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Sonia Leong |
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| Homepage: |
http://fyredrake.net/ |
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| Date of Birth: |
07-MAY-82 |
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| Location: |
Cambridge |
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| Gender: |
female |
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| Blood Type: |
Cold-blooded |
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| Favourite Artists: |
CLAMP, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Yoshitaka Amano, Thores Shibamoto, Kiyo Kyujou, Yuji Shiozaki, Ogure Ito, Kei Toumei, Haradaya, Sena Aritou. |
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| Favourite Comics: |
Trinity Blood, Lament of the Lamb, xxxHOLIC, Air Gear, Cardcaptor Sakura, Battle Angel Alita, IWGP, Battle Vixens, MARS, Azumanga Daioh. |
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| Favourite Literature: |
Rendering in Pen and Ink (Guptill). The Mallorean (Eddings). Masterharper of Pern (McCaffrey). Kushiel's Dart (Carey). Sophie's World (Gaarder). The Name of the Rose (Eco). The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (McCall Smith). And various apocryphal religious texts. |
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| Favourite Films: |
Kamikaze Girls, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean, Get Carter, Snatched, Transporter 1 & 2, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Ring. |
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| Favourite Music: |
L'Arc~en~Ciel, Utada Hikaru, KOTOKO, Do As Infinity, U2, Goo Goo Dolls, Snow Patrol, Gorillaz, K T Tunstall, Kylie Minogue. |
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| General Interests: |
Reading and creating manga. Dressing in Gothic and Lolita fashions. I cook lots of Oriental food (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) and bake cakes and make jam. Videogaming (particularly puzzle games and rpgs). Website-ing in Notepad. Collecting weapons. |
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| Recommended Sites: |
My Livejournal
Gamiko
LoliGothUK |
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| Biography: |
I'm a professional comic artist and illustrator specialising in the Anime/Manga style. My first graphic novel was Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet published by SelfMadeHero. My awards include Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Reader and Best Books for Young Adults 2008 for Romeo and Juliet ; Winner in Tokyopop's first UK Rising Stars of Manga competition (2005/06) and Winner in NEO Magazine's 2005 Manga Competition. I designed the official Catgirl mascot for Wacom-Europe’s Manga campaign. My artwork features prominently in the British movie, Popcorn (2007). I've been involved in many instructional art books - I was the Lead Artist for the book Draw Manga by Sweatdrop Studios, of which I'm a core member. I also contributed to Tori Amos's Comic Book Tattoo anthology.
Currently, my work is being exhibited at the Manchester URBIS Centre as part of the exhibition How Manga Took Over the World. I'm working with Infinite Ideas on the Manga Life series of self-help comic books, the first two titles being Find True Love and Be Creative. I'm the artist for Aya.Takeo, a full-colour comic published weekly online from April 2007-2009.
Sweatdrop has helped me and many others achieve their dreams of comic-making. I just happened to be one of those fortunate enough to make it into my career! I hope to help, encourage and inspire many more to do the same. |
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Titles available from Sonia Leong:
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| Pink is for Girls |
| by Sonia, Niki, Emma, Wing, and others. Foreword by Helen McCarthy.. £5.00 |
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