Cat Mask Boy

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A young boy named Tiger goes on a risky adventure to the seedy big city to find his missing report card, which was accidentally taken, and encounters friends and foes along the way.

In 1970s Hong Kong, Tiger, a secondary school student at Resettlement Area Rooftop Primary School, spends more time having fun than studying for his classes. His only ambition is to become a superhero, so he makes himself a cat mask. On report card day, he wants to show his mom his academic progress, but his report card is mistakenly taken by someone else. With no other choice to avoid punishment from his mom, he sets out to retrieve it and ventures into Kowloon Walled City, a notorious shantytown where no rules apply except those of the mafia. All kinds of illicit businesses flourish: gaming rooms, opium dens, and undercover trading. There, he meets a new friend named Dragon, who offers to help. Together, they must confront their fears and recover the lost report card!

Author Bio

LINUS LIU is an independent comic artist born in the last century. He is deeply fond of old Hong Kong, the city where he grew up. He has been drawing and creating for years, participating in projects that involve sketching, comics, animation, digital art, and more. His creative inspiration comes from daily life and his wild imagination. His publications include Cat Mask Boy, the illustration collection SHE and SHE REMEMBERS, the animated short Cat Mask Boy's Summer Holiday, and the comics "Timeless Encounter," which he co-created with Hong Kong Machines. He is also serializing a 4-panel daily comic strip called Gold Fish Cat. While researching for Cat Mask Boy, he experienced a sense of nostalgia, as if he had returned to those bygone days.