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Prerelease Copies of Lost Things by fenta!

Prerelease Copies of Lost Things by fenta!

The most recent volume in our series of contemporary lianhuanhua, Lost Things by fenta will be shipping in the next months. But right now we...

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Chinese Cartoonists Respond to the Coronavirus

Chinese Cartoonists Respond to the Coronavirus

This year, the most festive season in China was overshadowed by anxiety and fear due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent travel...

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Paradise Systems 格物天下 Logo Design!

Paradise Systems 格物天下 Logo Design!

Last year, Chinese design team Unitag Design rebuilt our logo to include the Chinese name, 格物天下. Read more here!

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🍑 Naked Body is Shipping! 🍑 Books by Woshibai and Jason Li Available Now

🍑 Naked Body is Shipping! 🍑 Books by Woshibai and Jason Li Available Now

Naked Body is Shipping! Our dream project/major undertaking of 2019 is now available! If you missed the Kickstarter, now is your chance! Offset / color...

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On Making a Monumental Anthology: Interview with OlgaZ

On Making a Monumental Anthology: Interview with OlgaZ

In an interview with Paradise Systems, OlgaZ shares the process behind GAME and the closing of Wild Things Press.

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Spells for Bad Chinese: Ellipsis Process Blog

Spells for Bad Chinese: Ellipsis Process Blog

This blog post, by Diane Zhou, describes the creative process behind her comic Ellipsis. 

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Naked Body: An Anthology of Chinese Comics

Naked Body: An Anthology of Chinese Comics

This month Paradise Systems is launching our most ambitious project to date: we're raising funds to publish the legendary Chinese comics anthology Naked Body (裸体).

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Lianhuanhua: China's Forgotten Comics Empire

Lianhuanhua: China's Forgotten Comics Empire

Yin Guifu’s cover for Bianjiang Xiao Shaobing (The Little Guard in the Frontier) 1977. Source: Xiling Yinshe Auction Company, 2014. A version of this essay...

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Unworldly Comics: Interview with Woshibai

Unworldly Comics: Interview with Woshibai

It wasn’t until a few years ago that Woshibai first tried his hand at drawing comics, but his dreamlike works, powered by a simple yet...

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Introducing Our New Editor, Jason Li

Jason Li will be joining Paradise Systems as our newest editor!

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Signing at M-Woods Shop, Beijing

Signing at M-Woods Shop, Beijing

On September 26, 2018, we had our biggest signing ever in Beijing! 

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Drawing as Play - An Interview with Xiang Yata

Drawing as Play - An Interview with Xiang Yata

Xiang Yata is one of the rare cartoonists whose work can transport readers into another realm. With methodical plotting and an innovative approach to media,...

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