Who is Steve Gan?

Steve Gan was born on May 22, 1945. A naturalized Filipino (He is pure Chinese), Gan regards himself as a self-made artist. Since there were no schools offering courses on comics illustration, he had to learn the basics of comics art through self-study, and hone his talent through self-perseverance.

Gan became interested in drawing at an early age. It was the work of Francisco V. Coching, the Dean of Philippine Comics, that inspired him in the 1950's. He took up architecture at the Mapua Institute of Technology but he became more engrossed in illustration rather than architecture. Together with a college buddy, he began contributing to a small publishing company.

Steve Gan