Howard Wong

 

Join me at Markham Public Library, Angus Glen to learn how to make a comic from idea to 1 page draft comic story.  Jumpstart your comic writing during this two-hour workshop, where participants will go from idea to a first draft of a one-page comic story. Joining us will be local expert, Howard Wong, Creative Development and Narrative Specialist, who has worked for many leaders in the creative industry including Bandai Namco Asia Company Limited, Bungie Inc., Hong Kong Disneyland, Marvel Comics, National Geographic Asia, and Threezero (Hong  Kong) Ltd. This program is for children age 9-15. SIGN UP HERE!   Suitable for: Children Type: Creative Expression Language: English  

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  "Every once in a while, you pick up a comic book, and you start chuckling along, and then suddenly, you're howling, and with every page-turn, your smile gets wider and wider. That's what happened after we picked up the first issue of Damned, Cursed Children. It's not a comedy. God, no. It's horrific. Every ounce of it. But the terror is so wild that you can't help but give yourself to the madness. The comic makes you howl, and halting that howl becomes incredibly difficult. The premise is so simple. One day, the children of this world transform into stark-raving-rampaging-maniacs. They want your flesh! And they're gonna get it! A small band of survivors attempts to navigate a new universe where their sweet kiddos are now hungry for their guts. Damned, Cursed Children goes for it. And it does so hard. Writers Howard Wong and Josh Stafford take their love for George A. Romero and Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror and a million other horror gems and j...

I'm hosting a fun comic-making workshop for kids where they'll learn the basics as they start their own comic!  Kids will learn about scripting and making their own comic books. This program is presented by Howard Wong, a published comic book creator. For ages 9-12 Date: February 6, 2021 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00 PM Location: Online Sign-up here: Eventbrite

Damned, Cursed Children   Issue 3 of 5 is in January Previews from Source Point Press !  (W) Howard Wong, Josh Stafford (A) Robin Simon Ng "We're not going to make it!"  Lawrence and Sam fight their way through the streets to their one chance of getting away from the horrors they just survived, only to come face-to-face with a swarm of little monsters! Ted's wife loses her mind as he does the unimaginable, driving through the horrors they barely got away from earlier in an attempt to save them, only to be confronted with his bloodthirsty monstrous daughter. Daisy and her roommates escape the evil that has taken over their home and onto the streets, only to find themselves surrounded by a horde of diminutive horrors! Kendra finds herself trapped and running out of places to hide in a shopping mall crawling with tiny terrors! You can pre-order it, along with issues 1 and 2 at your local comic book shop using these order codes: Issue 1: NOV201529 Issue 2: DEC201678 Issu...

How to Make a Comic Book for Beginners Workshops: Things to Get You Started! Join Unlocking the Secrets in Creating Comic Books ' Howard Wong (Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes) and special guest, artist Jason Lapidus (Group of 7) for this FREE three-part workshop where you will learn the overall basic skills to make your own comic! They will cover how to turn a story into a comic book script, a comic book script into a comic book page layout, and more! Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-make-comic-book-for-beginners-tickets-132196797179 *Remember to sign up for all three workshops! They cover different stages in creating a comic book! This event is hosted by FIGMENT Project . Dates and Times:  Workshop 1 - Story to Script part 1 of 2 Thursday, December 17, 4 - 5 PM Host: Howard Wong Learn how to turn your story into a comic book script by understanding how to use visuals and text to tell your story. The basic technical aspects of comic book scripting, page layouts that inv...

As you may know, Damned, Cursed Children, the horror miniseries I've been hinting at and showing some sneak peeks of is currently in Previews: Click here for more details.  I will be busy working on things for it, so I will be putting development on Unlocking the Secrets of Creating Books on hold for about a week or two. I hope to have some interesting news about things I've been working on in the background for it to share with you soon!

So you may have noticed that I have a  Ko-fi page  from the link I have on this blog. I'm accepting donations there that will help with comic books I am working, as well as for the development and production of Unlocking the Secrets of Comic Books. This will be a series of workshops that will teach kids how to make their own comic books taught by local comic book creators! I have also launched my first ever online shop on my Ko-fi page ! I have trade paperbacks, anthologies, a children's illustrated book and paintings up for sale! Product details, shipping info, suggested age of reader and more are listed there. Click here to head there now and feel free to share the link too:  https://ko-fi.com/howardwong/shop .