In order to write comics about the Buddhist sutras, Tsai collected over 3000 Buddhas, and in order to create a comic about calculus he audited math classes at National Taiwan University. These are just two examples of his extraordinary commitment to his work, but then Tsai, who began his career and became famous at an early age, has done many startling things.
一隻彩筆闖天下為了漫畫佛經而蒐集三千多尊佛像，為了漫畫微積分到台大數學系旁聽數學，都只是蔡志忠的漫畫人生中，創下的其中幾項紀錄。出道、成名甚早的他，創作生涯中常有驚人之舉。