Wong Yuk-long


Tony Wong Chun-loong, better known by his pseudonyms Wong Yuk-long or Tony Wong, is a Hong Kong manhua artist, publisher and actor, who wrote and created Little Rascals and Weapons of the Gods. He also wrote adaptations of Louis Cha's novels, such as The Return of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and Ode to Gallantry. For his contribution and influencing a generation of artists in the local industry, he is regarded as the "Godfather of Hong Kong comics" or "Hong Kong's King of Comics".
He provided the art for Batman: Hong Kong, which was written by Doug Moench. He has also acted in some films occasionally, including making a cameo appearance in Dragon Tiger Gate.

History

He was born in Jiangmen in Guangdong. After he turned six, he moved to Hong Kong.
He went to school until age 13, and after then started his artistic work. Wong never attended an educational institution focusing on art. His decision to begin working at 13 was because he could command a relatively high salary at that time.
In 1971, Wong created Jademan Holdings. According to Monica Ko of the South China Morning Post, because of Wong's profile in the company, the company's stock became known as "personality stock". In 1989 he lost his position at Jademan by resigning, and so his involvement in the company's comics ended. He attempted to take control of Jademan back. At some point he was convicted in Hong Kong courts of an offense. He received a 2.5 year prison sentence. Wong went to Stanley Prison and was released after one year and six months. In 1993, the South China Morning Post wrote that "Despite his jailing, Mr Wong, is still seen as a hero by young people in the territory."
After Wong left prison, he established Jade Dynasty Publications. His intention was to, in his words, "an oriental type of Walt Disney."
In 2015 he had plans to have a theme park established in Hangzhou in Mainland China that would focus on comics. The proposed park was to have a cost of $800,000,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Selected works

  • ', based on Gu Long's Juedai Shuangjiao
  • Dream of Ten Billion, 1994, autobiographical.
  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, based on Louis Cha's novel of the same title.
  • Dino Crisis, based on the Capcom game of the same name.
  • '
  • Jackie Chan's Fantasia
  • Legendary Couples, based on Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes.
  • Legend of Emperors, featuring fictionalised stories of various Chinese kings and emperors.
  • Mega Dragon and Tiger
  • Oriental Heroes, originally titled Little Rascals.
  • Weapons of the Gods.