Chinese mythology. 1

Author: Cui Changli
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Chinese Mythology was co-written by a literary doctor and a professional screenwriter, employing a humorous and witty narrative style to tell stories from the creation of the universe and humanity to the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, including Yao, Shun, and Yu. The seemingly insignificant figures in the myths are brought to life in the hands of the cartoonist, such as the mighty and masculine Pangu, the beautiful and wise Nüwa, and the heroic Huangdi. The main cartoonist, Quan Yingsheng, has participated in the original design for multiple animated series, including CCTV's Journey to the West and Five Thousand Years of China. The interstitial characters in the comic are also chosen to embody Chinese cultural symbolism and distinctive personalities, such as the dragon and the panda.
Chinese Mythology is the first full-color comic in China, covering cosmic creation myths like Pangu opening the heavens and Nüwa creating humans. It follows the celestial battles and the process of the universe's rulers across three generations, with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors—Fuxi, Emperor Yan, Huangdi, Shaohao, and Zhuanxu—as the main thread. The entire series consists of twenty volumes, each containing three mythological stories, with each story spanning the standard thirty-three pages typically used in international comic book publishing, in a large 32-page format.