Wong Yuk-long

Wong Yuk-long
Wong at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in 2010
Born	Wong Jan-lung (黃振隆) 1950 (age 63–64) Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese (Hong Kong)
Area(s)	Writer, Artist, Publisher
Pseudonym(s)	Tony Wong
Notable works	Oriental Heroes Weapons of the Gods

Wong Jan-lung (born 1950), better known by his pseudonym Wong Yuk-long or Tony Wong, is a Hong Kong manhua artist, publisher and actor, who wrote and created Little Rascals (later re-titled Oriental Heroes) and Weapons of the Gods. He also wrote adaptations of Louis Cha's novels, such as The Return of the Condor Heroes (retitled as Legendary Couples), Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and Ode to Gallantry. For his contribution and influencing a generation of artists in the local industry, he is regarded as the "Godfather of Hong Kong comics" or "Hong Kong's King of Comics".^[1]

He provided the art for Batman: Hong Kong, which was written by Doug Moench.^[2] He has also acted in some films occasionally, including making a cameo appearance in Dragon Tiger Gate (a film adapted from Oriental Heroes).

Selected works

• Oriental Heroes (龍虎門; "Dragon-Tiger-Gate"), originally titled Little Rascals (小流氓).
• Weapons of the Gods (神兵玄奇; "Mysterious Weapons of the Gods") or Senjata Misteri.
• Mega Dragon and Tiger (龍虎５世; "Dragon and Tiger V")
• Legend of Emperors (天子傳奇; "Emperor Legend"), featuring fictionalised stories of various Chinese kings and emperors.
• Legendary Couples (神鵰俠侶; "Companion of the Condor Hero"), based on Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes.
• Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (天龍八部), based on Louis Cha's novel of the same title.
• Buddha's Palm (如來神掌)
• Drunken Master (醉拳; "Drunken Fist")
• Jackie Chan's Fantasia (奇幻龙宝)

References

External links

• Kingcomics
• Wong Yuk-long at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
• Batman: Hong Kong review
• Giant Robot Interview