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==Background and early career==
==Background and early career==
She originally lived in Hong Kong, but in 1986, she and her family moved to Australia. Through her childhood, she was interested in reading [[manga]] and also read Chinese-translated versions of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump|Shonen Jump]]'' as well as popular American cartoon strips such as ''[[Garfield]]'' and ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.
She originally lived in Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Manga artist Queenie Chan talks diversity and tips for aspiring artists |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/06/05/manga-artist-queenie-chan-talks-diversity-and-tips-aspiring-artists |website=SBS PopAsia HQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511223831/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/06/05/manga-artist-queenie-chan-talks-diversity-and-tips-aspiring-artists |archive-date=2019-05-11}}</ref> but in 1986, she and her family moved to Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queenie Chan |url=https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/queenie-chan |website=The Wheeler Centre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511230556/https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/queenie-chan |archive-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> Through her childhood, she was interested in reading [[manga]] and also read Chinese-translated versions of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump|Shonen Jump]]'' as well as popular American cartoon strips such as ''[[Garfield]]'' and ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.


She attended [[Meriden School|Meriden]] High School before graduating and enrolling at the [[University of New South Wales]] (UNSW) to study computer programming, but in mid-1998, she was inspired to write and draw her own manga stories after reading ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''.<ref>{{cite interview |url=http://comicsdownunder.blogspot.com.au/2007/11/interview-queenie-chan.html |title=Interview: Queenie Chan |subject=Chan, Queenie |author-link= |interviewer=Kevin Patrick |date=25 November 2007 |access-date=20 June 2017 |work=Comics Down Under |publisher= }}</ref>
She attended [[Meriden School|Meriden]] High School before graduating and enrolling at the [[University of New South Wales]] (UNSW) to study computer programming, but in mid-1998, she was inspired to write and draw her own manga stories after reading ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''.<ref>{{cite interview |url=http://comicsdownunder.blogspot.com.au/2007/11/interview-queenie-chan.html |title=Interview: Queenie Chan |subject=Chan, Queenie |interviewer=Kevin Patrick |date=25 November 2007 |access-date=20 June 2017 |work=Comics Down Under }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Queenie Chan started publishing her own web comics before she considered submitting her work to [[Tokyopop]] in 2005, where she successfully published her three volume series ''[[The Dreaming (Tokyopop comic)|The Dreaming]]''.
Queenie Chan started publishing her own web comics before she considered submitting her work to [[Tokyopop]] in 2005, where she successfully published her three volume series ''[[The Dreaming (Tokyopop comic)|The Dreaming]]''.


Bill Sherman, reviewing Chan's work on ''[[The Dreaming (Tokyopop comic)|The Dreaming]]'' praised her work stating she was a "skillful visual storyteller, capable of slathering on the atmosphere".<ref>{{cite web|author=Bill Sherman|url=http://blogcritics.org/books/article/manga-review-the-dreaming-collection-by/#ixzz1kHDPIQUV |title=Manga Review: The Dreaming Collection by Queenie Chan|publisher=Blogcritics|date=September 19, 2010|accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>
Bill Sherman, reviewing Chan's work on ''[[The Dreaming (Tokyopop comic)|The Dreaming]]'' praised her work stating she was a "skillful visual storyteller, capable of slathering on the atmosphere".<ref>{{cite web|author=Bill Sherman|url=http://blogcritics.org/books/article/manga-review-the-dreaming-collection-by/#ixzz1kHDPIQUV |title=Manga Review: The Dreaming Collection by Queenie Chan|publisher=Blogcritics|date=September 19, 2010|access-date=2012-01-20}}</ref>


==Selected bibliography==
==Selected bibliography==
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* Twins
* Twins
* Air+Space
* Air+Space
* Shirley’s Story
* Shirley's Story
* Twinside
* Twinside
* Block 6
* Block 6
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* [http://www.queeniechan.com/ Queenie Chan Website]
* [http://www.queeniechan.com/ Queenie Chan Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081122090754/http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/pb/111599896251790.htm An interview with Queenie Chan conducted at Silverbulletcomicbooks.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081122090754/http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/pb/111599896251790.htm An interview with Queenie Chan conducted at Silverbulletcomicbooks.com]
* {{cite web |title=The story of Queenie Chan, a manga artist crushing sexism and stereotypes |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-08/manga-artist-queenie-chan-shattering-stereotypes/10147166 |website=ABC News |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021144506/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-08/manga-artist-queenie-chan-shattering-stereotypes/10147166 |archive-date=2018-10-21 |date=2018-10-08}}



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Latest revision as of 13:39, 10 May 2023

Queenie Chan
Born1980
Hong Kong
Area(s)Penciller
Notable works
The Dreaming,
Odd Is On Our Side,
In Odd We Trust
queeniechan.com

Queenie Chan is a Chinese-Australian Original English-Language comic artist who co-wrote and illustrated the graphic novel In Odd We Trust, a prequel to Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas, and published by Del Rey. She illustrated the sequel, Odd Is On Our Side, and is illustrating The Boy's Book of Positive Quotations for Fairview Press.[1]

Background and early career

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She originally lived in Hong Kong,[2] but in 1986, she and her family moved to Australia.[3] Through her childhood, she was interested in reading manga and also read Chinese-translated versions of Shonen Jump as well as popular American cartoon strips such as Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes.

She attended Meriden High School before graduating and enrolling at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to study computer programming, but in mid-1998, she was inspired to write and draw her own manga stories after reading Rurouni Kenshin.[4]

Career

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Queenie Chan started publishing her own web comics before she considered submitting her work to Tokyopop in 2005, where she successfully published her three volume series The Dreaming.

Bill Sherman, reviewing Chan's work on The Dreaming praised her work stating she was a "skillful visual storyteller, capable of slathering on the atmosphere".[5]

Selected bibliography

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Published works

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One-shot manga

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  • A Chinese Ghost Story
  • Twinside
  • Block 6

Short stories

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  • Only Flora
  • Keeper of the Soul
  • Message To You
  • The Two Dollar Deal
  • Ten Years Ago Today
  • Blood of Snow
  • Yuen
  • A Girl Called Marian
  • Greenhouse
  • A Short Ghost Story
  • Twins
  • Air+Space
  • Shirley's Story
  • Twinside
  • Block 6
  • A Chinese Ghost Story

References

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  1. ^ Super Creatives: Queenie Chan Marianne De Pierres
  2. ^ "Manga artist Queenie Chan talks diversity and tips for aspiring artists". SBS PopAsia HQ. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Queenie Chan". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ Chan, Queenie (25 November 2007). "Interview: Queenie Chan". Comics Down Under (Interview). Interviewed by Kevin Patrick. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ Bill Sherman (19 September 2010). "Manga Review: The Dreaming Collection by Queenie Chan". Blogcritics. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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