From Side-Kicks to Celestial Dragons
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.
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Guan Gong’s Blade Sharpening Day Explained
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
Undead Kungfu Ghost Killer #1: Now Available
The 2025 Kickstarter Exclusive comic is now available to all! Get your copy of UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER issue 1 before they run out!
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
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)
Jiāngshī (殭屍) the hopping vampire
Yaoguai Wednesday continues with a spotlight on Asia’s most iconic undead creature of folklore the Jiāngshī (殭屍) or hopping vampire. Don’t be fooled by it hopping it is also capable of giving chase by running, and if sufficiently ancient, flight.
Yaoguai Wednesday week 1
With the season of the UNDEAD Kungfu Ghost Killer upon us, let’s look at the creatures he contends with. first up: The Face Swiper (Shuāliǎnguǐ 刷臉鬼) #UKGK
ALIVE! October 1st – UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER!
on October 1st 2025 we’ll be launching A TIger’s Tale’s very first Splatter-tacular Spinoff Comic, perfect for the season – UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER #1. UKGK.site will take you there.