Tuesday March 21st 11:00am PST | 2:00pm EST THE COMICS FU SHOW returns Live with special guest Laurie Calcaterra , martial artist and creator of the comics series Path of the Pale Rider. She started writing web content for Coattail Collective in 2018, self published POTPR issue 1 in July 2021, and is currently with Chart Comics as a freelance writer. Pathofthepalerider.com
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Master Kurtis Fujita – Sifu Kurtis Fujita has the distinction of simultaneously holding the offices of Los Angeles Chairman of the United States Traditional Kung Fu Wushu Federation and the Hung Gar Kung Fu Advisor to the International Traditional Kung Fu Association. He founded Tiger Crane Kung Fu in 2003 and for nearly two decades, has actively taught Martial Arts. Known as an exponent of the Hung Gar Kuen (洪家拳) style, he is also well-versed in Tai Chi, Standing Meditation, and Do Gar (道家) . Fujita’s writing has been featured extensively in Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine and he has been a guest instructor for the Ventura County Police and Sheriff’s Reserve Officer Academy. He is also the creator of the comic book SHADOW GHOST: THE KUNG FU COMIC BY A KUNG FU MASTER published in 2023. https://TheShadowGhost.com https://TigerCrane.net
Patrick Lugo – Patrick Lugo’s comic art was first published by independent publisher Double Edge Comics. He has since worked as art director for Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine where he created the long running comic series TIGER’S TALE. His first Children’s Picture Book LITTLE MONK AND THE MANTIS was awarded both the Book of the Year Honor from the Gellett Burgess Center for Children’s Literature and the Preferred Choice Award from CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE. In 2021 his comic CONTRABAND was called a knock-out in a Publishers Weekly starred review. His 2022 middle-grade graphic novel A TIGER’s TALE volume 1 was awarded the 2nd annual MAKE MORE COMICS arts grant and original art from that book was featured in the 32ns annual CHildren’s Book Illustrator Exhibit at the Sun gallery in the San Francisco Bay Area. https://aTigersTale.com https://PLUGOarts.com