Shaolin Burning
Published on 1. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-86950-813-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the award-winning designer of bro'Town In ancient China, martial arts have been outlawed. When the Qing Emperor's army attacks the dissident monks of the Shaolin temple, only five escape the resulting inferno. the fugitives flee, vowing to spread their forbidden knowledge.One survivor, Monk Who Doubts, plans bloody revenge, while another, the nun Ng Mui, raises an orphaned girl child. By the time Deadly Plum Blossom is in her teens, she is lethal. SHAOLIN BURNING is a graphic novel about two very different kung-fu fighters, whose lives intersect as they are offered self-discovery through the wisdom of martial arts, in a masterful interweaving of kung-fu myths and legends.
From the award-winning designer of bro'Town In ancient China, martial arts have been outlawed. When the Qing Emperor's army attacks the dissident monks of the Shaolin temple, only five escape the resulting inferno. the fugitives flee, vowing to spread their forbidden knowledge.One survivor, Monk Who Doubts, plans bloody revenge, while another, the nun Ng Mui, raises an orphaned girl child. By the time Deadly Plum Blossom is in her teens, she is lethal. SHAOLIN BURNING is a graphic novel about two very different kung-fu fighters, whose lives intersect as they are offered self-discovery through the wisdom of martial arts, in a masterful interweaving of kung-fu myths and legends.
From the award-winning designer of bro'Town In ancient China, martial arts have been outlawed. When the Qing Emperor's army attacks the dissident monks of the Shaolin temple, only five escape the resulting inferno. the fugitives flee, vowing to spread their forbidden knowledge.One survivor, Monk Who Doubts, plans bloody revenge, while another, the nun Ng Mui, raises an orphaned girl child. By the time Deadly Plum Blossom is in her teens, she is lethal. SHAOLIN BURNING is a graphic novel about two very different kung-fu fighters, whose lives intersect as they are offered self-discovery through the wisdom of martial arts, in a masterful interweaving of kung-fu myths and legends.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Auckland
New Zealand
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86950-813-5 (9781869508135)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ant Sang, who lives and works in Auckland, was one of the key creatives on the successful bro'Town animated television series. Author/illustrator of the celebrated Dharma Punks series, he has a cult following among graphic novel fans, who have long clamoured for him to take his art to the world.
Ant Sang, who lives and works in Auckland, was one of the key creatives on the successful bro'Town animated television series. Author/illustrator of the celebrated Dharma Punks series, he has a cult following among graphic novel fans, who have long clamoured for him to take his art to the world.
Ant Sang, who lives and works in Auckland, was one of the key creatives on the successful bro'Town animated television series. Author/illustrator of the celebrated Dharma Punks series, he has a cult following among graphic novel fans, who have long clamoured for him to take his art to the world.