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Crowdfunding Spotlight: LOLZ no. 2, from The77 Publishing

There's still time to support The77 Publishing's second issue of their humour comic, LOLZ, "for all readers aged 7 - 77" – but the clock is ticking!

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Received this wonderful colouring book from artist Sonia Leong today. 😍

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27 of the Best Books I Read in 2024 Part 1 of 3

Because I tend to lean fantasy and romance genre, I'm not going to pick what is the best fantasy or via subgenre (mostly). These are the books I thought were the best of the best in specific areas that go beyond genre or age category. You can read here or my substack

The best use of enemies-to-lovers:

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli 

If you told me 2024 was the year of enemies-to-lovers, I would believe you. Kristen Ciccarelli really got it right for me with how she intertwined the main characters’ motivations for not only why they are on opposite sides of the war, but why they're playing this cat-and-mouse game with each other. I was super into it from beginning to end and I need that sequel

The best fantasy dealing with being an immigrant 

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong 

Tao is Generation 1.5, meaning that she was brought to her new culture as a child. My dad is Gen 1.5 and I saw bits and pieces of his experience and mine as an immigrant and as his child in Tao’s story. More fantasy books about the nitty-gritty of being an immigrant, please 

The ending that I wasn't expecting:

The Lamplighter by Crystal J Bell 

I hadn't read a horror in years before picking this one up. It's not really my genre, but the premise had my attention. That last quarter of the book is a total ride and that ending was not at all what I thought was going to happen but I'm sure not mad at it. This is going to be my gold standard for YA historical horror, that's for sure.

The YA that confronted how we treat young women 

Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

This was also my favorite mystery of the year and one of my favorite YA contemporaries. I loved how Meredith Adamo tackles the topics and tries to create a safe space for her readers while also treating them like they are mature

The epic fantasy that hooked me from page one:

The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart 

I loved the opening pages and the romances so much. Hakara is bound and determined to find her sister while Rasha slowly gives up hope and accepts her new lot in life as one of those transformed by their god, taking on parts of his monstrous form. I need to know if Hakara and Thassir are gonna figure it out.

The horror thriller debut that made me want to eat my phone

The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

The themes of Asian fetishization are fully on display as Ji-won becomes obsessed with blue eyes. There’s hints of a possible Sapphic relationship and Ji-won becomes more assertive in what she does and doesn’t like. I read the whole thing in one sitting because I was so sucked in

The Sapphic grounded historical fantasy that started my year right

A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

I knew the moment that I saw the cover that I had to read this. That it’s a Sapphic retelling of the Selkie Wife only made me want it all the more. I loved how much this read as a historical except for the one specific element of the selkies. I really struggled to pick between this one and The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo because they both fit that grounded historical fantasy niche for me, but this one won by a smidge because of how much yearning is going on on the page. I love yearning.

The book that made me the most uncomfortable 

Gita Desai is Not Here to Shut Up by Sonia Patel 

I tell everyone to take the trigger warnings for this book seriously because it is extremely uncomfortable to read at times. And that's exactly why I think it's one of the best books of the year. As a work of autofiction, Sonia Patel demands the reader be in the shoes of a small child who is witnessing and then later the victim of horrific things while also showing the reader how those experiences can manifest a decade later. It is emotionally taxing to read, but it is worth it.

The messiest female lead of the year

The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan 

Yes, yes, yes. A thousand times yes. The main character is so violently wrong and she's going to drag everyone down with her as she tries to prove she's right. And, in the end, she still never fully believes what other people are saying is the right thing to do.

[more-than-a-princess]

statistical character personality test. take the linked quiz from the perspective of your character, then select 5 - 10 results from the complete matches list that you feel resonate with your character the most.

