Wong Yuk-long
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Tony Wong Chun-loong[1] (born 27 March 1950), better known by his pseudonyms 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".[2]
Wong Yuk-long | |
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Born | Wong Chun-loong (黃振隆) (1950-03-27) 27 March 1950 (age 74) Jiangmen, Guangdong, China |
Nationality | Hong Konger |
Area(s) | Writer, Artist, Publisher |
Pseudonym(s) | Tony Wong |
Notable works | Oriental Heroes Weapons of the Gods |
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Traditional Chinese | 黃玉郎 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄玉郎 | ||||||||||
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Wong Chun-loong | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃振隆 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄振隆 | ||||||||||
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He provided the art for Batman: Hong Kong, which was written by Doug Moench.[3] He has also acted in some films occasionally, including making a cameo appearance in Dragon Tiger Gate (a film adapted from Oriental Heroes).