About the author

Zhen Shuo is a creator who presents Chinese history in comic form. Public information about the author is limited, and details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and real name are not recorded. Judging from the six works held in the collection, Zhen Shuo focuses on social science and history books. Representative titles include the series Comic Chinese History You Won't Learn in Textbooks and its volumes 2 and 3, Those Histories Are Really Fun (12 volumes), So Comics Can Be This Interesting (14 volumes), and History Has Never Been This Easy to Read: Comics on the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties. These works generally present historical knowledge through comics and light narration, covering topics from early dynasties such as the Xia, Shang, and Zhou to historical episodes beyond textbooks. They balance information with entertainment and are suitable as introductory history reading for young readers and general audiences. Overall, Zhen Shuo lowers the barrier to reading history through accessible, image-based storytelling and has developed a distinctive style in popularizing historical knowledge.

Written (6)

History Has Never Been This Easy to Read: Comics on the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties cover
Rating 3.2
History Has Never Been This Easy to Read: Comics on the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties 朕说 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 What was China actually like in its earliest days? How did the Yellow Emperor come into being? How did Shun seize the throne from Yao? Why did the kin…
Comic Chinese History You Can't Learn from Textbooks 3 cover
Rating 3.8
Comic Chinese History You Can't Learn from Textbooks 3 朕说 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing Ltd. · 2023 Most historical figures in textbooks appear stern and serious. This book uses comics and analysis of historical sources to show readers their vivid, h…
Those Histories Are Really Fun (Complete 12 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.8
Those Histories Are Really Fun (Complete 12 Volumes) Wu Gou / 叨叨漫画 / 本乡和人 / 朕说 · 2023 This set includes 12 volumes, among them A Song Dynasty So Lively, Rome: A History of Seven Sackings, and Rambling Comic Histories of Emperors (Vol. 1…
Comic History of China You Can't Learn in Textbooks 2 cover
Rating 3.7
Comic History of China You Can't Learn in Textbooks 2 朕说 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2022 Most historical figures in textbooks appear solemn and serious, yet they all have vivid sides. This book brings those sides to readers through comics …
It Turns Out Comics Are So Interesting (Complete 14 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.5
It Turns Out Comics Are So Interesting (Complete 14 Volumes) 一禅小和尚 / 铲史官 / 本乡和人 / 朕说 · 2022 This set includes 14 volumes, among them A Zen's Comic History of China (2 volumes), Comic Historian: A Super Fun Brief History of Viruses, A Universi…
Comic Chinese History You Can't Learn from Textbooks cover
Rating 3.4
Comic Chinese History You Can't Learn from Textbooks 朕说 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2021 Most historical figures in textbooks look stern and serious, but in fact they all have vivid sides. This book sets out to present those sides through …

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Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing Ltd.Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House