Garaj Komik

Garaj Komik

Where aspiring comic creators jam
Publication information
Publisher Self publishing
Schedule Irregular
Format Ongoing
Genre Various
Publication date 2015 – present
Number of issues 2 (as of September 2015)
Creative team
Writer(s) Andrew Tan[1]
Dayang Deno[2]
Elly Alias[2]
Lee Heng Kok[2]
Lim Yue Lynn[3]
Joshua Chung[2]
Rizal Paperbag Head[2]
Tom Chu[2]
Artist(s) Dayang Deno
Elly Alias
Lee Heng Kok
Joshua Chung
Rizal Paperbag Head
Stephanie Yong[4]
Wallace Destiny[1]

Garaj Komik (Malay pronunciation: [ɡaradʒ kɔmik]) is a social media-based self-published Malaysian minicomic anthology[5] (zine[6] or indie comics[7] to some readers). Garaj Komik was formed on 29 October 2014 initially intended to join the Malaysian Online Comics Challenge 2014 (Cabaran Komik Online Malaysia).[8][9][10][11] Garaj Komik is listed as one of the 26 recognizable Malaysian comic brands in 2015 by Stroke Comichat.[12]

Issue 1

The first issue made its debut on 21 March 2015 at The Comic N’ Toys Geek Fest (CTGF) in Jaya Supermarket.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] It is a joint effort of four people with different backgrounds, united by the love of comic creation.[20] They were all members of MY Comics Community.[13] Most copies of issue 1 were sold with personalized sketches by Lee Heng Kok.[21][22][23] Issue 1 was all sold out in 35 days.[22]

No. Title Art by Story by Pages
1"I Miss You [24]"Joshua Chung
Lee Heng Kok
Elly Elias		Lee Heng Kok5

Paul and Ashley somehow lost each other in a shopping mall. This story is a unique collaborative effort, with each artist taking a page and a panel in a shared page.

Note: All the artist were illustrating Joshua Chung's characters Paul and Ashley. There were also cameo appearance of Elly Elias and Dayang Deno's Budak Spek Pink.
3"Kid and The Cat [25]"Elly EliasLee Heng Kok (concept)
Elly Elias		17
Hakimi and Puteh, a talking cat stops a robbery only to find the robbers to be Puteh's previous owner.

Issue 2

Issue 2 (or GK2) saw the participation of two Malaysian bloggers/doodlers: Dayang Deno[2][26][27] and Rizal Paperbag Head.[28][29][30] The announcement was made for its release on 21 August 2015 [31] and was made available publicly in Sunway Pyramid for the Animangaki 2015 on 29 August 2015 by comic collector Tom Chu.[32][33][34] It made an appearance at the 1MCAT 2015 Art Bazaar at the National Visual Arts Gallery (Malaysia) on the 16 October 2015 through painter Mohd Khairul Aizuddin (Sidsoot)[35][36][37] and doodler Coco Arif.[38]

Issue 2 also saw the introduction of five variant covers.[31] The Dayang Deno variant cover is the most popular, having sold out its second print.[39][40]

Comicore Club,[7][41] a Malaysian Comic Community, also helped to distribute the second issue in Medini Mall on 11 September [42][43] and Kluang Mall on 18 September 2015 for the inauguration of the Kotakomik event.[44] Garaj Komik 2 was also sold alongside other comics such as Buasir Otak's (Fool's Syndicate)[45] trilogy and TOPEK Comics at De'GwetxComicoreClub's 2015 Comic Fiesta art booth, which took place at The Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC) on 19 December 2015.[46]

No. Title Art by Story by Pages
1"Kenangan itu #1 [47]"Joshua Chung, Elly Elias, Lee Heng Kok, Rizal Paperbag Head (by appearance respectively)Dayang Deno [48]5

Memoirs of life with SLE[30]

Note: The collaboration was done to raise awareness on Systemic lupus erythematosus which to date has no cure.[49][50][51]
2"That Konda Kondi Game [52]"Joshua ChungJoshua Chung10

When bullies make a lasting impression[30]

Note: Konda-kondi is the Malaysian version of gilli-danda.
3"Janji Sarah [53]"Rizal Paperbag HeadRizal Paperbag Head8
Life beyond death[30]
4"Mecha Battle [54]"Lee Heng KokLee Heng Kok12
The future of sports entertainment[30]

Issue 3

Garaj Komik 3 was released [55][56][57][58][59][60] in conjunction with Geek Con Malaysia's [61][62][63] 1st convention on 19 March 2016[64] at the KDU University College Shah Alam Campus.[65][66] On the 2nd day, Lee Heng Kok of Garaj Komik was given the honour to share its self publishing experience alongside Zechariah Dewitt and Kenneth Chirayil of Chain Link Studios[67] in a one hour interview hosted by Nicholas Ong (Point Blanc) of Poetic Ammo.[68][69][70]

Among the new faces in GK3 are writers Lim Yue Lynn[3][71] of Wonderfunders Anthology Comics[72][73][74] and Andrew Tan,[1] artist Wallace Destiny[1] and freelance illustrator Stephanie Yong[4] of Inksalad Illustrations.[75][76]

Stephanie Yong also sold GK3 at the ART FOR GRABS: Have a balloon! [77][78] which was held at Jaya Supermarket on 2 April 2016. The two day art bazaar was a collaboration between Art For Grabs, Amnesty International Malaysia, Lawyers For Liberty and SUARAM to celebrate creatively the values of freedom, justice and democracy.[79]

No. Title Art by Story by Pages
1"The Protectors [80]"Stephanie Yong [4]Stephanie Yong [4][81]12
The Protectors is originally a webcomic [82] about a monster whose horn is very much coveted by a collector.[81]
2"Monako [83]"Joshua Chung [3]Lim Yue Lynn [3]5
An action filled encounter with savages [84]
3"Jean-Francois [85]"Joshua ChungTom Chu8
The last days of an outgoing detective
4"Nokaido [86]"Wallace DestinyLim Yue Lynn6
Camp fire horror [87]
5"People's Army [88]"Wallace DestinyAndrew Tan6
A probe into corruption allegations

GK3 also included a centre page pull-out mini zine featuring Lee Heng Kok's story "Alone" [89][90]

Others

Garaj Komik appeared in an advertisement[91][92] to promote TEDxSingapore 2015[93] which was held on 6-7 Nov 2015 at the Nanyang Technological University. The video is courtesy of Vedic Link, a Singaporean online educational video provider.[94][95]

One of the artists, Joshua Chung, submitted an entry "Bila Fauhad Bercinta" for Matkomik's Malaysian Online Comics Challenge 2015 (Cabaran Komik Online Malaysia) using the Garaj Komik logo.[96][97]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Garaj Komik #2" (in Malay). dayangdeno.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Written by Lim Yue Lynn. Illustrated by Joshua Chung.". Geek Con Malaysia. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Written & illustrated by Stephanie Yong". Geek Con Malaysia. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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  10. ↑ "HistoryLesson#002". Garaj Komik. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
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