This is the artwork Sau Lim did for Hero Online event. Hero Online is the game adaptation of the classic Hong Kong comic 中华英雄, drawn by 马荣成 (Ma Wing Shing). The character Sau Lim choose to illustrate was one of the main villain-- Commander Black Dragon.
Gilamon will be having a sharing session with the topic "Making Comics The Gilamon Way" @ Comic Fiesta 2009, Hall 1, Sunway Convention Hall on 20th Dec 2009. Together with Stanley Lay (IFS), Pekomik & Azlan Pa'wan (BigBeak Pictures). So dont miss out!
Lefty, Michael and Sau Lim will each taking part in 3 comics related events this weekend (21-22 Nov), here is the list, please drop by and say hi: 01 Lefty will be with his Storm Lion team at Anime Festival Asia(AFA09), Suntec Convention and Exhibition Halls 403-404, Singapore. 02 Micheal will be at Malaysia Mandarin Comics Society (MMCS) Comic Convention held in conjunction with The Mines' International Mandarin Book Fair, Selangor. 03 Sau Lim will be at Gempak Starz's Malaysia Comic Carnival(MCC), Sungei Wang Plaza, KL.
We will be back with lots of photographs and reports soon.
Internatianal Coimc Artist Conference (which was held in Tamsui, Taiwan from 23-25 Oct, 2009) has always been a pilgrimage event for artists around the Asia region. This year, Michael and Sau Lim managed to participate in it.
The 3-day event was jam-packed with discussion panels, reports of educational comics market in the region by various comics professionals from their respective country. There was also an exhibition to showcase artist's work from participated countries.
Works of Sau Lim, Michael and Lefty(who was absent) were exhibited during this prolific event. l>r: Michael, Kaoru, Kieth, Jo, Eng Huat, Sau Lim, Kenny and Chris
The Malaysian crew, among them are Art Square's Terence (left 1, standing) and Ge Mei Liang's Shu Youli.
Gilamon is an independent label that specializes in both storytelling - using comic books as a medium - and design. It is co-founded by three comic book artists - namely Lefty, Michael Chuah, and Chi Sau Lim. Gilamon has released its first graphic novel and a new series of T-shirts for the second STGCC it is participating in. Gilamon has participated in various events in Tokyo, San Diego, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. It is also one of the winners of Malaysia Multimedia Development Corporation (MDec)'s intellectual Property Grant. Lefty is heavily influenced by the Western pencil and ink comic books. Michael's works are full of cute but vicious characteristic. Sau Lim's style is more towards the dark and gritty side of life.
