A Graphic Novel for Young Martial Artists of all ages.
Beyond combat, martial arts traditions are rich with symbolism, philosophy, mythology, and moral inquiry. These works showcase themes of balance, destiny, discipline, transformation, and the relationship between the individual and society.
Martial arts stories often use combat as a vehicle for exploring identity, family, community, and personal responsibility. These works place character development and cultural storytelling at the forefront.
Over the past half-dozen years martial arts media has grown from stereotypical action stories into a diverse range of works that reflect a greater cultural representation, genre experimentation, and independent publishing.
But what if you’re totally unfamiliar with martial arts?
Use this reading list…
A casual cartography of Kung Fu Fiction’s landscape. Wuxia & Xianxia across Western comics, kids books and a some YA lit. With a bit of Chinese Astrology for a compass.
A Kung Fu Master once told me “if you have 5 minutes to chop down a tree, sharpen that axe for four.” Take a dive into one of martial arts’ lesser known holidays Guan Gong’s Blade Sharpening Day
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Read 1 of the nearly 500 “marvel tales” found in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio the 1880 translation of Liáozhāi Zhìyì (聊齋誌異) by Herbert A. Giles. London – It’s a collection of stories or by Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling (蒲松齡)