SCC's Comics Talk

KOMIKKAN CERITAKU event at the Singapore Malay Book Festival @ Wisma Geylang Serai is a massive success. Kudos to organisers Nurelhudaa Jaffar and Ross Revalina. Event highlights: Comic pages by students, age 9-12, from Komikkan Ceritaku Workshops, displayed alongside recreated pages by professional and amateur local Malay artists.A final closing workshop session with students, parents and artists, in attendance conducted by Nurel and RossA surprise visit by renowned Cartoonist, ImudaCertificate presentation ceremony Congratulations to everyone involved for a wonderful event.

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KOMIKKAN CERITAKU is a comic project initiated by Ross Revalina and Editor Nurelhudaa Jaffar, with support from the National Arts Council. The participants from 9 to 12 years old wrote and created their own 4-page comics upon completing 3 workshops in addition to group and personal online sessions. Nine Malay artists, some of whom are SCC members, have been invited to illustrate one page of these comics. These illustrations will...

"Here we go again! From the same team who brought to you the inaugural comic book extravaganza Singapore and Malaysia Virtual Fan Festival (SMVFF), we present to you SMVFF II! We have packed more guests, more panels, more commissions, more merchandise, more livestreams into the two days (5-6 Dec 2020)! This round we would be talking to comic book legend Chris Claremont and comic book artist extraordinaire Nick Bradshaw, along with returning guest mega star Arthur Adams! Stand to win also a Star Wars Heir to the Empire #1 (featuring the first comic book appearance of Grand Admiral Thrawn) worth US$150! Chat with our artists in the region in our virtual artist alleys! So, make a date and join us the weekend of 5-6 Dec!" ~ Myron Tay, Primary Organiser, SCC We have a total of 35 guests who will be appearing on Panels as well as Artists Alley streams.

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Ran out of things to do for this weekend? The Singapore Comics Community and MY Comics Community have come together to put up the SMVFF (SCC & MYCC Virtual Fan Festival - PLAY Exhibition)! Their live session schedule for both days have been released, so set your reminders now!  A shout-out to participating artists who will be at the SMVFF Vendor & Artist Alley. If you’d like to purchase their exclusive comics or get commission pieces from them, be sure to be visit the online event this More information about this event can be found in the links below:Live Streams URL: Live StreamParticipating Guest Artists: Guest ArtistsFB Event: EventMembers' submission: Members' Storytime Submission

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There’s also a comic strip contest, featuring both their mascots, with a cash prize of S$100 and other goodies to be won! Here are some notable entries:

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Asian artists have played a significant role in the mainstream comics industry, centered around the largest publishers based in the United States. Artists, notably from the Philippines, such as Rudy Nebres, Tony DeZuniga, Nestor Redondo and Ernie Chan have drawn and inked for Marvel and DC comics since the 1970’s, blazing the way as pioneers in this competitive field. Following in the footsteps of these legends, modern artists from the region like Mico Suayan, Rian Gonzales, Sonny Liew, Stanley (Artgerm) Lau, Zu Orzu, Yasmin Putri, Ario Anindito, In-Hyuk Lee, Kim Jung Gi and Sana Takeda are counted amongst the most popular and talented comic creatives working today. Original regional comics also play a major role in Hong Kong and Japan; where manhua and manga inspire major movies and animated series. Wonderful stories uniquely told by Asian creators that inspire even global audiences and have influenced western comic creators. Manhua and Manga...

The Chinese term “manhua” (漫画) is commonly used in Hong Kong to mean “cartoon” or “comics”. Manhua, in Hong Kong today, also refers to “lianhuantu” (連环图) a Chinese term that means picture books featuring a sequence of Chinese line art accompanied by prose, telling stories about traditional characters. These stories have typically been of the martial arts and kung fu genres.