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Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:31:00 GMT

Sorry for the long radio silence from me, that usually happens when I have far too much work to do, as usual. Currently I'm working on finishing off the Once Upon a Time... graphic novel, which is going to the printers very soon. I am also working on another set of children's books for Hachettes' I, Hero series, one about Privateers and one about Victorian Murder! I am also working on a very cute romantic comedy which will release straight to GN format, called Love Stuffing, to be published with Sweatdrop. And look out for a new comic from me called Decravia's Diary, to be published in an upcoming online serial with Taymai...

Look out for Comic Book Tattoo (Tales inpired from Tori Amos), published by Image comics. I collaborated with my sister, Stephanie Leong, to produce a 7-page manga for this anthology based on the songs by the awesome musician. 7 pages doesn't sound like a lot, but the book is massive in dimensions - 12x12 inches! So you'll get plenty of panels and dialogue! It's gonna hit the US shops in July, the UK release is set for August!

The Manga Life Series, a collaboration between the self help publisher Infinite Ideas and Sweatdrop Studios, were officially released earlier this month. The first two titles Be Creative and Find True Love are available to buy from most bookstores. The next two titles are still work in progress.

The Manchester URBIS Manga Exhibition How Manga Took over the World is running until 27 Sept '08. I created the mascot Umeko, she is seen throughout the exhibition in different styles and poses to match the various themes. I've collected some pictures together in a livejournal post: Official pictures. I will be attending the Manga Maniacs day this weekend 28 June to help judge a cosplay competition and I will be drawing a portrait of the winner as prize.

My webcomic Aya.Takeo is now at 67 pages - this is a webcomic that is published every Sunday, in full colour at www.ayatakeo.com, going since April 2007. The E-shop offers lots of collectibles and if you're based in the US, you can order some funky custom keyboards. Hoping to offer UK versions soon...

Oh, and here is some new artwork for you, all from Once Upon a Time...!

Aya Takeo site difficulties

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Hi to those who read my webcomic Aya.Takeo - sorry if you've recently had trouble with accessing the latest page. There is a server-side problem resulting in some instability with displaying the site and comic.

For now, please check out the latest pages here:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/sonia_leong/ts_ayat_52.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/sonia_leong/ts_ayat_51.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/sonia_leong/ts_ayat_50.jpg

This should be resolved by early next week when the site manager is back in the office. Please try checking the main URL from about the 19th March onwards:
http://www.ayatakeo.com/

Thank you for buying Satan's Amazon! Also, new artwork

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:51:00 GMT

Thank you to everyone who bought the limited edition of Satan's Amazon, it was sold out at Minami! Standard edition should hopefully be available to buy online soon, or from May 2008 at events. Progress on the Once Upon a Time... graphic novel is slow but steady. I really hope I can have this ready for May 2008 Expo! I also have some new artwork for you! Sweet Angel, Gothic Devil. The Angel is based off my website header image.

New Comic! Satan's Amazon - Limited edition at MinamiCon this weekend

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Satan's Amazon: UK POUNDS 2.00, A5 wirebound 20 pgs, colour cover, age rating older teen 16+ Oksana is an Amazonian warrior who finally falls in battle - and is brought face to face with Satan. He tells her that in order to reach Heaven she must re-live her life again... without ever fighting back. Artwork by Sonia Leong, Story by John Bamber. Here's a couple of sample pictures for your convenience, more available in the comic section of my website!

A limited edition of 10 handmade copies on marbled paper will be on sale at MinamiCon 14, 29 Feb - 2 Mar 2008, Southampton, UK. Once gone a standard edition will be made available from May 2008 onwards.

Website update, 23 Feb 2008

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:33:00 GMT

Fyredrake.net now has a new feature - an RSS feed, so that you can be notified of any new artwork, recent publications, awards and updates to the website. Please subscribe to it at http://fyredrake.net/feed.xml!

I finally finished work on the first two collaborations between Sweatdrop Studios and Infinite Ideas - the Self Help series of Manga, called "Manga Life"! The official product page is here: Manga Life Series, please note that the first two titles are Be Creative and Find True Love, the other two titles have placeholder covers. For a closer look at the cover illustrations, see these pictures below.

I recently created the mascot images for the Manchester Urbis Manga Exhibition - How Manga Took over the Workld. Her name is Umeko, she will be seen throughout the exhibition in different styles and poses to match the various themes - see if you can spot her! The exhibition runs from 13 March - 27 September 2008, for more info, see the official website: How Manga Took Over the World. Here are some related images, more to come in the following weeks.

My Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet made it into the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Booklists and Book Awards - the 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and the Best Books for Young Adults 2008!

A new character emerges tomorrow at Aya.Takeo - a webcomic that is published every Sunday, in full colour at www.ayatakeo.com since April 2007. Also the online shop is gearing up to open soon, with some really striking products - They will be at Anime Boston 2008! Unfortunately I can't be there in person, but if you're stateside and in the Massachusetts area, do go along and check it out.

And last, but not least, have some pretty, random artwork from me. Bye bye for now!

New RSS feed for Fyredrake.net!

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Hello and welcome to a brand new feature of the website - an RSS feed. For all of you busy peeps to keep track of any updates to Fyredrake.net: announcements, new artwork, new publications. Please subscribe to keep up to date with the works of Sonia Leong!