Thesis

The Harding Files

  • The Harding Files

    In this “camp noir” graphic novella, a series of bizarre crimes turns a New York sex crime detective’s life upside down.

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Martin Xing

Most of my works so far are short comics and illustrated stories, but hopefully one day I will be able to create longer stories with better skills. I like experimenting with other methods of artistic expressions and combine them with visual story telling. I also like to break the constraints of common visual storytelling format and play with the image. I draw my inspirations from many places, including popular culture, literature, mythology, sci-fi and horror, creatures with tentacles, supernatural personal experiences, and conversations among friends after a couple of drinks. I like to tell stories with a normal start and slowly morph it into something far from normal as the story goes on. But no matter how crazy the stories get, they all convey specific but possibly universal emotions I want my readers to feel.