Mentorship Programme 2022
Every comic book hero had a mentor to teach them and transform their destiny. What about you?
If you'd like to take your comics skills to the next level and get expert guidance on your next work, we have just the thing for you: a 10-week mentorship programme with Singapore’s veteran comic creators!
From January to March 2022, COMIX.SG will be hosting a 10-week mentorship programme with local comics veterans working in a variety of sequential storytelling formats including comic books, zines, webcomics, and more! Mentees will be coached in weekly meetings through the creation of comic work. Aside from gaining experience and learning from senior artists, you will be able to show off your precious works in the upcoming COMIX.SG anthology!
Individual, partner, or team applications are welcome, as long as you are able to complete a work over the mentorship duration.
To apply, please fill in this form: COMIX.SG Mentorship Programme 2022 - Application Form
The deadline for applications is 26 Dec 2021
Meet the mentors!
Andie Tong
Andie Tong's past comic book and illustration experience include titles such as The Legend of Shang Chi, Spectacular Spider-Man UK, Green Lantern Legacy, The Batman Strikes, Tron: Betrayal, Plants Vs Zombies, Star Wars, Tekken, Street Fighter, Wheel of Time and Stan Lee's Zodiac Legacy. Andie has also illustrated children's books for HarperCollins for more than ten years and has had the opportunity to work on multiple books with the late Stan Lee. Malaysian-born, Andie migrated to Australia at a young age and then moved to London in 2005. In 2012, he journeyed back to Asia and currently resides in Singapore with his wife and two children.
Anngee Neo
Anngee Neo (@illobyanngee) is a Singapore-based illustrator who creates drawings with an emphasis on storytelling with compelling characters. Her quirky, surreal, and whimsical works have breathed life into children’s books such as The Rock and the Bird and Do Gallery Sitters Sit All Day? Things People Really Do In A Museum. She has made illustrations for campaigns and books for National Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, and Esplanade.
Zaki Ragman
Zaki Ragman is a professional creative artist and teacher who believes in lifelong learning. Having spent 20 years in the animation and creative industry, he grew to enjoy sharing, developing, and visualizing creative concepts with fellow artists and experimenting new ways to create artworks together. As a director, he was involved in the animated series The New Adventures of Nanoboy (2008), produced by Scrawl Studios. Zaki has also worked alongside writer Danny Jalil on several graphic novels, with the former providing the illustrations to titles such as Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment (2018), Legendary Tales of Singapore, and more recently Elizabeth Choy: Her Story (2020).
Key Dates (2022 cycle)
Call for applications
01 Dec to 26 Dec 2021
Notification of successful application
01 Jan 2022
Mentorship dates
09 Jan to 20 March 2022 (mentors can fix weekly meetings timings at their convenience)
Mentorship introduction event date
09 Jan 2022 Sat 2PM
Mentorship closing event date
19 Mar 2022 Sat 2PM
Frequent Asked Questions
How will this programme going to help the new creators?
The programme is tailored for emerging comic artists who want guidance in their comic creation.
The programme goes on for 10-weeks with weekly meetings which allow comic artists to develop a work-in-progress together with industry veterans. This gives opportunities like learning new tricks, knowing industry insights, and many more. At the end of the programme, the comic will be added to the anthology.
Are students allowed to join the mentorship programme?
Yes, of course! As long as you can juggle work from school and the mentorship programme. The programme has weekly meetings for 10-weeks straight and deadlines to accomplish.