Fleur Delacour (Harry Potter) - 93% Astrid Leong-Teo (Crazy Rich Asians) - 93% Jasmine (Aladdin) - 87% Inara Serra (Firefly + Serenity) - 86% Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games) - 84% Rose DeWitt Bukater (Titanic) - 83% Princess Ann (Roman Holiday) - 81% Belle (Beauty and the Beast) - 77% Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean) - 75% Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey) - 72%

Did I scroll just long enough to find Sybil? Maybe. But I'm more amused that Astrid tied with Fleur to be the top choice for the test. Astrid has always been a big inspo for my portrayal of Sonia on this blog.

Stolen from: @91cmspoilers

Tagging: You. Reading this right now on the dash. Yes, you! Pick a muse or two and post your results.

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Hi Cat 🐱 and Mouse 🐭!! May I please ask for some female face claims with medieval/fantasy resources between 21-30 who can play the sister (or half sister) of Anna Shaffer's character in The Witcher, please? Thank you so much for all your kindness and wonderful helofulness! <3 :)

Hey anon! I'm not entirely sure of her ethnicity, her mother is stated as being "mixed-race Jewish and her father is unspecified Jewish" so if anybody has information please let me know! In the meanwhile I always list people that can be found family / adopted siblings so are some people in that age range with said roles! Please note that I spent three hours looking for Jewish facecalims but unfortunately found none, if anyone has any suggestions please throw them my way! 😭

Dianne Doan (1990) Vietnamese, as well as one eighth Chinese - Vikings.

Dai Si (1991) Uyghur - The Flame's Daugther.

Kiran Sonia Sawar (1991) Pakistani - The Nevers.

Poppy Drayton (1991) - The Shannara Chronicles.

Joanna McGibbon (1991) Black British - Shadow and Bone.

Malese Jow (1991) Chinese / English, Scottish, Cherokee - The Shannara Chronicles.

Adwoa Aboah (1992) Ghanaian - Willow.

Jessica Barden (1992) - Lambs of God.

Zoë Robins (1993) Nigerian - The Wheel of Time.

Luciane Buchanan (1993) Tongan and Scottish - The New Legends of Monkey.

Anna Leong Brophy (1993) Irish, Chinese, and Kadazan - Shadow and Bone.

Eliza Butterworth (1993) - Outlander and The Last Kingdom.

Jessica Green (1993) - The Outpost.

Millie Brady (1993) - The Last Kingdom.

Beatriz Arantes (1993) Brazilian - Deus Salve o Rei.

Alexandra Bortich (1994) - Vikings.

Ivana Baquero (1994) - The Shannara Chronicles.

Shalom Brune-Franklin (1994) Mauritian / English - Cursed.

Imogen Waterhouse (1994) - The Outpost.

Jessie Mei Li (1995) Hongkonger / English - is a gender non-conforming woman who uses she/they.

Izuka Hoyle (1996) Nigerian / Scottish - The Outpost.

Ellie Bamber (1997) - Willow.

Madeleine Madden (1997) Gadigal, Eastern Arrernte, Kalkadoon and White - The Wheel of Time.

Morgan Holmstrom (1997) Metis of Cree descent, Ilocano Filipino, and Sambal Filipino - Outlander.

Amita Suman (1997) Bhojpuri Nepalese - Shadow and Bone, The Outpost.

Annabelle Davis (1997) - has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita - Willow.

Amber Midthunder (1997) Hunkpapa Lakota, Hudeshabina Nakoda, Sissiton-Wahpehton Dakota, Thai-Chinese, and White - Prey.

Bethany Antonia (1997) Black British - House of the Dragon.

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (1998) Armenian, English, Iraqi Arab / English - The Letter for the King.

Jessica Reynolds (1998) - Outlander.

Erin Kellyman (1998) Afro-Jamaican / Irish - is a lesbian - Willow.

