Comics were not around during the life-time of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, but as a prolific writer who sketched all his life, he would have loved them. The Goethe-Institut with its idea of discovering cultural […]
Titi Larasati, Kid Stuff Bandung: Curhat Anak Bangsa, 2010Reviewed by Elbert Or Tita Larasati, a comics artist based in Bandung, Indonesia, carries her black hardbound notebooks wherever she goes, and takes every opportunity to record her experiences […]
FSc. 2012. Clairvoyance (ebook in Japanese, Tokyo: Ohta Publishing; initial serialization in Pocopoco, March-Dec. 2011) Available online: http://www.poco2.jp/comic/clairvoyance/Reviewed by Jaqueline Berndt Betwixt and Between Artists who employ the manga mode of graphic storytelling usually do […]
Michael David. Kubori Kikiam: Strips for the Soul Omnibus.Quezon city: Flipside Publishing, 2013Reviewed by Kristine Michelle L. Santos In a nation steeped in Catholic traditions and mores, Philippine comics tend to tread within the safety […]
Gone Case, A Graphic NovelStory by Dave Chua. Art by Koh Hong Teng. Edited by Joyce Sim.Singapore. Book 1 (2010), Book 2 (2011) Popular culture provides a way for us to understand Southeast Asia and comics gives […]
Zombadings 1 :Patayin Sa Shokot si Remington [Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings] Directed by Jade Castro (2011) Zombadings (or Patayin sa Shokot si Remington) is a spoof on comics culture. It is also a fairy […]
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