Malaysian artist Erica Eng takes home the prestigious Eisner Award for best webcomic
She first received her nomination on June 5 for her charming webcomic which centres around a young girl from Batu Pahat, Johor named Min who visits her cousin in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur while applying to an art school in New York.
Readers are given a glimpse into daily Malaysian life from sudden tropical downpours to familiar colloquialisms. The 21-year-old who left secondary school in 2015 completed a Digital Animation diploma last year and is currently pursuing a 3D character animation degree with the Academy of Art University.
Eng is the second Malaysian female to receive an Eisner nomination after Reimena Yee in 2018 for her graphic novelThe Eisner Awards is the comics industry’s Oscar-equivalent that is presented annually at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. Besides Eng and Yee, previous Eisner nominees include Seremban-born, Singapore-based comics artist Sonny Liew received six nominations for his acclaimed graphic novelMore than a decade prior, Tan Eng Huat also known by his pseudonym Kutu, took home the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award in 2002.
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