There’s something about Cang. He’s so enthusiastic. And so talented! He joined us as we began Volume 2, and you can’t wait to see what he’s done. He has a great scene in the newspaper factory. One funny story about Cang is that he likes to draw from models, so he made his mom dress up in a big coat and took pictures of her in the poses that we needed.

My name is Cang Du, and I’m a Chinese student that grew up in a country by the south of Asia. It is called Vietnam. I lived there for 14 years and moved to the United States in 2001. When I was 4, I started drawing and dreamed of being an artist.

I was inspired by Walt Disney and Japanese Animation. I started with small sketches with chalk on the wall, on the ground, and any place that I found where I was able to draw. Ever since I was young, I bought a lot of comic books and watched Disney fairytale cartoons. I also played video games to absorb information and even now I still do the same thing to increase my art skill. The only thing that is different is that I get to draw on real art paper, and with art supplies, instead of the concrete.

This job’s process was a challenge for me, because it not only made me improve my artistic skills but also my understanding of the English language. As for myself, I don’t like to read, but that’s what Wireman is all about. It gave me the opportunity to read more and study the grammatical structure of English.

Fortunately, when I came to America it gave me a chance to develop my arts and meet a lot of nice people that helped me understand who I really am. I always wanted to be a part of the comics book industry since I was young, and I think my dream will come true because these people—the Wireman creators Sue Stauffacher and Molly Corriveau—gave me the chance to get started in being a part of making comic books.

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