{"id":10708,"date":"2026-03-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=10708"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:21:59","slug":"30-yrs-of-tigers-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/30-yrs-of-tigers-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Yrs of Tiger’s Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thirty years ago the very first episode of Tiger\u2019s Tale<\/em> was published. That episode was printed in the premiere issue of World of Martial Arts<\/em> magazine. The following episode would see print in the iconic issue of what was then titled Kung Fu Qigong<\/em> magazine. This issue was also significant because it marked the first time a Shaolin monk was featured in an English language magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30 Year Celebration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate this comic\u2019s 30 year anniversary the\u00a0Sun Gallery in Hayward California<\/a>\u00a0is making this project a showcase in their 35th\u00a0Annual Children\u2019s Book Illustrator Exhibition. The exhibition will run from March 13 through May 23, 2026. An in-person reception and book signing will be held on March 21, 2026<\/strong> from 12:00-3:00pm PST<\/strong>. I\u2019ll be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thirty years ago the very first episode of\u00a0Tiger\u2019s Tale was published. That episode was printed in the premiere issue of\u00a0World of Martial Arts\u00a0magazine in 1996. 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