Drawing attention

The internet is fueling new ways of looking at the Chinese comics industry. Jiang Yijing reports.

Chinese comics artist Bai Xiao used to wonder how his Japanese counterparts could churn out their creations on a weekly basis, when he could do so only once a month in magazines.

That was before he turned online. Now, Bai is equally prolific. He publishes his story Shikong Shitu (Bloodivores) on the online comics platform of internet giant Tencent twice a week and he has completed more than 200 chapters so far.