| Ant Sang | |
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 Sang at Wellington ComicFest 2019 | |
| Born | 1970 New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Graphic Novelist |
Notable works | bro'Town ,The Dharma Punks |
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Ant Sang is a fifth generation Chinese New Zealander comic book artist and designer. [1] He is perhaps best known for his work on the animated show Bro'Town .
While studying graphic design at the then Auckland Institute of Technology in the mid-1990s, Sang first began to publish his work in the short-lived New Zealand comic Mainstream, and Auckland event guide The Fix. He also published his own mini-comic book, Filth, which ran to seven issues between 1994 and 1997. [2] The central characters from Filth formed the basis of his next series, The Dharma Punks. [3] This comprised an eight-issue story line, first published in the early 2000s and later compiled into a trade paperback with printing crowd-funded via Kickstarter in 2014. [4]
Sang's graphic novel Shaolin Burning was nominated in 2012 for Best Picture Book in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. This was the first time that a young adult graphic novel had been nominated in that category. [5] He has also illustrated graphic novels for Victoria University's Youth Wellbeing Study and been published in magazines including Rip It Up and the New Zealand Listener . [6] [7]
Sang designed the characters and backgrounds for the award-winning animated show Bro'Town. [8] He has also undertaken commercial work for organisations including SkyCity Cinemas. [9]
Sang has received the following awards and honors:
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