Here's a sample of some of the comics Peng Lei used in his book 北海怪兽. Every page of the book is filled with them (as well as photos of the band and essays about Peng Lei's personal history), and these are only two. The text below summarizes the context these comics appeared in and translates any dialogue in them.

胡子 秃子 肚子 辫子

While filming the video for I love you (我爱你), Peng Lei had a dream that he won an Oscar, but as he stepped up to accept the award, the trophy fell to the ground and shattered. A famous director then appeared at his side said to him “Son, you still don’t have a beard, bald head, big stomach, or braid. Once you have those you can become a director.”

The source of Mainland China's vintage clothing

Bottom corner: “New York, USA.”

(The character holding the cup appears to be the alien from Peng Lei's movie 北海怪兽 (which has the same name as the memoir this comic is from.))

“African children don’t have anything to eat. Asian children have no heat.”

“I’ll give this to the Chinese children.”

“You really are a good kid.”

Bottom Corner: “Tianjin, China.”

“This is too big.”

“Well, these are donated American goods.”

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