http://www.here-now.org/shows/2005/12/20051209_17.asp

Chris Lie will return to Indonesia next year, now he has finished his study
in Sequential Art at Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA as The
Best student.

He has worked in comic for ten years. His Comics have published in Indonesia
before he studied in Savanah College with scholarship from
Fulbright. He always active as Freelance Artist until now. When coming in
Indonesia Chris will works to develop Indonesia comic in education.
And you can see his newest interview in Indonesia leanguage with
rekamatra.com:http://tinyurl.com/a63gw

You can see his website in :http://www.chriscomic.com/

MASYARAKAT TJERSIL SILAT (Silat Story Comunity)- Hobby

This Event to celebrate the first Anniversary
komikindonesia.com.

MAL AMBASADOR KUNINGAN
Ground Floor.
Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio, Jakarta Selatan
Tuesday-Wednesday : January 3-4 , 2006.
The event begin at 10.00 – 21.00 WIB.

The exhibition show the original artwork comic, and
the colecctible limited comic.
And show the Silat story book.

The scehedule:
On Tuesday, 3 January, 2006, 18.30-20.30 WIB
Talk Show : Comic Editing.
by : Hikmat Darmawan
and Uwi Mathovani (ex editor MnC Comic publishing) as
the moderator.

On Wednesday, 4 January, 2006, 18.30-20.30 WIB
Talk Show: Launching KOMIK GINA & GODAM: MATA SINAR X
by: Gerdi WK (Gina creator),
Sungging (Wid NS son, Godam creator)
dan Hasmi (Gundala creator, was the best friend of
Wid NS )
With Seno Gumira Ajidarma as the moderator

Beside Comic Exhibition, The Bazar will sells from the
newest comic book until the old comic book (antique),
with the Indonesia great comic publishing as the
participant. And the hobbies community will join the
event, there are car toy hobbies, and Silat Story
Book Lover. With many femous Indonesia comic
character merchandizes as like t-shirt, mug, sticker,
etc.

Make this event as fight spirit of Indonesia Comic and
Silat Story!!!

Check the complete information (in Indonesian
language) in :
http://www.komikindonesia.com

Comic discussion in Aksara book store- Kemang Raya, Jakarta, December 22,
2005 is a nice discussion. With Theme : “Menimbang Posisi Komik Kita di Asia”
(Presentasi Perjalanan dari Korea dan Kamboja) Indonesia Comic position in Asia- Korea and Cambodia Journey
by Wahyu Soegianto and Beng Rahadian. Wahyu report in Korea, World Comic Artist Conference 7th/ WCC7 Bucheon, 30
Sept – 03 Oct 2005. The theme conference in that time is about who is the centre of Comic in Asia. (Korea, Japan or China).
Wahyu tell his journey in Korea, and with some funny story in there.

Beng Rahadian tell his journey for Indonesia-Cambodia Comics Exchange,
program Arts Network Asia 22 Nov – 05 Dec 05, Phnom Penh. His Journey has
written in http://komikcambodia.blogspot.com
The nice and good program for both country. The Aksara book store full suport the comic comunity. The Comic Discussion
will be held monthly, with two comic artist as the speakers.

The comic artist is who have the indie and the major comic book. And Toko (Store) Komik Indonesia in Ambasador mall-Kuningan, Jakarta who concern to old comic artist, who feamous in the Indonesia gold age, 1970. Will give chance to indie comic artist as the speaker, beside the old comic artist.

Toko Komik Indonesia will make an event as the first anniversery in Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-3 January 2006. The
event will be launch a new comic “Gina” by Gerdy WK. So 2006, the comic world in Indonesia will be fully of comic event.
And it will be as a good year for Indonesia comic, i think.
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article in Indonesian is in :
http://www.textandpictstudio.blogspot.com

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Animated Holiday wishes courtesy Shags.

TB Aksara Kemang
Kamis, 22 Desember 2005 pukul 19.00-20.30

“Menimbang Posisi Komik Kita di Asia” (Presentasi
Perjalanan dari Korea dan Kamboja)

bersama:

Wahyu Soegianto
(Mewakili Mayarakat Komik Indonesia di World Comic
Artist Conference 7th/ WCC7 Bucheon, 30 Sept – 03 Okt
2005)

Beng Rahadian
(Komikus untuk Indonesia-Cambodia Comics Exchange,
program Arts Network Asia 22 Nop – 05 Des 05, Phnom
Penh)

Host: Hikmat Darmawan (Akademi Samali)

Special Cambodian Coffee and Vietnamese Tea

From Indonesia who will be filling in during the next few days.

Blog: http://www.textandpictstudio.blogspot.com
Karya Terbaru: http://www.portfolios.com/textandpictstudio
Komik kami yang bisa dipesan:
2 Judul Komik Kakek Bejo :http://www.kakekbejo.blogspot.com/
1 Komik Cerpen: http://www.komikcerpen.blogspot.com
Komik Pendekar X : http://www.pendekarx.blogspot.com

Wikipedia has a project underway to list and categorize more about comics and sequential art. They’re looking for a few good writers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Comics