From primary school, Wang showed an interest in comic strips, and first became proficient under the instruction of Wang Shiao-chi, an acknowledged master in the art.
江蘇籍的王中元，從小就著迷於「小飛俠」、「孫悟空」等漫畫集，在念小學四年級時，更拜師向當時知名的漫畫家王小癡學漫畫，對於人物的動作、口型等都受了基本訓練。