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First look at Sonia Leong's 2023 Event Schedule / Appearances! Exeter Comic Con and Gaming Festival 11-12 March Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival 18 March East of England Comic Con and Gaming Festival 25 March London Comic Con and Gaming Festival 29-30 April MCM Comic Con London 26-28 May Brighton Comic Con and Gaming Festival 10 June Southampton Comic Con and Gaming Festival 17 June Macc-Pow! Macclesfield 1-2 July Beachside Comic Con Cleethorpes 22-23 July Doki Doki Manchester 9-10 September Somerset Comic Con and Gaming Festival 23 September Kent Comic Con and Gaming Festival 1 October More to be announced soon…

I'm still available for a few weekends so if you are or know an event organiser that wants a fabulous Manga artist guest who can also give talks/workshops, then get talking to me. They can check out my credentials by going to my website.

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Longtime no see! Hey all! Sonia Leong speaking here: I know it's been a while, but I thought I'd pop on here quickly in case any of you find this interesting or useful to know: I started doing live sales for Sweatdrop Studios by streaming on Whatnot in December. It's not a massive earner for us, but it's still kinda fun and low stress and I do interact with any viewers online because I read the chats and respond on video by just talking back at you. You can just make an account, go online and hunt for goodies, all sorts of geekery like you'd find in a comic book store or at a comic con.

I'll be Whatnot livestream selling tonight at 8pm UK time! Tune in to get limited amounts of our original comics at discounted prices, expand your small press library, support creators by buying direct! Today's focus is The Chronicles of Ciel by Sonia Leong (me).

Here's the link to tonight's show, hope to see some of you there!

[jimmyaquino]

Comic News Insider Episode 1465 - Thought Bubble Festival: Sonia Leong!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1465 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Sonia Leong for an interview over coffee and hot chocolate in Cambridge to discuss her light novel series, art book companions, Sweatdrop Studios, drawing manga teaching books and more. Great catch-up!

Also, get a hold of us!

Thanks for listening!

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Struggling with manga art? Sonia Leong has the answers

Want to be a manga artist or perfect the manga art style? Then seasoned pro Sonia Leong's new book can help. http://dlvr.it/SkgcBG

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival announces “Manga MashUp” workshops

Working in partnership with Barrow and Kendal Libraries, supported by Westmorland and Furness Council, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce a number of “Manga MashUp” workshops for young people

Working in partnership with Barrow and Kendal Libraries, supported by Westmorland and Furness Council, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce a number of “Manga MashUp” workshops for young people. Running in Barrow Library, also location to the final UK appearance, for now, of the Make Mine Manga exhibition until 31st May, and Kendal Library, the workshops are…

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If you're looking for a world to get lost in with great characters, then look no further. The author's love for her book just shines through the pages.

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MCM Comic-Con London October 2022 pt9

Alright got distracted a bit (wonder what happened hahaha) but finally the merch I did get other than the teeny gengar.

Just a mystery bag and an art print but great finds imo. The mystery bags have random-ish selections of smaller merch inside related to the shows on the bag. There was a choice of Naruto, Black Butler, Jujutsu Kaisen, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and No Game No Life here. Of those I’ve only watched NGNL and Black Butler so I went for the one looking like it’s the rarer merch: last NGNL bag in the batch for sale at the time I found the stall. A good collection of tit-n-tat: mousepad; stacks of posters/cards/bookmarks; cleaning cloth; badge; cushion cover; character stand and keyring; movie tie-in id badge holder, lanyard.

And ahhh this delightful print! Sadly the frame is due later this week but it still looks great. It stood out as being completely different in style and topic amongst the other selection of art available and of course it’s the type of piece that catches my attention. The colours, details, that classic 80s-90s style! It just pulls up the rest of the fight into your mind right? It doesn’t matter if the viewer is the target or just another mook - she’s won this long night of blood and death. An utterly radical piece! According to the stall banner and name it is by Sonia Leong at Sweatdrop Studios’ stall, her character Rua!

