Memories of Taiwan: The Comic Anthology – Now on Kickstarter!

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I am proud to announce that my comic anthology series Visions of Taiwan is getting reprinted as a new graphic novel anthology, with the complete run of issues # 1 – 4, now retitled Memories of Taiwan

Published by SLG Publishing, there is now a Kickstarter active for raising funds pn this new book. If you pledge $15 USD, enjoy the eBook edition which is perfect for backers from all over the world. For $35 USD, get the softcover book mailed to you (if located in North America)

We’re nearly at the goal, almost 90%, we only need a little more to get over the finish line. Offers available until September 25, don’t miss out!

37 Stories. 19 Artists. 1 Island.

Memories of Taiwan is a graphic novel anthology collecting the complete Visions of Taiwan comics series, featuring thirty-seven stories by nineteen international artists. Edited by Ray Hecht, the book presents Taiwan through a wide range of outsider perspectives: funny, personal, awkward, observant, anxious, celebratory, and reflective. With stories about festivals, art, travel, food, friendship, cultural confusion, and everyday life, this collection offers a many-voiced portrait of Taiwan as remembered by the artists who lived there, visited there, and were changed by the experience.

Memories of Taiwan features work by Erique Chong, Kristin Foss, Joel Fremming, Kim Glidden, Fabienne Good, Ray Hecht, Patty Hogan, Roelien Immelman, Thai Martin, Stefano Misesti, Daniel C. Moore, Paulina Olejnik, Andrew Quartermain, Jon Renzella, Angela Sauceda, Bronwen Shelwell, Daniel Martinez Sierra, Royce Widjaya, and Todd Allen Williams.

Visions of Taiwan # 1 – 4

Order Visions of Taiwan # 1 – 4

If you’d like to order any of the 4 issues of the anthology comic series Visions of Taiwan, whether in digital eBook format via the Kindle app or paperback, all the information is here…

Firstly, the entire series is available on Amazon

Visions of Taiwan # 1

Visions of Taiwan # 2

Visions of Taiwan # 3: Festivals of Taiwan

Visions of Taiwan # 4: The Artists Issue

For those based in Taiwan, I will happily mail you a copy. Just email me at rayhecht@gmail.com

The prices are as follows — # 1: $150 NTD, # 2: $180 NTD, # 3: $180 NTD, # 4: $250 NTD

Bank Information: 007 First Bank
Account: 208-68-113763

Visions of Taiwan # 4: The Artists Issue – Free Promotion!

I am proud to announce the publication of Visions of Taiwan # 4 – The Artists Issue

This is the final issue and the biggest one yet, at 98 pages with a whopping 14 stories!

Read all about them, each story an original comic highlighting life in Taiwan as an international artist… Free to download this weekend only

Check out all four issues now, via Amazon for the Kindle

The Artists Issue

Featuring:

“The Sketch of Self Doubt” by Erique Chong

“Facezine # 183” by Joel Fremming

“Younger Man Eat More” by Kristin Foss and Paulina Olejnik

“Artist Residency in Taiwan” by Fabienne Good

“Makin’ Comics” by Ray Hecht

“My Black Hole” by Patty Hogan

“Thai in Taiwan” by Thai Martin

“A Day in the Life” by Daniel Martinez Sierra

“The Concept” by Stefano Misesti

“Sweat & Blood” by Daniel C. Moore

“Changes” by Jon Renzella

“Bonds” by Angela Sauceda

“Finding Faces” by Bronwen Shelwell

“Worries” by Royce Widjaya

Makin’ Comics

Visions of Taiwan # 3 – Special Promotion!

I am proud to present Visions of Taiwan # 3, the latest issue in the comics anthology:

Featuring stories by talented artists from all over the world, please enjoy the series which is free to download this weekend only! Check out all three issues now, via Amazon for the Kindle

Festivals and holidays, what better way to experience life in Taiwan than through its traditions? This issue of Visions of Taiwan features stories focused on different times throughout the year special to Taiwan.

Eight short comic stories by talented artists from all over the world, each with its own unique vision of life on this special island:

“Tales of the Taoyuan Airport” by Ray Hecht

“A Ph.D in Taiwan” by Daniel Martinez Sierra

“Once in a Dream” by Angela Sauceda

“Feng Pow” by Joel Fremming

“Tomb Sweeping” by Jon Renzella

“The not-so-typical Dragon Boat Festival on the Island of Xiaoliuqiu” by Fabienne Good

“Ghost Month” by Bronwen Shelwell

“The Man on the Moon” by Stefano Misesti

Tales From the Taoyuan Airport: a comic

Visions of Taiwan # 2 – Published and Free on Amazon!

I am very excited to announce the publication of Visions of Taiwan # 2

The second issue of the anthology comic series is now free to download for the Kindle app, the Amazon link is here:

Please feel free to read and enjoy and share, and even leave a review if you feel so inclined!

Visions of Taiwan # 2

Visions of Taiwan brought new voices to explore Taiwan, and now returns with a second issue featuring original works by artists from all over the world. Eight short stories in total, each with their own unique styles experimenting with the medium of comics in order to share something different about life in this strange land.

“Chariot” by Jon Renzella features the point-of-view of a scooter, “Moving to Taiwan” by Roelien Immelman is about the annoying challenges of working abroad, “Ludwig” by Stefano Misesti focuses on the musical charms of local garbage trucks, “A Slug’s View” by Bronwen Shelwell explores camping and nature with cute bugs as narrators, “People-watching on the Train” by Ray Hecht is a meditation on the strangers we pass by while commuting, “The Taiwanese Farm Adventure” by Fabienne Good is a surreal take on traveling blind, “A Dream Called Taiwan” by Angela Sauceda has a heartfelt focus on friendship, while “Moonshot” by Kim Glidden and Andrew Quartermain has a touch of the supernatural.

There’s only one place on Earth that could have inspired all these visions . . .

People-watching on the Train: a comic

Visions of Taiwan # 1

I am pleased to announce that the first issue of my anthology comic Visions of Taiwan is now available on Amazon!

Visions of Taiwan is an anthology comic series focusing on the lesser-known land of Taiwan.

Featuring a range of new voices from around the world, each artist has made Taiwan their home and has a unique take on what it is truly like to be there. With seven stories in total, Visions of Taiwan is sure to have something for everyone.

There’s “Nineteen and Moving Along” by Erique Chong; “An Island of Inspiration” by Fabienne Good; “Some People” by Joel Fremming; “How Not to Get Your Scooter License in Taiwan” by Ray Hecht; “Green Island” by Bronwen Shelwell; “Walk & Talks” by Patty Hogan and Todd Allen Williams; and “ConSequential” by Jon Renzella.

Each story contains its own perspective about what makes life worth living in Taiwan, told with humor and depth. It’s not always easy and there are all kinds of experiences, but above all it is never boring…

comic: How NOT to Get Your Scooter License in Taiwan

2021

2020: A Year in Taiwan now available on Amazon

My autobiographical comic 2020: A Year in Taiwan is now available for the Kindle app on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09BDXCRRC

2020 Comic: A Year in Taiwan – Part II

Part I

2020 Comic: A Year in Taiwan – Part I

Comic: Awkwardness in the Time of Coronavirus