Chen Uen

For the writer, see Cheng Ch'ing-wen.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Uen
鄭問
BornCheng Chin-wen
鄭進文
(1958-12-27)27 December 1958
Bade District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Died26 March 2017(2017-03-26) (aged 58)
Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
AwardsJapan Cartoonists Association Award, 1991

Chen Uen (Chinese: 鄭問; pinyin: Zhèng Wèn; 27 December 1958 – 26 March 2017) was a Taiwanese manhua artist. Some of his works include Magical Super Asia, Banzai and The First King. He also worked as an illustrator for Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms PS2 game series.

Born Cheng Chin-wen (鄭進文; Zhèng Jìnwén) in 1958,[1] he began drawing in the late 1970s,[2] and specialized in manga starting in 1984.[1] Soon after, Chen saw an increase in popularity as media restrictions were relaxed following the Kaohsiung Incident.[3]

In 1991, Chen was the first foreigner to win an award at the Japanese Cartoonists Association for his work, Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty.[4][5]

He died of a heart attack in 2017, aged 58.[2][1]

A documentary Inside the Arts: The Profound Aesthetics -- Chen Uen was produced by Public Television Service and won a bronze medal at the 2019 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Renowned manga artist Chen Uen passes away at 58". Taiwan Today. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Wu, Po-hsuan; Yang, Yuan-ting; Chin, Jonathan (31 March 2017). "Comic book great Uen Cheng dies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ Chang, Ju-ping (16 July 2000). "55 years of Taiwan comics on show in retrospective". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ Mei, Jia (10 November 2009). "A comic dynamo who draws outside the lines". China Daily. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ Chen, Christie (30 November 2012). "Comic fans flood Taiwan pavilion at French festival". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ^ Chiang, Pei-ling; Ko, Lin (12 April 2019). "Documentary on late comic book artist wins award in New York". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2019.