[more-than-a-princess]

I am not feeling particularly great today, so I'm stealing memes and reblogging aesthetics instead (thanks, COVID & flu vaccines!). And this one looked like fun! I've talked a little about my inspirations for writing Sonia on this blog, but I've never put them in a chart before. Unsurprisingly, none of my inspiration comes from anime or video game interpretations of royalty, the upper class, etc. But from the top row, left to right:

Sybil Crawley, Downton Abbey

Astrid Leong, Crazy Rich Asians

Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey

Rose DeWitt Bukater, Titanic

The bottom row is more of a generalized inspiration, but:

Various Rich People/Royalty Problems shows and movies. I've drawn on Gossip Girl, Elite, and The Royals (pictured here), to name a few. I also keep a long book inspo list, mostly featuring fictional royals. While I read manga/webtoons and watch anime with royalty, however, they usually don't give me much inspiration for my blog.

And of course, real life stories. Whether it's documentaries, the news, or publications like Tatler, quite a lot of Sonia's backstory, cultural traditions, and family plot points come from real life royals and aristocrats. Tatler in particular has influenced various plotlines in my blog so much that the publication has made an appearance here and there, including adding Sonia in her adult verse as part of their annual Little Black Book.

Stolen from: @tricksheart

Tagging: anyone who wants to do it!

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I commissioned my lovely friend Sonia Leong to make this piece! I love the idea of Stede teaching Ed embroidery and she absolutely nailed it.

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Longtime no see! Hey all! I know it's been a while, but I thought I'd pop on here quickly in case any of you find this interesting or useful to know: I started doing live sales for my group Sweatdrop Studios by streaming on Whatnot in December. It's not a massive earner for us, but it's still kinda fun and low stress and I do interact with any viewers online because I read the chats and respond on video by just talking back at you. You can just make an account, go online and hunt for goodies, all sorts of geekery like you'd find in a comic book store or at a comic con.

I'll be Whatnot livestream selling tonight at 8pm UK time! Tune in to get limited amounts of our original comics at discounted prices, expand your small press library, support creators by buying direct! Today's focus is The Chronicles of Ciel by Sonia Leong (me).

Here's the link to tonight's show, hope to see some of you there!

(I have been absolutely terrible at uploading anything to Tumblr lately because of work and user interface problems when switching between phone/computers / apps. etc.! I'll try to remember to put stuff on here too, I guess every little bit helps!)

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Available on November 5.

Pre-order Paperback (Book Depository or Pea Green Boat Books if you’re in the UK) or Ebook (Kobo, Hive, Apple Books and Amazon).

During challenging months of global uncertainty and isolation, the Doctor and the TARDIS has remained a dream that drew many - allowing them to roam the cosmos in search of distraction, reassurance and adventure. This very special short story collection brings these epic tales together, along with three brand new stories and beautiful illustrations in support of BBC Children in Need.

Current showrunner Chris Chibnall, and former show runners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, present exciting adventures, alongside work from Chris Riddell, Joy Wilkinson, Paul Cornell, Pete McTighe, Sonia Leong, Sophie Cowdrey and Mike Collins. Also featuring three brand new stories from Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss and Vinay Patel, Adventures in Lockdown is a book for any Doctor Who fan in your life, stories that will send your heart spinning wildly through space and time…

The full list of stories included are:

A Message from the Doctor

Things She Thought While Falling by Chris Chibnall

The Terror of the Umpty Ums by Steven Moffat

Doctor Who and the Time War by Russell T Davies

Revenge of the Nestene by Russell T Davies

Rory’s Story by Neil Gaiman

One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes by Neil Gaiman

The Simple Things by Joy Wilkinson

The Tourist by Vinay Patel

Fellow Traveller by Mark Gatiss

The Shadow Passes by Paul Cornell

Shadow of a Doubt by Paul Cornell

The Shadow in the Mirror by Paul Cornell

Press Play by Pete McTighe

Listen by Steven Moffat

The Secret of Novice Hame by Russell T Davies

And there is also new work by illustrators:

Lee Binding

Mike Collins

Sophie Cowdrey

Sonia Leong

Valentina Mozzo

Chris Riddell

Adrian Salmon

David Wardle

Richard Wells

Available on November 5. 

Pre-order Paperback (Book Depository or Pea Green Boat Books if you’re in the UK) or Ebook (Kobo, Hive, Apple Books and Amazon).