Eisner award-winning artist Erica Eng ready to serve up 'Fried Rice'

A close-up detail of Eng’s 'Fried Rice' graphic novel, which tells the story of a teenage girl from smalltown Johor who aspires to be an artist and animator. Photo: Erica Eng

If you’re a fan of Erica Eng’s online comics series Fried Rice, which received one of the highest recognitions in the global comics industry back in 2020 – the Eisner award for Best Webcomic – then you may be glad to hear that you’ll soon get the chance to own a physical copy.

The print version of the comic, which is self-published and will be distributed by Gerakbudaya, includes 30 pages of new content and “remastered” pages.