Recently I watched the documentary on the local underground punk rock / hardcore scene, Scene Unseen.
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This 10th issue is released on 22 July, one day after Racial Harmony Day. Clio Ding writes about CMIO (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others) in her article on Singapore comics.
Time and tide wait for no man. I had wanted to interview some of the early pioneers of Singapore comics and especially those of different ethnicity. One of them was K. Ramesh…
Jillian Tamaki is coming to town. Well, sort of. For the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) but it will be a virtual panel. In the last two years, we have our fill of online comics panels and events. The endemic stage continues this trend…
One of the aims of starting the SG Cartoon Resource Hub was to learn from fellow comic creators and to distill some of their hard-earned lessons and share them with other artists. That is why we did a series of video interviews with Singapore comic artists…
Similar to the state of cartooning in Malaysia after independence, the early years of Singapore nationhood was one of social consensus building. Cartoons in newspapers were expected to play the role of supporting government policies and campaigns.
While our website focuses on Singapore comics and creators, it is also important for us to know and learn from our neighbours as Southeast Asia is a crucial market for regional comics. But the issue is what are regional comics?
Independence does not necessarily equate to freedom. In 1957, Malaya gained its independence while Singapore would remain under British rule until 1959 when it was given self-government status (British authorities still retained control of defense and foreign affairs).
Comics are hip now. Local writers are getting into graphic novels. Joshua Yip had a comics project some 10 years ago but it did not come out. Felix Cheong is the latest to dip his hand and pen…
Welcome to the second issue of Sg Cartoon Resource Hub. We intend to release a new issue every two weeks and it will be released on Friday so that you have the weekend to enjoy our videos, articles and reviews.