Description
Fried Rice
By Erica Eng
Fried Rice is the story of a young Malaysian girl named Min who dreams of leaving her home country to work as an artist in animation.
Set during the monsoon season in Kuala Lumpur and Batu Pahat, the charming scenes capture experiences that will be familiar to all Southeast Asian readers.
REVIEWS:
“I have been struggling to find words to best describe this book. It is a time in the life of a student when they are at a crossroads; the want to pursue studies in a different country in hopes that it would kickstart their future, but the long wait for the results of their application, and the life that goes on in between.
I am jealous that Erica has managed to do so with this novel. Fried Rice encapsulates uncertainties of growing up that were in all of us at one point in time, and assures us that we are not alone.”
— Cheeming Boey, author of the When I was a Kid series.
“Fresh and un-clichéd.”
— Reimena Yee, Eisner, and McDuffie nominated author
of The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya,
Séance Tea Party, My Aunt is a Monster,
The World in Deeper Inspection and
Alexander, the Servant and the Water of Life.
Size: 6" x 8.5"
Number of pages: 184
Printing/ binding: Full-color/ softbound
Publisher: Vibal Foundation, Inc.
Imprint: Agimat Comics
Editor-at-Large: Paolo Herras
Copyright: 2025
About the Creator
Erica Eng is an Eisner and Ringo award-winning comics creator, illustrator, and animator from Malaysia. Her debut graphic novel, Fried Rice, was first released in 2024 and is based on her webcomic of the same name. That same year, she was featured on Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 class of 2024 and Tatler Asia's Gen. T list. She currently works full-time as a gameplay animator and writes her own comics on the side.
About the Imprint: Agimat Comics
For thousands of years in the Philippines, the babaylans—healers, mystics, and cultural stewards—called upon the divine to bless agimats, sacred objects imbued with light, protection, and purpose in times of uncertainty.
In that same spirit, this imprint offers a curated collection of comics and graphic novels from around the world. Each book is a modern agimat—a talisman of imagination, insight, and wonder—crafted to inspire, illuminate, and delight readers who treasure powerful narratives and the enduring magic of the ninth art.
Refund Policy
Returns
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