Comix Pulse – Exorcism on a Budget: Wah Kee's Dark Comedy Universe

Organisers: Hong Kong Arts Centre (Comix Home Base), The Box Studio

Exhibition Curation and Production: Nikkie LAM

Free Admission

About the Exhibition

Wah Kee's all-new solo exhibition centres around his latest comics, The Ghetto Exorcist, while showcasing the dark comedy universe he has built over the years, including his precious hand-drawn original cover artworks. Between the stark black-and-white lines, ghosts and monsters are no longer mere embodiments of fear, but reflections of modern people struggling through hardship and laughing off an absurd reality. This is a contemporary visual feast of survival, the supernatural, and dark humour.

Following the critically acclaimed My Soul Mate, his new comics, The Ghetto Exorcist, received the Special Mention Award at Hong Kong Comics Support Programme (HKCSP), earning high praise from the professional panel once again. We warmly invite all comic fans and dark comedy lovers to join us and experience this fantastical visual journey! 

About The Ghetto Exorcist

When the old building where impoverished courier Ng Po rents a flat completely collapses, he is forced to move into a haunted house in the dead of night. There, he crosses paths with Tung Kau, an exorcist tasked with cleansing the building's vengeful spirits, as well as Wong Kam-hop, a livestreamer taking on a haunted house stay challenge.

A wild brawl erupts among a slacker, an exorcist, a livestreamer, and a century-old demon! Over the course of one crazy night, a legendary exorcist is about to be born.

About the Exhibition Spin-off Event

Inside The Ghetto Exorcist

Date: 2026.11.21 (Sat)

Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Venue: Lobby, 4/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Speakers: WAH KEE, Pen SO

Conducted in Cantonese

Quota: 20 participants

Free of charge; online registration required; first-come, first-served.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/JoEWsQegWmui9CWE7

How do three youths, poverty, a haunted flat, and exorcism weave together into a thrilling, action-packed story?

Hon-wah Cheung, author of the comics The Ghetto Exorcist, joins editing mentor Pen So for an 80-minute dialogue to share all the ‘Trial & Error’ behind their nine-month creative journey!

How many twists and turns did the creation take from initial concept to finished book? How did the story evolve from a quiet, character-driven plot into an explosive haunted house brawl? From deleted scenes and the behind-the-scenes evolution of the title, to brilliant insights from acclaimed film director Sunny Chan and hidden surprises throughout the story, the two speakers will hold nothing back! If you love story creation or want a rare peek behind the scenes, don't miss out!

Contact us

www.hkac.org.hk

Facebook: hkacchb | HongKongArtsCentre

Instagram: @comixhomebase | @hongkongartscentre

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About the Creator

WAH KEE (Hon-wah CHEUNG)

Having worked at several Hong Kong comic publishing companies specialising in character art, Wah Kee co-published the comic magazine Fingerprint of The Darkness in 2017, serialising his original work Makutsu. In 2021, he founded his studio, The Box Studio, to focus on individual creations. Supported by the 1st HKCSP, he released his debut solo comic My Soul Mate in 2022, winning the Best Comics Story Award and quickly going into a second printing due to overwhelming popular demand. Between 2023 and 2026, Malay, Italian, and English editions of My Soul Mate were published worldwide. During this period, he was invited by the Hong Kong Arts Centre (Comix Home Base) to participate in the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, and published a mini-artbook depicting a friend's beloved cat, Nakama, in 2023. In 2026, he was once again selected for the HKCSP with his latest work The Ghetto Exorcist, earning the Special Recognition Award.

Facebook: Wahkee930 | Instagram: @Wahkeeart

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About Comix Pulse

We are thrilled to announce that the Hong Kong Arts Centre (Comix Home Base) is now hosting the ‘Comix Pulse – Feel the Heartbeat of Tomorrow’s Comix’ from January 2026! Comix Pulse aims to spotlight the unique voices of emerging and existing comic and illustration book artists in Hong Kong. The programme provides a platform for artists to explore storytelling through visual narratives, culminating in a solo exhibition that showcases their creative process and final work. We are excited for all talented comic-illustration-artists in joining us. They will have the opportunity to present a solo exhibition of your works in the 2/F Comix Home Base of the Hong Kong Arts Centre and participate in public engagement activities (e.g., artist talks, workshops, live drawing). This is a fantastic opportunity to demystify your creative process and build meaningful connections between artists and the public.

Comix Pulse – Call for 2027 Exhibition Proposals: https://shorturl.at/VVfjU

About Hong Kong Arts Centre

Hong Kong Arts Centre - Art for Passion, Art for Life, Art for All

Since 1977, the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) has been a platform for nurturing and supporting artists, and infusing art into everyday life. Its unique arts and educational programmes aim to make the arts accessible for all. The HKAC believes in the transformational power of art for people from all walks of life. Established for more than four decades, the HKAC endeavours to bring arts to the people of Hong Kong by presenting programmes in diverse art disciplines, such as visual arts, performing arts, moving images, media arts, comics, animation, arts education, lecture forum, public art, art festival and community art. With the vision of inspiring creativity in the local and international art community. With a vision of inspiring creativity in the local and international art community, HKAC focuses on four strategic areas: Leading Art Programmes, Nurturing Future Generations, Fostering Exceptional Art Education and Developing a Multi-Functional Building for Art in Wan Chai to create versatile exhibition spaces that accommodate a diversity of art forms and styles.

The HKAC aspires to engage everyone in the community to become an active participant in the arts - as an enthusiast, an artist or a patron. Let’s continue to embrace ‘Art for Passion, Art for Life, Art for All’, and share the inspiration.

Official website: www.hkac.org.hk | Facebook: Hong Kong Arts Centre | Instagram: @hongkongartscentre

About Comix Home Base

Comics and animation are important local pop culture and artistic creations. Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) has been dedicated to planning and organising diverse and unique activities to promote the arts and culture of comics and animation to the local community and abroad.

Since 2006, HKAC curated Comix Home Base project (CHB), and has been working closely with comics artists, animators, industry practitioners and various government departments to promote local works. Over 1,000 ani-com-related events are hosted, such as exhibitions, talks, workshops, performances, publications, screenings, public arts, etc.

In recent years, Comix Home Base has continued to proactively orchestrate cross-media collaborations and look for crossovers between comics and different media like public art, movie, dance, intangible cultural heritage, martial arts etc., expanding the creative space for comix. Outside Hong Kong, the footprints of Comix Home Base can be found overseas in France, Belgium, Britain, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Russia, Indonesia, Portugal, Türkiye, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria, etc. This has facilitated the involvement of numerous Hong Kong comics artists in international collaboration projects. Also, local comics have been successfully published in different foreign versions in European countries and the United States, increasing the international recognition of local comics and animation artists.

Comix Home Base is fully committed to creating a platform for the art of Hong Kong anime and comics to flourish and keep elevating comics that are 'made in Hong Kong' to the global stage with stakeholders.

Official website: www.comixhomebase.com.hk | Facebook: hkacchb | Instagram: @comixhomebase