We’ve been remiss not starting a thread on our dear Senior Graphic Artist’s Patrick Lugo (Design Sifu here) and his project continuing A Tiger’s Tale since our print mag died of Covid.
Read my BTS piece for website: Tracking Tigers Tale
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In October of 1997 the first episode of Tiger’s Tale was published in the pages of Kung Fu Tai Chi (alternatively called Wushu Kungfu or Kungfu Qigong at the time) magazine. Some of you may even remember those back page features.
Two dozen years later The Graphic Novel approaches realization.
One of its secret origin begins here: https://atigerstale.com/a-tigers-tale-kans-secret/
Read it, comment. Subscribe!
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For anyone who’s just now catching SHANG CHI
New updates! #tigertuesday
In case wondering has been keeping you up at night, some updates.
Today marks week 11 in the #tigertuesday countdown to the official launch of the A TIGER’S TALE Graphic Novel. It’s also #folktaleweek for those who follow such things. So let me tell you about Xingtian ()
He was a rebel leader whose beheading did not keep him from leading his army.
Plus there’s a new comic at aTigersTale.com
… just a secret origin of the universe in comics form.
[QUOTE=Design Sifu;1322137]In case wondering has been keeping you up at night, some updates.
Today marks week 11 in the #tigertuesday countdown to the official launch of the A TIGER’S TALE Graphic Novel. It’s also #folktaleweek for those who follow such things. So let me tell you about Xingtian ()
He was a rebel leader whose beheading did not keep him from leading his army.
Plus there’s a new comic at aTigersTale.com
… just a secret origin of the universe in comics form.[/QUOTE]
Yikes! The resemblance to a co-worker is uncanny. Its as if the Jade Egg and Iron Crotch masters had offspring…
Secret Sunday Special Announcement!
You are learning about this first!
For the whole story, subscribe to A Tiger’s Tale (it’s free) before our November 23rd #TigerTuesday exclusive!
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Here’s the Big Announcement!
When the artist you admire agrees to provide art for your project; that’s something to be thankful for. When they offer additional art as prescription/inspiration - perhaps that project is on it’s way.
or should I say ?
You see, on the advice of others, it had been suggested that I find an artist of some renown to provide an alternate cover for my project. With a growing number of martial arts themed comics appearing this year alone, several comic artists immediately came to mind, but in keeping with the hidden spirit of A Tiger’s Tale, I felt it was more important to offer a cover created in the tradition of shu-mo hua () ink-wash painting. At the top of that list of artist was our Grandmaster Tu Jin-sheng. Not only has he made available one of his painting for use as cover art (to be unveiled in a future post) for the A TIGER’s TALE graphic novel, he generously provided this second painting. Part inspiration, part prescription: the painting he provided is his interpretation of the Shaolin Muscle Tendon Change Classic (Shaolin Yijinjing ) what I’ll be calling The Original Workout in this piece on aTigersTale.com
Working in collaboration with Grandmaster Tu we’ve printed a limited run of postcards using the Yijinjing artwork above as well as the secret cover art. Deluxe print are also in the works. Both will be made available to subscribers first (who’ve already had a glimpse of Master Tu’s cover art), then they will be offered to our general audience in the new year; Chinese New Year.
The subscribe it free and comes with all sorts of extra features.
Some Comic Art + Behind-the-Page
Have a behind the scenes look at the the evolution of the birth of the Muscle Tendon Change Classic (yijinjing ) scene with-in the A Tiger’s Tale comics.
From the original comic as printed in Wushu Kung Fu Qigong in 1996
and what it looks like today.
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Week 7: An Exclusive Interview at aTigersTale.com
On week 7 of our #TigerTuesday countdown I’d like you to meet Sifu Mark Horton (Hong Ying Sifu ) martial artist, champion, author & illustrator of the 2021 graphic novel CHAN HUENG: MASTER OF KUNG FU. Exclusive Interview with Free Preview Pages!
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Who else likes stickers?
Check out the newest addition to the #PLUGOarts sticker vault. This glossy 3 inch round will be available to backers of the A TIGER’S TALE Crowdfunding campaign; beginning on February 1st 2022 #sticker #swag #atigerstale #graphicnovel #crowdfunding #campaign
Martial or Meditation Monday?
There’s a special new webcomic coming to A TIGER’S TALE tomorrow! Enjoy this sneak peek.
But the exclusive gift comes to inboxes of subscribers. Sign Up! Subscriptions are Free.
New webcomic!
A Tiger’s Tale: Tamo & Tea
The final #tigertuesday post for 2021 is a webcomic first! Created entirely on an iPad using the app PROCREATE this comic tells the tale of Tamo & Tea
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An Introduction to Tea
As a thank you for support subscribers received an 8 page PDF excerpted from the book Haute Tea Cuisine: New Techniques for Tea-Infused French Cooking by Fred Lit Yu you can read the intro here: https://atigerstale.com/a-brief-introduction-to-tea/
Your # has no value here…
You should copy these two to our Tea thread.
Special Announcement!
Is this a cover reveal? Perhaps.
Or it’s a teaser to check out today’s #tigertuesday post on aTigersTale.com There are only four weeks remaining before the official launch of #atigerstale and there’s so much yet to share with you!
Interview
Normally I’m the one asking questions. But this interview with Solo Nerd Bird Podcast made for an illuminating view of my journey from comic artist to graphic designer / illustrator and back.
You can find it on the usual podcast servers
Apple Podcasts
SoundCloud
Spotify
But if you want the visuals - including what works of art are in arms reach at any given moment - here’s the video…
