Content:
For this project, I decided that I wanted to compile my favourite Master Q comic strips together. I grew up reading these comics in Hong Kong and even after I immigrated to Canada, I continued to search for Master Q issues.
Here is an excerpt regarding the comic's role in the political scene of China in the 60's - 80's.
"While Old Master Q comics primarily focuses on humor, it also reflects changing social trends, particularly from the 1960s to the 1980s. The comics would sometimes feature societal problems in urban life, such as poverty, petty thefts and secret societies. It also poked fun at fashion, contemporary art and rock music. The comic strips sometimes also bemoan the decline of ethical or moral values in modern day living. One can spot characters displaying acts of selfishness or misery, although the comics occasionally display good values like filial piety." - wikipedia
Form:
The most desirable form of a comic book is for it to lay flat when being read. The reason being, is that the illustrations are meant to be seen and admired, instead of peeked at in fear of damaging the spine of the book. Almost all Master Q issues are perfect bound in a flimsy manner, and after years of opening and re-opening these issues even with care, the pages have started to fall out.
Stemming from this idea, I chose to do a coptic bind, which allows the book to lay flat. I wanted a treasured, dated, classic look to represent the legend that Old Master Q comics carry in their existence, and to represent a golden piece of my childhood. Coptic binding was just the look I wanted to match the textured cover.
Here are some photos of the master Q book, previous to being cropped. I wish I had chosen a better backdrop for the book.
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