The Art Of Chalie Chan Hock Chye (Updated Edition)

Synopsis

Celebrate Singapore’s groundbreaking graphic novel—an international sensation, now with exclusive bonus material.

Sonny Liew’s triple Eisner Award–winning The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye chronicles the life of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist whose career spanned over five decades, mirroring Singapore’s political and social transformation. Translated into nine languages, this internationally acclaimed work blends fact and fiction, reimagining history through Chan’s striking illustrations, paintings and sketches. Featuring exclusive bonus material, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye remains a must-have for collectors and new readers alike.

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Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s, Chan has been making comics in his native Singapore since 1954, when he was a boy of 16. As he looks back on his career over five decades, we see his stories unfold before us in a dazzling array of art styles and forms, their development mirroring the evolution in the political and social landscape of his homeland and of the comic book medium itself. With The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, Sonny Liew has drawn together a myriad of genres to create a thoroughly ingenious and engaging work, where the line between truth and construct may sometimes be blurred, but where the story told is always enthralling.

About The Author

Sonny Liew is an award-winning comics artist, painter and illustrator. His work includes the New York Times bestseller The Shadow Hero (with Gene Luen Yang), Doctor Fate (with Paul Levitz), Eternity Girl (with Magdalene Visaggio), Red Lines (with Cherian George) and Malinky Robot, as well as contributions to Marvel Comics, DC Vertigo, Disney Press, Image Comics, IDW, Boom Studios and First Second Books. He lives and works in Singapore—where he sleeps with the fishes.