XQ Comic Diary " 唉... "

XQ Comic Diary ~木船~

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Official Website ARKCAFE 木船

Their performance dates:

5 Oct Thurs
14 Oct Sat
26 Oct Thurs

Cover Charge $15 (free drink, free song dedications, free aircon)
Opposite Clarke Quay MRT, visit the site for exact location~

I like the place as it's not likkkke, some bar, smokey, with noisy screaming band... we need to shout to hear the person beside u... at the end of the day, $ gone, voice gone + deaf...
Btw the place is vegetarian, no alcohol, no meat...
Tt's a good place to relax and listen to nice people singing nice songs~ they interact with the audiences too~~~ which i like best about, cause that leaves no gap between the performer on stage and the audience below~
XQ gang will most probably be supporting on Saturdays~!(if able, some thurs too) Those who wanna join us, please join us~! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XQ Comic Diary "超度“

today practically feel like a zombie... so thought of this exaggerating story, and while drawing this draft in office...got caught...
shit...

XQ Comic Diary

First try, hope you all like it~ if can't seer properly...pls click on the picture to view the full size... (jus in case u dunno...)
I'll create this fairly often....might do it as a weekly update too, as now i'm busy with work... never really go out and take photos anymore...and really not ez to think of a story...and shoot them out...but will find time...someday, as this blog really attracted ppl by the photo stories i created initially...
Pls stay tune for more updates, and join the XQ NEWS mailing list, dun worry no spam no virus... just will email you when ever my blog is updated. Which is easier for you, as you do not need to come back and check often...

Sorry no english...if i do it in english, the whole feel of the comic will be very very different, not the way i want it to be... but i'll translate here...
Title: First Time
- first time doing a comic diary...so touched/moved
- but also...very tiring...
- cause a lot of chinese words dunno how to write...

XQ on 联合早报 NOW (5th week - 1)

YAYYYYY~~!!!!! XQ is back on 联合早报 NOW~!!!

Seriously it's not easy to be a comic artist,

1. first you need to have a good skill of drawing
2. have a unique style of drawing
   
3. you also need to know the core of comic creation (too much to elaborate, i'll skip this)
   
4. next is to think of a good story
   
5. then you need to have nice, attractive, unique characters in the comic
6. how to ink
   
7. you need to know how to color
8. use the right visual to express the story
9. use tricks to enhance the visual
10. to think of new ideas, almost everyday...
11. how to make the comic funny (this is the most challenging part)
12. how to make the story to be easily understood by everyone.
13. how to sell ur comic
14. where to sell
15. who to sell to........etc

The above is just a rough sketch of what a comic artist go through, it's a tough job, most comic artists live on passion, passion brings you forward make you carry on even the toughest job in the world, but the fire wun be always burning, sometimes it will die down...or even burn out... then you need to find the fire back and light it on again, or you need to find a partner to light up the fire for you...
Like me creating XQ, it was tough, but it was a fun process, cause i have the passion. It's almost a yr now since XQ 'revived' last Christmas, the fire is still burning as there's a few people who kept giving me their support. You know who you are, as you are reading this post.
I wanna say Thank You! And continue to support XQ~

XQ Comic 4th

This is comic strip intended for this week's 联合早报, but it wasn't chosen.

No worries~! 再接再厉!!

XQ in UK

Yep, XQ in United Kingdom UK~!

Thanks to Sze Sze to make this happen~! She pasted some stickers at different places~

You can view her website here~

No i neber bluff~ It's really UK~! Look at the building~!

Manchester/Hudderfield/Kingsgate
Huddersfield was always known as a Market Town, since Saxon times, but since the local Polytechnic gained University status, certain 'Up-market' elements of the town have insisted on calling it a University Town. (Wikipedia)
Close up~

ok...i type till here, my room light black out... now using a table lamp to finish this post...
Sze told me she had trouble pasting this sticker, as it's very high up~ thx for the effort~!
London/Thames River
The Thames provided the major highway between London and Westminster in the 16th and 17th centuries. The clannish guild of watermen ferried Londoners from landing to landing and tolerated no outside interference.

