漫画(Comic),这种令人着迷的图像文化,起源甚早,早在人类历史初始萌芽阶段,已有类似的图像艺术出现。而在现今的欧美与日本,漫画更早已成为文化层面的一环,影响人们的生活,漫画人物的形象更深植人心。漫画虽属舶来品,但在台湾发展已有几十年的历史,尤其受到日本漫画的影响,而看漫画也几乎成了台湾人的一种文化形态,成为台湾主流文化中的一员。这几年台湾经济的不景气,使得台湾漫画业一片萧条。漫画园地越来越少,出版社频频裁员,漫画杂志接连停刊,漫画书销量也一落千丈。走过半个多世纪的台湾漫画,如周台湾文化和经济成长的过程,一路走来荆棘布满。尽管走得艰辛,但不能否认的是,台湾漫画始终和国际上最进步的漫画创作亦步亦趋。 Comic, this fascinating image culture, originated very early. Similar image art appeared in the early embryonic stage of human history. In today’s Europe and the United States and Japan, comics earlier has become a part of the cultural level, affecting people’s lives, the image of cartoon characters more deeply rooted in the hearts of people. Although the manga is an imported product, it has been developed in Taiwan for decades and has been especially influenced by Japanese manga. Manga has almost become a cultural form of Taiwanese and has become part of Taiwan’s mainstream culture. The sluggish economy in Taiwan in recent years has caused a depression in the Taiwan comics industry. There are fewer and fewer comic books, frequent layoffs in the publishing houses, continuous suspension of comics and magazines, and the sales of comic books have plummeted. After more than half a century of Taiwanese comic books, such as the culture and economic growth of Taiwan, the journey was full of thorns. Despite the hardships, it can not be denied that Taiwan comics are always in step with the most progressive comic creation in the world.