Nichi Bei Times covers Manga Start

Manga Start co-founder Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang was interviewed by the Nichi Bei Times. Read the article online here.

Fanime head sketches

Thank you to everyone who came to Manga Start's panel on the History and Intro Manga Art! I didn't officially have a table in Artists' Alley, but I sat down and drew con attendees as they passed me by.

Fanime Con 2009 and Raconteur

As part of Manga Start, I will be a panelist at Fanime Con on Saturday, May 23rd. It’s the History and Intro to Manga Art panel at 1 pm in Marriott Salon B. Hope to see you there!

In other news, I will resume Raconteur in late July or early August.

Tales of Encounter

Tales of Encounter comic collects Snow Fall, Treaty and Gatekeeper in one book. It's now available at Treasure Island Comics and the Cartoon Art Museum. The Cartoon Art Museum also carries prints of my illustrations. Tales of Encounter and my previous book, Sea Rover and Other Tales, are also available at the Gallery Project until the Visual Storytelling show ends on May 24th.

Raconteur update

The last page of the current story is up! Click here to read it:

Manga drawing gal

Here's a spot illustration for my upcoming manga drawing classes.

Raconteur update

Go read!

unnamed project sketches

It's been a while since I've posted sketches, so here are a few from a yet unnamed, not fully developed comic.

April appearances

I'm presenting manga drawing techniques for Sakura of America from April 17th to 20th at NAEA.

I will be at the CAATX on April 25th from 10 am to 4 pm. Stop on by, learn drawing techniques and pick up my latest comic book Tales of Encounter for $6!

My work will be on display at the Visual Storytelling exhibit at the Gallery Project. The exhibit runs from April 15th to May 15th. Even though I will not be there at the reception that is on April 17th from 6 to 9 pm, check out the exhibit!

Raconteur update today!

New page is up! Click here to read it:

Raconteur returns!

My new story is up on Girlamatic! Click here to read it:

Wondercon 2009

I'll be in Artist Alley, table 112 selling comics, prints and more! I will have my original comic pages for sale too. Here's a cover detail of my new comic book:



Tales of Encounter collects Snow Fall, Treaty (both previously on Girlamatic.com) and one new story just for this book. Stop on by. I'll be there for all three days!

AOD panel appearances

I'm a panelist at AOD (Animation on Display) this Saturday, February 14th. I will be at the following panels:

History and Overview of Manga and Anime
Manga Art Demonstration/Q&A by Manga Start
Professional Art Careers.

Come by and bring your questions!

Sketchcrawl 21 results

I was glad to meet some new Sketchcrawlers at the Ferry Building! Some of us stayed there, while others ventured out to the Japantown. I couldn't stay for the whole day, but it was great hanging out with new folks and chatting it up over lunch in Japantown!




These are gesture drawings for the musical performance I went to, after leaving the Sketchcrawl early.

21st Sketchcrawl

Happy New Year! I'm participating in the 21st Sketchcrawl on January 10th. Check out Sketchcrawl.com for more info and meeting times/locations!

Raconteur update today

It's the second to last page of the current story...!

Dickens Faire

Holiday Anime Faire `08

On December 6th, I’ll be at the Holiday Anime Faire teaching with Manga Start a class on body expressions. Stop on by!

Raconteur update today!

CAEA Manga Presentation Thank You

Thank you to the 50 plus art educators to came to Sakura of America's Intro to Manga Presentation! I was grateful to see so many educators willing to get up early and be interested in manga. Again, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask here or on Manga Start.