Close up~

London/Thames River

London/Thames River

London Portobello Market
It's the mostfamous markets in the world and is internationally recognised for its second-hand and antique sections, mostly remembered from the Disney film "Bed knobs and Broomsticks" and more recently the film "Notting Hill". Its history and culture span approximately 300 years of existence. (www.rbkc.gov.uk)

Close up~

London/Piccadilly
Piccadilly, to the north is Mayfair stretching from Piccadilly Circus to Hyde Park Corner, is one of London's most famous streets. It contains a number of high class hotels, most notably The Ritz, and shops selling expensive luxury items such as Fortnum & Mason.
\The name Piccadilly arises from a tailor (Robert Baker) who sold Picadils - a type of stiff collar in vogue in the seventeenth century - in a shop in The Strand. He went on to purchase a lot of land and had a mansion built there around 1612, and this subsequently became known as became known as the Piccadilly Hall. Later the house was knocked down and a street built on the land.

Thanks again to Sze to take these wonderful pictures~ UK is really a nice place to visit with alot of Historical sites~ Hope to visit there myself, one day~ Envy XQ...
This is the little intro of the "XQ EverywherE Magnet Campaign" i'm coming up~ Placing XQ magnets anywhere and everywhere~! Magnets i believe will not be considered vadalism as it will not cause a permanent damage to a property, than stickers.... Those who would like to take up this mission~ please let me know~! I promise it'll be fun~! (if done with your friends)

XQ Fanz~ -> Tristan <-

Can you tell us a bit about youself?
My name is Tristan ( or shuangyuren for my nickname) . im 15 yrs old student, a very laidback(or lazy) guy, also a fan for anything japanese.

How do you get to know XiaoQiang (XQ)?
I get to XQ through the comics in Lian He Zhao Bao, and i went to the address given. Then from its website, I found the blog. This is my first encounter with this little cockroach.

What's the first impression XQ gave you, and why?
Well, I was quite impressed to its creator. He is able to transform a pest that most people hate to something so funny and cute ! Then when i read the entries in the blog, my impression of XQ got better, he is such a interesting and funny cockrach!!

Where would you like XQ to appear in, in near future?
(eg: story books, comic books, merchandise, clothes, toys, etc)
I would like to see a variety of merchandise of XQ, like its keychains and HP accessories. It would be a great plushie for kids,and maybe its mascot at carnivals !! If possible, maybe XQ can have its own online games etc!

Any other comments?
No other comments for the moment


That's Tristan~ Welcome to XQ Club~ Feel so high when i impress ppl~~ hahahaha~! Keep the mails coming~! Don't be shy~! XQ Club is a friendly and nice community~! YEAHH~!!!!
(hope Mae is happy to c a handsome young fanz to join her~)

xiaoqiang.sg add ons

Added a new index page, which will let users know if they have Flash 8 player or above to view the website. Those who dun want to view that page, please add www.xiaoqiang.sg/home.html to favourite.

Added a new Right-Click Menu~ which links to my portfolio page~
anyone wanna buy Right-Click Menu Space?~ hhahahaha~

will add on Artworks page very soon~

Tt's all folks, for today~

XQ RULES~

xiaoqiang.sg minor update

Contact page now have a new look~ do take a peep while you are at the site~

After a loooong consideration, i've decided to remove "news" page from the site, because if there's any updates i usually post it here, and most of us drop by here instad of "news" page to check out for updates, therefore i find "news" page redundant. (update also easier...heeh)

Now working on Artworks page and About page. Alot of friends ask me, what is XQ? Why i create XQ, how did XQ come about... it's very common questions you'll ask urself when u go to a brand new site, so i think adding that will create a place for me to answer all the questions and a place to gather my thoughts. -

Thinking back how i created XQ clay models which in turn started this blog, which was a very facinating journey. XQ travelled from Boat Quay and all the way to Taipei, making his marks and memories was incredibly enjoyable. Then now he had his own website, appearing in comics on papers... which was planned but just didn't guess it happened this fast. I can say it was luck and seeds i planted, starts to be sowed. I'm very glad i have a very supportive family and very supportive friends around me and now i have supportive fanz too~ with all that strength, XQ and I will strive, strive to be a new Singapore icon, Singapore's pride, where Singaporeans will be proud to tell the whole world, XQ is born in Singapore, our country, our home.
XQ RULE~!