Ant Sang ( Chinese name: 方樹豪）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.
| 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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Career
editWhile 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]
Selected works
editGraphic novels
edit- Shaolin Burning
- The Dharma Punks
- Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas (with Michael Bennett)[10]
Television
editAwards
editSang has received the following awards and honors:
- Achievement in Production Design in General Television - Qantas Film and Television Awards 2008[11]
- Achievement in Production Design - Air New Zealand Screen Awards 2006[12]
References
edit- ^ "Burning ambition". Stuff. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Comics". Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Ant Sang : shaolin and bro'Town". Saturday Morning. Radio New Zealand. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Dharma Punks: Kiwi comic classic kickstarted back into life". The New Zealand Herald. 4 May 2014. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Children's book awards finalists announced". Stuff. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Rachel (10 October 2017). "About a third of high school teens are self-harming, long-term study finds". Stuff. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Ant Sang | NZ on Screen".
- ^ "Ant Sang : shaolin and bro'Town". Radio New Zealand. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Ant Sang - New Zealand | LinkedIn". nz.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Kinnaird, Adrian (21 July 2018). "Ant Sang, Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas". The Sapling | Home | Conversations about children's books. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Bookmarks with graphic novelist, Ant Sang". Radio New Zealand. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Nippert, Matt (23 September 2006). "Ant Sang - The Listener". Noted. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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