Liquid City

Gilamon Studio’s report of the Liquid City Book Launch at Kinokuniya Singapore:

http://gilamon.blogspot.com/2008/12/at-liquid-city-launch-in-singapore.html

“Liquid City Drips with Southeast Asian Comics Talent”

“Southeast Asia recently has risen in prominence in the U.S. comics scene, with Malaysian artist Lat seeing his seminal cartoons released stateside by First Second and the Filipino Leinil Yu drawing Marvel’s summer blockbuster Secret Invasion. There’s perhaps no better time, then, for an anthology of comics from the region…”

For the full article goto:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6618769.html?nid=2789

The Liquid City anthology hit the shelves as of last week (US$29.99, S$42) and  the official book launch at Kinokuniya Singapore is on the 29th of November, with another signing in Malaysia on 13th December.

Go here for more info: http://www.liquidcitizen.net/LQcity.pdf

and : http://www.liquidcitizen.net/EVENT2.jpg

Book Launch (Singapore)

29th November 2008 (Saturday)
2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store (Takashimaya),
Crossroads

Pre-Event Exhibition of Liquid City
Crossroads from 17th November 2008 (Monday) to
29th November 2008 (Saturday):  an exhibition of
some of the artworks from Liquid City.

Book Launch (Malaysia)

14th December 2008 (Sunday)
3.00 p.m.
Kinokuniya Malaysia, KLCC, Mezzanine Floor.

note: errata

-Page 115 and 116 of “Alpha Gorilla” should take place after page 123.

- Shari Chankhamma is wrongly listed as Shari Chankhammer in the contents page.

The Liquid City Giveaway Draw-a-Robot contest results are out!

http://sonnyliew.livejournal.com/13501.html

Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everyone for taking part!

The “Liquid City” Comics Anthology launches on November 5th, 2008 and we’re giving away 3 free copies of the book. One winner will also receive a piece of original art!

The Contest: Send us an illustration of a Robot of your own design (no fan art)

To join and for more information, please goto:

http://sonny123.deviantart.com/journal/20889602/

Bios of all creators involved are available at:

http://www.liquidcitizen.net/presskit/LQC_Bios.pdf

Hi-res versions of cover and selected interiors downloadable at:

http://www.liquidcitizen.net/presskit/cover.pdf

http://www.liquidcitizen.net/presskit/Pages.pdf

Newsarama talks to Liquid City editor Sonny Liew:

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090811-SonnyLiew.html

Thanks to help from JF Koh, preview pages of all the comics in the anthology are now up

Link:

http://www.liquidcitizen.net/previews.html

Diamond Previews for Liquid City here!