Daxiong was born in Jilin Province in China. He enjoyed illustrating as far back as he can remember. After graduating with a degree in Commercial Design from the Jilin Art Institute in China, he assumed a teaching position with his alma mater as instructor of comic and cartoon illustrations. In 1999 he created Qicartoon Studios (www.qicartoon.com) in Jilin province where he served as the chief illustrator. In 2000 he was the winner of the Shanghai Animation & Comic Competition with his work "Chinese Ghost Stories" which received publication soon after the competition. In 2002 Qicartoon Studios earned third place in the Shanghai Animation Competition for its work "Zhuzi Baijia". In Europe, he received top honors at the 33rd annual Angouleme International Comics Festival for his work in "Demi Gods and Semi Devils" written by Chinese novelist Jin Yong, who is the best-selling Chinese author alive.
Since 1999, through his studio, Daxiong have published more than 100 titles which are being distributed in China, Japan, and Taiwan. Recently, he started illustrating the MouWang series, which is being published and distributed in France by Soleil Publications. In 2008 Daxiong was arrested and sent to a prison in China because his art offended the Chinese Communist Party. After two months of imprisonment, Daxiong was rescued by friends in the U.S. and has now settled in New York City with his wife Bin Bin Chen.
After relocating to New York City, Daxiong founded Flag Studios LLC. He was the artist on the Top 10 Special #1 with Wildstorm Productions and has been announced as the artist on the graphic novella, Star Wars: Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes with writer Tom Taylor through Dark Horse Comics.
Daxiong is also the artist for a 10 page story titled "Superman and Doctor Light in Samurai" in DC's 80 Page Giant, Justice League of America written by Amanda Mcmurry.
Notable works
"Fairy Tales" Illustrator (Inner Mongolia Publications, 1996)
"A Thousand Phrases" Illustrator (Inner Mongolia Publications, 1996)
"10 Greatest Stories in the World" Illustrator (Jilin Publication, 1998)
"Chinese Ghost Stories" Illustrator (Northern China Publications, 2000)
"Philosophers" Illustrator (Jilin Entertainment, 2001)
"Water Margin Heroes" Illustrator (Shanghai People's Press, 2002)
"Twenty Years of Strange" Illustrator, 12 Issues (Hebei Art Press, 2002)
"36 Tactics" Illustrator, 18 issues (Northern Press, 2003)
"Sir Apropos of Nothing #4" Alt Cover (IDW, 2008)
"TOP 10 SPECIAL #1" Illustrator (DC Comics, Wildstorm Productions, 2009)
"JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 80-PAGE GIANT" 10 Page, Superman and Dr.Light, Pencil, Ink, Color (DC Comics, 2009)
"Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes" Pencil, Ink, Color (Expected: January 20, 2010)
