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TAIPEI, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

"The Ministry of Culture of Taiwan" kicked off the 11th Golden Comic Awards at

the Taipei New Horizon Building on September 28. The "MOC" presented six

awards, among them, the Grand Prize and a NT$500,000 purse. These were granted

to Nobi Chang for Time Swirl.

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The "MOC" made major changes to the GCAs this year, by breaking with past

practice of basing awards on categories, including. The "MOC" stated that this

allowed it to better reflect the growing diversity of themes and styles in

Taiwan's comics. The number of entrants jumped 74 percent over last year, over

half recipients of assistance from the Comics Guidance Fund. Many works showed

efforts at cross-promotion, which shows that the font of creativity in Taiwan's

comics is boundless.

The Special Contribution Award this year was won by veteran comic artist Loic

Hsiao, one of Taiwan's four living legends of comics. He has also been called

the comic least committed to his career given his propensity to branch out into

other areas. Among his popular collections are Short: Fairy Tales Untold and

Here Come the Smarties. His latest artistic effort represents a major creative

breakthrough. It is a series of calligraphic paintings entitled "Sword and

Finger School," that combines Chinese martial arts movement with Zen concepts.

Upon receiving the award, Hsiao said, "I've never thought I could win this, but

I don't feel guilty for winning. I will continue to stand on the frontlines of

comics, and work for the art to my last breath."

The award ceremony will be broadcast at 11 p.m. on October 16 by Taiwan

Television Enterprise. Comics fans are invited to share in this joyful event

and show their support for the idealism shown by comic creators and everyone

involved in their creation. The international exchange activities traditionally

held with the GCAs have been transformed because of COVID-19 into a special

exhibition and related events highlighting the symbiotic relationship between

comics and cities and how Taiwan's scenic spots have featured in comics. Fans

are welcome to visit the exhibit, which continues through 7 p.m. September 29

at Warehouse 4 in the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park.

Source Ministry of Culture of Taiwan

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