Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
1947
Hong Kong's comics, called manhua, are anchored by Alfonso Wong's Old Master Q, first published in 1962 and described as the oldest Asian comic series still in publication.
From 1970 Tony Wong Yuk-long's Oriental Heroes opened a tradition of action and martial-arts manhua, and in 2025 the Hong Kong Heritage Museum staged an exhibition on the city's comedy comics.
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1947
2000s
Artists from Hong Kong in the archive.
Comics from Hong Kong in the archive.
Sai Lo Cheung, the earliest comic from Hong Kong in the archive.
The decade when the most new comics from Hong Kong began.
manhua
Hong Kong in 3 chapters
A short history you can leaf through. Click a page, use the arrow keys, or press Turn the page to read on.
Hong Kong.
3 chapters
1962
to 1969
Chapter 01
Old Master Q
Alfonso Wong's Old Master Q was first published on 3 February 1962 and is described as the oldest Asian comic series still in publication.
1970
to 2024
Chapter 02
Action and martial-arts manhua
Tony Wong Yuk-long's Little Rascals (1970), renamed Oriental Heroes after the 1975 Indecent Publications law, was the first Hong Kong action and wuxia manhua. Ma Wing-shing followed with Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword and Fung Wan.
2025
to today
Chapter 03
Heritage
On 21 May 2025 the Hong Kong Heritage Museum opened 'Comic Fun for All', an exhibition on the city's comedy comics, from Old Master Q to My Boy, Buck Teeth Jane and Q Boy. Tony Wong chairs the Hong Kong Comics & Animation Federation.
The comics to know
- Old Master Q老夫子Alfonso WongHong Kong, 1962Alfonso Wong. First published on 3 February 1962.
- Oriental Heroes龍虎門Wong Jan-lungHong Kong, 1970Tony Wong Yuk-long. Began as Little Rascals; renamed after the 1975 Indecent Publications law.
- Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword中華英雄Ma Wing-shingHong Kong, 1980Ma Wing-shing
- Fung Wan風雲Ma Wing-shingChina, 1989 to 2014Ma Wing-shing
The people to know
- Alfonso Wong王家禧Comics artist, 1923 to 2017Old Master Q.
- Tony Wong Yuk-longOriental Heroes; chairs the Hong Kong Comics & Animation Federation.
- Ma Wing-shing馬榮成Comics artist, Born 1961Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword; Fung Wan.
More artists from Hong Kong
All 23 artists- Alice Mak麥家碧cartoonist
- Lo Koon-chiu羅冠樵1918 to 2012 · illustrator
- Yuen Po Wan袁步雲1922 to 1995 · cartoonist
- Teddy Man牛佬Born 1961 · cartoonist
- Han Min漢民Born 1949 · cartoonist
- Little Thunder門小雷Born 1984 · cartoonist
- Lai Tat Tat Wing黎達達榮cartoonist
- Chihoi智海Born 1977 · cartoonist
- Zunzi尊子Born 1955 · political cartoonist
- Yan Yijing嚴以敬1933 to 2018 · political cartoonist
- Wan Yat-leung溫日良Born 1966 · cartoonist
- Mǎ Zǐ馬仔comics artist
More comics from Hong Kong
All 25 comics- The Ravages of Time火凤燎原2001 · manhua series
- White Cat Black Cat白貓黑貓2004 · comic book series
- Legend of Emperors天子傳奇1993 · Hong Kong manhua series
- Chronicles of the God's Order封神纪2010 to 2011 · manhua series
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon卧虎藏龙2002 to 2007 · manhua series
- Warlord Phoenix武神鳳凰2003 to 2006 · manhua series
- The Westward西行纪2015 · manhua series
- 吸血鬼達人2007 · manhua series
- Shenwuji神武紀2006 · manhua series
- Tie Jiang Zong Heng鐵將縱橫1989 · comic book series
- Drunken Fist醉拳1981 · comic book series
- Lo Mung Dung老懵董2000 to 2002 · comic book series