The Ministry of Culture (MOC) launched the inaugural Youth Comic Awards this year as an extension of the Golden Comic Awards and announced the winners on Dec. 8. Standing out among more than 250 submissions, the Gold Prize in the group category was awarded to “About Love, Four Leaf Clover” by Taoyuan Municipal Yang Ming Senior High School (桃園市立陽明高中), while the Gold Prize in the individual category went to Chiang I-cheng (江翊丞)’s “Microphone (傳聲筒).”
According to the panel of judges, as comics play a significant role in the global entertainment industry, the Youth Comic Awards aim to promote comic creation among young people and cultivate emerging Taiwanese comic talent from an early age.
The first edition of the Youth Comic Awards showcased the vibrant creativity of young participants. Entries in the group category demonstrated strong skills, compelling storytelling, and thoughtful thematic exploration. Meanwhile, works in the individual category exhibited maturity in illustration techniques and visual narrative design. Overall, the winning works displayed a high level of artistic quality and potential.
The MOC stated that the award ceremony will take place in January 2026, during which a total of 47 awards amounting to NT$1.23 million will be presented. For more information, visit the Golden Comic Awards’ official website.