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McMug (麥嘜) is a cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong in 1988. McMug first appeared in comics, with its creation attributed to two Hong Kong people—the stories by Brian Tse (who spent time studying in Australia and became influenced by the Michael Leunig-style of cartooning) and the artwork by Alice Mak (graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University). There has been great success after its first publication. Some people believe that the success of McMug (along with the equally successful McDull, who was originally a supporting character in the McMug comics but later became a central character in his own right) is due to its cute appearance, but even more think that it is due to the charming nature of the story. In addition, the stories of McMug always reflect what is happening in Hong Kong, so it has become a way for people to understand Hong Kong. These are not simple cartoon stories, but are meaningful and touching; they are hugely popular among Hong Kong people. However, most of the McMug stories are related to Hong Kong culture and have dialogues in Cantonese. It can hardly be translated into written Chinese written language|Chinese or even English language|English without losing and changing the actually meaning and essence of the stories. "The McMug comics is sometimes childish, sometimes deep (more often both childish and deep). This may be the reason why McMug attracts readers ranging from kindergarten children to university professors and readers of different ages and backgrounds." (From the preface of the McMug Comics Sampler) Family of McMug McMug is a pig adopted by humans. Before being adopted, he was just one month old and was living in one of the farm on Lantau Island. In a thundery night, all the pigs were very scared and escaped from the farm. Meanwhile, a couple that went to Lantau Island for a holiday met McMug. They thought that he was cute and decided to adopt him. McMug called them http://home4u.hongkong.com/entertainment/comics/mcdull/pic/papa.gif Papa and http://home4u.hongkong.com/entertainment/comics/mcdull/pic/mama.gif Mama. They are both rightful people. When they were young, they were chevaliers (called BugBug) and worked together so as to help the needys. Superman as well as Superwoman are their friends. McMug not only received love from his parents. In fact, was also received fondly by the son, http://home4u.hongkong.com/entertainment/comics/mcdull/pic/dada.gif Dak Dak 達達 and daughter, http://home4u.hongkong.com/entertainment/comics/mcdull/pic/yoyo.gif Yuen Yuen 緣緣 of his adopted parents. Girlfriend of McMug (Lisa) Lisa is McMug's penfriend. Being a wild boar, Lisa does not have a beautiful face, but she is a nice and understanding girl. In their first date, MuMug could not recognise her at first. However, after a letter by McMug fell from Lisa's handbag, he realised that the girl in front of him was Lisa. School life of McMug Like other children around his age, he needs to go to school. The name of the kindergarten was Springfield Flowers Kindergarten. He has been studying in kindergarten for 8 years, a pretty long time. This kindergarten is one of the most popular places that has appeared in the comics, and many funny things as well as comical events have happened there. Image:class.JPG|right| In addition, McMug has many classmates and friends:
The principal and the class teacher, Miss Chan, are also important characters in the comics. Furthermore, McMug's school life are very diversified and enriching. Besides lessons, McMug likes singing with his friends, and so he participates the choir in his school. Although McMug and his friends do not sing very well, they are some of the most funny in the choir. Apart from that, the school life of McMug is affected by the school motto, "吾德物賜". Actually, many of McMug's stories involve the Springfield Flowers Kindergarten. McMug, a ?Made in Hong Kong? cartoon character, is so popular in Hong Kong because McMug impress everyone, no matter elderly or youngster, by seeing the reflection of their own lives in the simple words and pictures of this little piggy. This cute animal is welcomed by a wide range of consumers, which can be seen by wide age range, from 6 to 50, of members of McMug Club. Now, there are over 200 local retail outlets where McMug series products are available. At the very first glance, McMug's pictures and charaters are just like stupid drawings of little kids. The objects are always very colourful and the lines always run very freely. You can't really tell why, they simply just give you a mood relaxation and joy. Readers can find a shleter from its works against reality, or in other words, they can obtain something which is alternative, from the busy, pressured and fast-paced cityscape. Some may think the author can't draw. And some may rudely consider the pleasant consequence as an accident. Actually, this is not an accident. And the author is not an idiot in drawing and painting. From McMug's work, you may realize that, the proportion of the characters are designed carefully. The use of curve and free form are rather intelligent. Simplicity and minimalism are the origin of this kind of naivity. There is an intimate interaction between the author and readers through the graphical and visual media. As a popular art publisher as well as painter, Alice Mak have found a unique way and personalized style.
<<A Song by Miss Chan>> How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? How many time must a cannon ball fly Before they`re forever banned?
The answer is blowing in the wind. How many years must a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea? How many years can some people exist Before they`re allowed to be free? How many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn`t see?* How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? How many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? How many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died?* To understand more about the McMug, Web site of http://www.iyellowbus.com Yellow Bus Magazine could help. This website has many things about McMug and his life. Besides his family and school, many other stories are included there, for example, "Mcdull the Pineapple Bun Prince".
category:Art of Hong Kongcategory:Hong Kong culture category:Hong Kong comics category:Yellow Bus This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "McMug".
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