Anda yang lahir sebelum periode 1990-an pasti tidak asing dengan serial The Adventure of Tintin. Petualangan-petualangan bule mungil yang berjambul ini sudah menjadi bacaan wajib bagi penggemar komik zaman itu. Dunia perkomikan dan hiburan memang terus berubah, tetapi pamor komik Tintin terbukti tetap bersinar.
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SawungKampret, Sambil Tertawa Bicara Nasib Komik Indonesia
Dalam komik ini, SawungKampret, keanekaragaman Indonesia digambarkan dengan begitu menghibur, sekaligus menyentuh. Inilah salah satu masterpiece perkomikan kita, karya Dwi Koen alias Dwi Koendoro Brotoatmodjo.
Garuda Riders, It’s Not Only a Digital Comic
Let’s join Naradja and his exhilarating adventure in Varadwipa Earth. It was about 10 centuries after Ramayana era. Naradja wanted to be a garuda rider so bad. But his father tried to stop him. Because he knew somehow that this would have an enormous impact on the Varadwipa’s future. A bad impact!
How to Create a Heart Touching Story
To write a story that could make the audience shed tears is a challenge for many authors. In brief, the keywords are three: character, plot, and your insight. Introduce your main character. What is his dream, weakness, struggling, etc. Tell your audience in smooth detail. I mean, make sure they read/watch real people with real problem. Secondly, the plot. Start with an alright condition. When everything seems fine and suddenly something drastic happens, your audiences aren’t so prepared, they’ll empathize. Last, read as many sad movies or novel as you can to give you best insight about how to touch the audience’s emotion.
Raden Ahmad Kosasih in Obituary
On July 24, 2012, Indonesia lost one of its comic artists, R. A. Kosasih, at the age of 93. He is considered as the father of Indonesian comics. Some of his masterpieces are Sri Asih (a comic with a superhero like Wonder Woman), Rama and Sinta, and Mahabharata. His books were inspired by Hindu and Indonesian traditional literature such as wayang (puppet). But in fact, his books span many genres too, such as children, romance, martial arts and superhero comics. Farewell, Mr. Kosasih!
