#afu chan

[joshtierney]

2015. HaloGen, co-created with @afuchan and @milonogiannis, released. HaloGen took character designs and sketches Afu and Giannis had drawn over the years and pieced them together into a sci-fi superhero story.

[jkparkin]

Aquaman #6 (DC, June 2025) variant cover by Afu Chan

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Minor Arcana #8 by Jeff Lemire and Letizia Cadonici. Cover by Lemire. Variant covers by (2) Afu Chan and (3) Lemire. Out in June.

"Theresa's grand reopening of the Limberlost Psychic Shop falls flat, until she meets the lonely Fawn, who's eager to understand his future. The mysterious Wayne has arrived in Limberlost- who is he, and what does he have to do with Theresa? Vickie and Miles strike up a fiery connection, but will she be able to get out of her head and into the present?"

[artverso]

Afu Chan - Jay Garrick: Flash

[extraordinary-heroes]

Artist Showcase: Afu Chan

[classicartverso]

Afu Chan - Typhoid Mary

[nevinslibrary]

Comic Book Saturday

A little bit horror a bit science fiction, a lot of awesome art.

It’s about Captain Joshua Rigg as well as his crew. He’s the Captain of the Charon, which is a ship that has a god-engine, and exorcists on board. Because, as they sail through space, well, there are demons and so many other horrors in the darkness of space.

I’m sorta surprised that there aren’t more of these Fantasy/Horror/Sci Fi sorts of books. I mean, space is dark, very dark. And, putting things that go bump in the night (or possess you in the night, day, and in between) in that dark seems like a ‘duh’ sort of idea.

In this book, the characters were delightfully complicated, as I said above I liked the art, and the plot (and where the story could go going forward) was interesting too. There are also two more collections for this title, which is cool (and one of them is a crossover for the author’s other series, Chew, which is cool).

Outer Darkness by John Layman

[graphicpolicy]

Get a look at Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers #2

Get a look at Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers #2 #comics #comicbooks #transformers

[fortnitey]

i love this loading screen so much. jones is having a very dramatic negotiation phone call to save his kidnapped friend and peely’s just sitting there tied up like :D

[lysenfeu]

(X-Men (2024) #7 - Marvel x Fortnite Meowtooth Variant by Afu Chan)

Oh my god??

[bookoftheironfist]

"Pei...remember your teachings. Wherever you are, trust in your training. Believe in yourself. But don't fight for yourself. Fight for your friends. For the ones you love. I was once taught to protect the heart. That it was too soft. But the heart is the strongest muscle in the body. Your heart will save you. And will give you more power than any form of chi." — Immortal Iron Fists #6 by Kaare Andrews, Afu Chan, Shelly Chen, and Travis Lanham

Iron Fist Week, Day 3: A Favorite Relationship

In 2010, Misty and Danny lost the child they were so excited about having together, a profound grief that hit them both hard enough to wreck their relationship and land Misty in the hospital. It sucked, narratively, conceptually, and for anyone who thought Misty and Danny would have made absolutely killer parents. While Misty has managed to move on, Danny has been left with something else entirely: a girl from K'un-Lun who appeared suddenly on his doorstep one night and would end up becoming (for a time) his successor for the role of Iron Fist.

Pei's creator, Kaare Andrews, was explicit in his intention for her to be a parallel opposite of Danny, or perhaps a reimagining: a child from K'un-Lun who travels to Earth to learn how not to fight, versus a child from Earth who traveled to K'un-Lun and learned kung fu. They are both misfits in their new worlds, where they experience bullying, self-doubt, and loneliness. But they also both have their Thunderers, ready to support them and teach them and whip them into proper shape--whatever that shape might end up being. These mirrors in their stories means that they have a lot to learn from each other. Danny, who has always loved to teach and has been a mentor before (at the Thunder Dojo—the kung fu school and community center that he and Misty founded together—as well as for Victor Alvarez, the second Power Man), has the joy of sharing what he knows, passing along his skills and insights, and doing his best to help Pei navigate the world as a pre-teen, young superhero, and budding Immortal Weapon. Since he didn't exactly have a normal Earth childhood himself, offering guidance on the civilian side of things is a challenge for him, and it is fun to see him trying to negotiate it and do the best he can for Pei. In Pei: Wayward Warrior, for instance, Danny never appears on-panel; instead, we learn that he has gifted her with a mysterious artifact from K'un-Lun intended to teach her a deep lesson about herself. Through Pei's journey of trying to understand this lesson, we see her grow into herself as a hero, and are also given a wonderful look at how Danny has progressed as her Thunderer, stepping into the role of a wise elder who is capable of imparting important life lessons in meaningful ways. At the same time, Pei is always challenging Danny, always testing the limits of his understanding, and even growing beyond him, in some ways, as an Iron Fist (I've always loved that, simply due to differences in training and temperament, she can read parts of the Book of the Iron Fist that he cannot).

But look, at the end of the day, Danny and Pei are fun. Father/daughter, hero/sidekick, mentor/protegée, whatever labels you care to use to define their bond, they are a funny, sweet, kickass duo whose shared journey enriches both characters. The future for them is uncertain, but I've loved watching them grow together.

[joshtierney]

2009. Reading Bakuman helped me navigate my career in manga -- including meeting some of its "characters" in real life. The full post on its inspiration is here.

In 2009 I also went to Paris for two weeks, jotting down ideas for a fantasy novella. This then became the original Spera collaboration.

Spera art by @afuchan

[jkparkin]

X-Men #7 (Marvel, November 2024) Marvel Fortnite Meowtooth Variant Cover by Afu Chan

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Jay Garrick: The Flash #5 by Jeremy Adams and Diego Olortegui. Cover by Jorge Corona. Variant cover by Afu Chan. Out in February 2024.

"Doctor Elemental’s plan is revealed as Jay and Judy race to save Joan from being captured. But this plot has been in the making for decades…Can the Flash and the Boom get one step ahead, or is this a final race for the Garricks?!"

[artverso]

Afu Chan - Static Shock

[extraordinary-heroes]

Firepower #12 (Cover art by Afu Chan)