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Naked Body is a testament to the vibrant community of independent cartoonists in China, a full-color anthology of outstanding comics.
List of contents
Translator's Note - R. Orion Martin
Notes on the Fifth Year Anniversary - Yan Cong
Naked - Inkee Wang
Hair - Wang XX
Untitled - Hanada
Busty Temptation - Yan Cong
Xiao Ma's New Outfit - Zhai Yanjun
Tiny Times -Madame Aveugle and Lingnan Rose
Not Today - Wang Hang
Untitled - Zhao Xin
Mortal Questions - Shijie Hai
Rêver - Shur An
Naked - Tianxing Wan
Watermelon Man -Zuo Xin
Untitled - Tao Benyuan
Naked - Ryan Xie
Untitled - Leng Zhiwen
About Love - Yuwei Gong
Another World - Sadan
Untitled - Zuo Ma
Afterword - Zuo Ma
Summary
At 115 full color pages, Naked Body is the first major anthology of Chinese comics to be published in English. The Chinese edition of the anthology, published in 2014, was organized by Beijing-based cartoonist and publisher Yan Cong. Responding to a prohibition on printed nudity, Yan Cong put out an open call for five page comics in which all the main characters were nude. The resulting mix of authors included veteran cartoonists such as Zuo Ma, author of several graphic novels, and WangXX, author of the ongoing Seal Life series, but also talented up and coming artists Inkee Wang.
Naked Body will be the first major anthology of independent Chinese comics published in the US. Though the anthology's small print run was well received in China, it was never distributed overseas. The English edition of Naked Body is being developed in close collaboration with the original editor, Yan Cong, and the cartoonists who took part in the book.
Foreword
Launch event in NYC. Aggressive email and social media campaign.
