (
Clint Bickham
Clint Bickham is an American voice actor and ADR script writer working with Funimation and Sentai Filmworks/Seraphim Digital. After collaborating with illustrator Priscilla Hamby on ''Devil's Candy'', which was featured in the first volume of '' ...
and multiple artists,
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
, October 2009, )
* ''Girls FC 4: Is An Own Goal Bad?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, August 2009, )
* ''Girls FC 3: Are All Brothers Foul?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, August 2009, )
* ''Girls FC 2: Can Ponies Take Penalties?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, August 2009, )
* ''Girls FC 1: Do Goalkeepers Wear Tiaras?'' (
Helena Pielichaty,
Walker Books, August 2009, )
* ''Love Stuffing volume 1'' (with Stereoblind,
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, May 2009, )
* ''Aya Takeo volume 1'' (with Lloyd Prentice,
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, May 2009, )
* ''Strike Force'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, April 2009, )
* ''Space Rescue'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, April 2009, )
* ''Drop Dead Monstrous'' (multiple artists;
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, November 2008, )
* ''Once Upon A Time'' (
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, October 2008, )
* ''Save The Empire'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2008, )
* ''Pirate Gold'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2008, )
* ''Comic Book Tattoo'' (multiple artists,
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-o ...
, )
* ''Be Creative'' (Infinite Ideas Manga Life, April 2008, )
* ''Find True Love'' (Infinite Ideas Manga Life, April 2008, )
* ''Death or Glory'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2007, )
* ''Viking Blood'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2007, )
* ''Gorgon's Cave'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2007, )
* ''Code Mission'' (I Hero series by
Steve Skidmore
The Two Steves are British collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are published as by Steve Barlow and ...
and
Steve Barlow,
Franklin Watts
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including '' The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), '' The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), '' Ac ...
, October 2007, )
* ''500 Manga Characters'' (
Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, Ilex, June 2007, )
* ''Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet'' (
Self Made Hero, January 2007, )
* ''Pink is for Girls'' (multiple artists, October 2006, )
* ''Cyborg Butterfly'' (in ''
MangaQuake'' No. 2, 2006)
Cyborg Butterfly
* ''Tokyopop Rising Stars of Manga: UK & Ireland volume 1'' (multiple artists; June 2008, )
* ''Draw Manga'' (Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, New Holland, October 2006, )
* ''Sugardrops'' (multiple artists; Sweatdrop Studios
Sweatdrop Studios are a collective of UK Original English-language manga creators who publish British small press comics.
Overview
The UK's first home-based independent Original English-language manga publisher and distributor, Sweatdrop Studio ...
, July 2004, )
References
External links
Fyredrake.net
anime/manga style comics & illustrations.
Stereoblind
Photography & Manga.
Aya.Takeo
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Gothic fashion
British comics artists
British female comics artists
Alumni of the University of Warwick
1982 births
Living people