{{Short description|Hong Kong comic artist and writer (born 1961)}} {{BLP primary sources|date=February 2009}} {{family name hatnote|Ma|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox comics creator | image = HK Kln Park Ma Wing Shing Storm Riders Cloud signature head figure Oct-2012.JPG | imagesize = | caption = | alt = | birth_name = Ma Wing-shing <br /> (馬榮城) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Hong Kong | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Hong Konger | area = | cartoonist = | write = y | art = y | pencil = | ink = | edit = | publish = y | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = <!-- very optional --> | signature_alt = | notable works = ''Fung Wan''<br>''Chinese Hero'' | awards = | website = }} {{Chinese | t = 馬榮成 | s = 马荣成 | p = Mǎ Róngchéng | j = Maa5 Wing4-sing4 | altname = Ma Wing-shing (birth name) | t2 = 馬榮城 | s2 = 马荣城 | p2 = Mǎ Róngchéng | j2 = Maa5 Wing4-sing4 }}
'''Ma Wing-shing''' (born 16 January 1961) is a Hong Kong manhua artist, writer and publisher. He is best known for creating the ''Fung Wan'' and ''Chinese Hero'' series.
==Biography== [[Image:TinHamanhua.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of Hong Kong manhua ''Fung Wan'']]
Ma quit his studies and became a comic artist in 1976 at the age of 15. He started his career in Hei Po, where he published his first series, ''Day Dream''. His other works included ''Winds and Clouds in Public Housing'', ''Wily Little One'', ''Little Tough Guy'', ''Great Dictator'', ''Lau-keung the Contractor'', ''The Invisible Weird Guest'' and ''Wonder Dog''.
In 1977, Hei Po was closed and Ma joined Golden Comics, where he began employing realism in his works, such as ''The Five Brothers'', which caught the attention of others in the industry. He also published ''The Battle: Before and After'' in ''Hong Kong Comic Weekly''.
The following year, Ma attended a one-year course at the Hong Kong Academy of Fine Arts to improve his drawing skills. He quit Golden Comics and joined Ching Po, where he produced numerous works, including: ''Evil Experiment'', ''Assault 13'', ''Alien'', ''I Wanna be Woman'', ''Small Luk's Fight at Wudang'' and the ''Eve of the Battle'', ''Martial House'', ''Sword and Spear'', ''Destroyer'', ''My Pursuit'', ''Great Stealer 13'', ''Knowing You'', ''Mad Dog'', ''Security Guard'', ''Story of Big-Nose Boy'', ''Hillfire'', and ''Five Affairs''.
''Veteran Cop'' and ''New Drunken Fist'' were published in 1980 when Ma was working in New Waves. In August, he joined Jademan and began publishing ''Chinese Hero'' in ''Golden Daily''.
In 1981, he furthered his studies in fine arts at Des Montagnes Studio and incorporated his newly acquired knowledge into his works. In November, he co-authored ''Tong Lung'' with Fung Chi-ming, and this comic succeeded in entering the Japanese market.
In 1982, the ''Chinese Hero'' periodical was published and proved to be an immediate great success, laying a solid foundation for Ma's career.
In 1987, Ma co-organized a painting exhibition, ''Footsteps'', with teachers and students of Des Montages Studio.
In 1989, Ma founded the company Jonesky and released his ''The Two Extremes'' and held his personal art exhibition.
==Style== In Ma's career, his drawings were heavily influenced by the works of Ryoichi Ikegami for his realistic style and attention to details. He usually employs painterly techniques. The artwork and drawing style of ''Chinese Hero'' is responsible for the modern day characteristics of manhua.
==Selected works== * ''Chinese Hero'' * ''Black Leopard'' * ''Fung Wan'' * ''The Storm Riders'' ** It was published by Jonesky. It began publication in 1988<!--2013-25=-->, and ended in 2013. As a farewell celebration, the publisher unveiled action figures at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ani-Com gets started; Storm Riders' reign ends with big crowds at comic|agency=Young Post|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=2013-07-27}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070110093538/http://www.comicsworld.com/ Comicsworld], Ma Wing-shing's official website. * [http://lambiek.net/artists/m/ma-wing-shing.htm Ma Wing-shing's biography] on lambiek.net
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Wing-shing}} Category:Hong Kong comics artists Category:Hong Kong comics writers Category:Wuxia writers Category:Living people Category:1961 births Category:Fung Wan