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 […]
Jun Honna, Paradox of Democratization: The deep structure of Asian politics from Indonesian caseTokyo: Iwanami Shoten. 2013Original title in Japanese: 民主化のパラドックスーインドネシアにみるアジア政治の深層Reviewed by Akiko Morishita The book begins with Honna’s real experience during his fieldwork when he interviewed a […]
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