| Andie Tong | |
|---|---|
 Tong at theNew York Comic Con, 20 April 2008 | |
| Born | Malaysia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Area(s) | Artist |
Notable works | Zodiac Legacy Green Lantern Legacy Legend ofShang-Chi Tekken Tron: Betrayal Spectacular Spider-Man UK Masters of the Universe: Rise of the Snakemen |
| https://www.instagram.com/andietong/ | |
Andie Tong is acomic book artist, known for his work on books such asGreen Lantern: Legacy,[1]Legend ofShang-Chi,[2]Tron: Betrayal,Spectacular Spider-Man UK,[3]The Batman Strikes! andTangent: Superman's Reign. He was born inMalaysia and grew up in Australia.[4]
In 2000, Tong worked on a graphic novel,The Architect withMike Baron, which was eventually published online throughBig Head Press in 2006.[citation needed]
Tong was the regular artist forSpectacular Spiderman UK. During this period he also worked on covers and artwork forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Masters of the Universe,Starship Troopers andThe Batman Strikes.[citation needed]
In 2010, Tong completed theTron: Betrayal graphic novel, a prequel comic to the movie,Tron: Legacy. In 2010, he undertook illustrating duties onDynamite Entertainment 's comic adaptation ofRobert Jordan 'sThe Wheel of Time series. He also illustratedThe Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Two, Volume Four, and Volume Six published byTor Books.[citation needed]
Since 2008, Tong illustrated several books for HarperCollins starring Batman and the Justice League. Tong currently illustrates a series of novels about wartime dogs titled "Soldier Dogs".[5]
In 2013 Tong provided the artwork for the graphic novel,The First Law: The Blade Itself, based on the series of novels by British authorJoe Abercrombie.[4][6][7] In November of that year it was announced that Tong would be illustrating Disney'sZodiac Legacy, an illustrated novel created byStan Lee andStuart Moore, based on theChinese zodiac. Book one named Convergence premiered in January 2015, followed by the second book,The Dragon's Return, in January 2016 and the final book,The Balance of Power, released in March 2017.[8][9]
Dark Horse Comics compiled aPlants vs. Zombies comic, volume 4 titled,Grown Sweet Home, and released in June 2016. Tong switched his drawing approach for this title to accommodate the established style of the series.[10] In October 2016, Titan Comics announced a newTekken comic book, a four-issue mini-series byCavan Scott, illustrated by Tong, and published in mid-2017. The series takes place betweenTekken 6 and7, and deals with Jin struggling against the Devil within him.[11][12]
On 3 September 2020, it was announced that Tong would illustrate Street Fighter covers for Laced Records on its series of soundtracks to be released on vinyl. First in the range wasStreet Fighter III,[13] followed by theStreet Fighter Alpha series.[14]
On 11 December 2020,Marvel Comics announced a one shot comic,The Legend of Shang-Chi, written byAlyssa Wong and illustrated by Tong.[15] The comic was released two months later in February 2021 and features antagonist,X-men villain,Lady Deathstrike. In January 2020,DC Comics released Green Lantern Legacy written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Tong.[16] On 21 May 2021,DC Comics announced aGreen Lantern: Legacy sequel titled Green Lantern Alliance to be released in April 2022 and will feature a newKid Flash.[17]
As of 2013, Tong lives in Singapore.[4]