Supot Anawatkochakorn (, born May 11, 1972), also known under the pen name Supot A, is a Thai

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. He is best known for creating the

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Apaimanee Saga ''Apaimanee Saga'' (; ) is a Thai comic series written and illustrated by Supot A. It was originally serialized in Thailand in NED Comics' magazine '' Boom''. The story was adapted from the Thai epic poem ''Phra Aphai Mani'' by Sunthorn Phu, a leg ...

'', published in NED Comics' magazine ''Boom'' from 2001 to 2006. ''Apaimanee Saga'' is the first Thai comic series published in Western countries, such as France under the title ''Apai Saga'' by Milan in 2007. It was also adapted in

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and video game.

Profile

Supot Anawatkochakorn has a long established relation with NED Comics' magazine ''Boom'' where he published his first comic series named ''Search''. If the first series remains unfinished, its second part named ''Search 2'' was fully completed. Supot A faded from the comics field during a short period of time before launching his most famous series ''Apaimanee Saga'' in the magazine ''Boom'' under the license of Nation Edutainment Co.Ltd. in Thailand. Its plot was adapted from the Thai novel ''

Phra Aphai Mani Phra Aphai Mani is a 48,700-line epic poem composed by Thai poet Sunthorn Phu, who is known as "the Bard of Rattanakosin" (). It is considered to be one of Thailand's national epics. With 48,686 couplets, it is listed as the longest Thai single ...

'' by poet

Sunthorn Phu Phra Sunthorn Vohara (Phu) (, , ; 26 June 1786 – 1855), known as Sunthorn Phu (, , ), was a Thai poet. He is often referred to as the "Shakespeare of Thailand." Born four years after the founding of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, he entered royal ...

. The story takes liberties from the original novel, being adapted in the style of a fantasy adventure comic series and introducing original characters such as demons and monsters. In 2007, he began his current ongoing series, the next part of ''Apaimanee Saga'' called ''

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'', serialized in NED Comics' magazine ''Boom''.

Works

* ''

Search Searching may refer to: Music * "Searchin', Searchin", a 1957 song originally performed by The Coasters * Searching (China Black song), "Searching" (China Black song), a 1991 song by China Black * Searchin' (CeCe Peniston song), "Searchin" (C ...

'' * '' Search 2'' * ''

'' (2001–2006) * '' Apaimanee Saga: The Pirates Dawn'' (2007-ongoing) * '' Comics Step'' Vol. 1 (2014)

References

External links

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1972 births

Supot Anawatkochakorn Supot Anawatkochakorn (, born May 11, 1972), also known under the pen name Supot A, is a Thai comics artist. He is best known for creating the fantasy Thai comics, comics ''Apaimanee Saga'', published in NED Comics' magazine ''Boom'' from 2001 to ...

Living people Thai cartoonists {{Comics-artist-stub