Howard Wong

What an amazing show! Got to see old friends and catch up with their shenanigans, as well as making new friendships which is one of the many reasons why I like the comic book community. Photos taken by Paul Hiller. Photos taken by Paul Hiller. Got to hang out with one of the best con neighbours I've had, Casey Parsons. He was busy painting covers and sketches folks as made incredibly bad dad jokes. Seeing old fans and meeting new ones is always a highlight of the show for me. So many passionate folks came by to talk to me about old and new stories I've written, which still boggles my mind. Thank you for the support! Sorry if you don't see yourself here. I tend to forget to grab a snap when I'm talking. Last, but not least I want to thank all the folks that make Fan Expo Canada what it is! Happy 25th to you too! My kid s marched me to this huma n crane game at the Adult Swim booth with hopes I'd toss my cooki...

I was interviewed by South China Morning Post's Andrew Sun, where I was asked about some of the work I've done. Some things to note, I did not write the narrative for the Iron Man Experience attraction but did write the comic with the same name for Marvel Comics. A freelance creative consultant, Wong was there to discuss storylines for a new robot character. But before that, the agenda included updates on a crossover product line showing  Star Wars  characters as samurais. As the suits reviewed sales projections and production schedule, the Chinese-Canadian writer noticed something odd in the prototype toys. “The Stormtroopers had nipples on their armour,” Wong says. “So I asked ‘why do they have nipples?’ The executives paused, then also asked, ‘yeah, why are there nipples on Stormtroopers?’” Urgent emails flew off to Japan. Responsible adults evaluating management decisions suddenly degenerated into a round table of nerds debating whether Edo-period troops for ...

Had a fun time speaking with John Swinimer from Toronto North Country Comics about things I've done, food and things I'd like to get back into.  Here's the link to the podcast:  https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2019/01/07/howard-wong-chats-about-his-love-for-comics-travel-and-food/

2018 Indie Author Day 2018 was great! Met wonderful diverse authors with interesting stories and awesome readers! Readers at a library? Who would have guessed? This was my first time attending and for the library, I was their first comic book writer. So a few unknowns from both sides. Went in not knowing what to really expect. Luckily people working there and fellow authors were great in letting me know how things were in past Indie Author Days. But being a comic book writer in an event where the norm are book authors, my experience was little different. As I was setting up, people started to notice that I was not a book author, but a comic book writer. This led to curiosity and the first question all comic book writers get by those who aren't avid comic book readers, "Do you draw?" No, I don't. Okay, that a lie. I draw, but horribly bad. Some comic book writers do write and draw, but most of us don't. We mainly just write. I can write and le...

This Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm, I will be with Justice Wong (Artist of Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes) signing Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1 at Clark's Comics and Metro Comics in Hong Kong! That's right, this is a double in store signing and my first in store signing in Hong Kong! Come say hi and pick up some cool comics! Address: Shop B7 Basement Causeway Bay Centre, 15-23 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

This Wednesday, April 11th from 5pm to 7pm, I'll be at Paradise Comics for an in store signing of Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1. See you folks there!

Just a friendly reminder to pick up your own copy of Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1 at your local comic shop!

Guys! Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1 has two variant covers! One by Gang Hyuk Lim ( JAN180907 ), and the other by Brian Crosby ( JAN180908 )! Or you can go for the original by Justice Wong ( JAN180906 ). So that's a total of three wicked covers to choose from when you pre-order.

I didn't know Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1 was Certified Cool at Previews World . Thanks to those messaging me about it. "Throughout  PREVIEWS , you'll find a selection of some of the coolest comics around, but let's face it, some comics are so cool that they deserve to be singled out. So every month, we "certify" some of the best and brightest! "Certified Cool" is  PREVIEWS ' way of showing you a comics world that is powerfully unique unto itself. The titles listed below stood out to us as perfect examples of distinct comic stories that will broaden your entertainment experience and the industry. Dive right in and enjoy some of these wonderful tales!"

So the word is out that Iron Man: Hong Kong Heroes #1 is coming out March 21st! Justice Wong (artist) and I filled the story with loads of action, familar Hong Kong locals and introduce a new armored hero! If you want to get your own copy, head to your locak comic shop and use Previews Code:  JAN180908.   Previews :  JAN180908 (W) Howard Wong (A) Wong, Justice (CA) Crosby, Bill The Marvel Universe story of Disney's newest & coolest ATTRACTION! Stark Expo Hong Kong-THE place to unveil the latest and greatest in cutting-edge technology. But even as TONY STARK and WENDY WONG introduce the newest futuristic tech in the STARK EMERGENCY RESPONSE EXOSUIT, an evil from the past strikes! The sinister BARON MORDO has teamed up with ARNIM ZOLA in a diabolical merging of next-gen technology and ancient dark magic.  It'll take a titanic team-up of AVENGERS to protect the expo.  But who will wear the prototype exosuit?  And will it...

When they told us that they would be making big posters of Iron Man Experience: Hong Kong Heroes for Harbour City's Marvel Superhero Summer exhitbit, we never imagined they would be doing this: That is a 4-meter high, 3D version of our cover! On the other side, this: A 1:1 ratio Iron Man doing his thing. Justice and I were floored. This was way, way beyond what we thought they were going to do.  Right before the opening of the exhibit, we took a quick shot. This is an exhibit at Harbour City promoting the Marvel Superhero Summer event at Hong Kong Disneyland using pages from the Iron Man Experience: Hong Kong Heroes comic Justice and I worked on for Marvel and HKDL. Besides the giant 3D cover, they supersized preview pages! It was great meeting more Hong Kong Marvel fans who didn't know we would be there. We happily signed more Iron Man Experience: Hong Kong Heroes and got to chat with them between the rain. Typical Hong Kong weather with the rain coming ...

So back in June Justice and I were invited to checkout Hong Kong Disneyland's Superhero Summer Grand Opening! We got to become S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents and enter the Dimensions of Danger, and other MARVELous things they had. They did a fabulous job making you feel like you were walking into the Marvel Universe where you get to see...I don't want to spoil it, but it if you're a fan of Marvel comics or films, you really need to check it out. Nothing to see here, just Stark's Research Lab. We also met members of the Hong Kong Marvel Fan Club. After taking photos, they asked us to deface their copies of Iron Man Experience: Hong Kong Heroes, which we were more than happy to oblige. Even in the crazy humid weather their spirits were high. There were many questions about our story and all things Marvel. It's always fun to geek out about the films, Netflix shows, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and of course comics.  If you ever wonder if there were comic book fa...