A fantasy comic book inspired by ancient Chinese poets emerged as the biggest winner at the 6th Golden Comic Awards ceremony in Taipei on Tuesday.
The Lord of Master: Li Bai 2 (大仙術士李白2) by Taiwanese artist Yeh Ming-hsuan (葉明軒) won the top award — the Best Comic Grand Prize — and the Best Young Male Comic Award, at the annual event organized by the Ministry of Culture.
The comic book, from Yeh’s second comic series, is about the life and encounters of prominent Chinese poets Li Bai (李白), Du Fu (杜甫) and Wang Wei (王維). It is based partly on history and partly on fantasy, and includes elements of magic, Yeh said.
“After completing my last series, I wanted to create something with a distinct Chinese style,” Yeh said. “I am a fan of Li’s poems, so I decided to create a series that would introduce his poems to my readers.”
He said the most difficult part of creating the book was making sure that the poems were inserted smoothly into the stories and “making the stories interesting.”
The Japanese edition of The Lord of Master: Li Bai 2 arrived in stores in Japan on Tuesday.
“It’s a dream come true for me. I have read Japanese comic books since I was a child, and now my comic books are to be read by Japanese,” Yeh said.
At the awards, the Best New Comic Artist went to Demo#1 (無名歌1) by ROCKAT.
Juan Kuang-min (阮光民) took home the Best General Comic Award with his Heaven Restaurant 2 & 3 (天國餐廳2&3), while Chou Hsien-tsung (周顯宗) won the Best Children’s Comic Award with Yu Ling Xian (御靈仙).
The Best Young Female Comic Award went to Cory’s (顆粒) Make A Wish! DAXI 5 (許個願吧！大喜5).
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Michael Huang (黃鎮隆), founder of Sharp Point Publishing Group, in honor of his efforts to nurture new talent and promote Taiwanese comic art.
The awards are held to recognize original Taiwanese comics and develop a new generation of comic artists.
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