Chia Journal: Husband&Life (2024)
by H. Chia (Writer/Artist)
Vol. 1 of an on-going comic
#Slice-of-life #nerdy #comedy #quirky #goofy
Despite 42.5cm height difference, 7 different languages spoken amongst their families, and cultural differences across three continents, the two nerds become each other’s best friends and lifetime partners!
What’s the secret ingredient that binds them together against all odds? Maybe the answer is here in this book!?
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Mui and The Vampire (2024)
by H. Chia (Writer/Artist)
An on-going private manga project
#coming-of-age #vampire #comedy #high school #punk #90s
Mui is new to Port City. She hates the rain and misses the capital, but having a friend, who happens to be a vampire, makes up for that. Yoh, the vampire, just wants to do well at school and be normal, while Mui jumps at every opportunity to thumb her nose at the everyday conformity of school life. Together, they discover secrets and dangers, neither of them were ready for.
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Delinquent’s Guide To The South Airport Hood 南機場生存指南 (2024)
by 食夢蟹、阿誓 (Writer), H. Chia (Artist)
Published by Fisfisa Media
#comedy #based on real stories #social issues #Taiwan
Yao-Yu, the cheeky, articulate delinquent, has to pay for his misdemeanor through community service. In order to get out of this toil asap, he accepts a ‘special offer’ made by the community chief. He thinks he can outsmart a community of elderly, but he will soon lean that “aged ginger is more pungent”!
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South Airport Coffee Fragrance 南機場的咖啡香 (2021)
by 阿誓 (Writer), H. Chia (Artist)
Published by Fisfisa Media
Selected by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan as Excellent Book for Primary and Secondary School Students
Showcased in The Frankfurt Book Fair
#coming-of-age #based on real stories #social issues #Taiwan
Jia-Kai, is a betrayed and mistreated juvenile delinquent, with no direction. But a kind-hearted community chief vows to never give up on anyone in the community, including Jia-Kai. Can Jia-Kai finally find his place in the world?
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MIXED 1951-1979
誰不是米克斯 (2021)
Manga anthology published by Flâneur Culture Lab
H. Chia is the artist for one chapter and cowriter for two chapters
(Cover art by GGDOG )
Nominated for Best Comic of The Year in Golden Comic Award & Connections+ (GCA).
#history #racial issues #Taiwan
Between 1951 and 1979 there were a number of US military in Taiwan. The book depicts the encounters of the men and women in that time and place, and the challenges they, and their children faced.
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NoS 涅槃 (2019-2020)
by 張智涵 (Writer), H. Chia (Artist)
Web manga series
Showcased in Angoulême International Comics Festival
#sci-fi #detective #crime #thriller
In the future, mental illness can be treated through installing a chip in your brain, and with a tap on your phone. A detective suffering from mental problems refuses to use such technology. While he tries to catch the perpetrator behind a series of bizarre murders, he’s compelled to face his past, and question his beliefs.
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BYGONE 過去 (2018)
by H. Chia (Writer/Artist)
Graphic novel published by 94 comic
94 comic Award winner
Showcased in Angoulême International Comics Festival
#sci-fi #thriller #romantic
A man lost his wife in a car crash. Now he is offered a chance to change the past. But can the damage be undone? And at what cost?
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