Howard Wong

I am doing an online workshop on how to write comic books for beginners with Richvale Public Library on August 19th from 2pm to 3:30pm. This will be a fun and informative workshop where we will dive into the overall elements you will need to put a comic book together. I may even share some secrets and show some interesting things from home. Can't wait to see you all there! Sign up here:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-write-comic-books-for-beginners-tickets-108999424212 Ages 11-14. Teens will learn about the fundamentals of comic book creation including page layouts and how to turn ideas into a script. About this Event Teens will learn about the fundamentals of comic book creation including page layouts and how to turn ideas into a script from presenter Howard Wong, a published comic book creator who has worked for Marvel Comics, Disney, and more. Please note - any participant  under the age of 18  must have a parent register them and give consent. Parent must al...

It has been an interesting week. Since the announcement of being a recipient of the York Region Arts Council's Mirco Grant Program, I've been digging into all the workshops and talks I've done at conventions to festivals to consolidate all the materials and topics I have covered. I found myself having mixed feelings over particular topics on story development I've covered. This is the first time that I'm looking over everything as a whole. Fascinating looking back at all the particular topics I have covered, and thinking back to what worked and what needs improvements. Kind of like finding pieces to a puzzle you're not sure what it will really look like until you get closer to completing it. This also made me think of my own story development process and how I could improve it. In any creative endeavour, there are always challenges you have to meet and overcome. For some, it's seeking inspiration to create, while for others it's the act...

I hope this finds you healthy and keeping safe at home. I know I have been pretty silent here for a while, but with the dynamic changes to everyone's lives with COVID-19 there have been many changes also to where I was going to be and what I was going to be doing. So, for the time being, I'll be at home and keeping busy working on things that I will get to announce later in the future, as well as putting together things that I have been putting into the back burner for a while now. It was not an easy thing for me to get back to though. It was a challenge to get back into a creative mode. I've been doing it with small steps, day-by-day. I am not as productive as I was before COVID-19. Like many, I was worrying and feeling the weight of the situation from reading all the news from around the world. Not to mention questioning what little importance my contribution to the world is--essentially, making stuff up. I've spoken to many fellow creators out there and we shar...