Nora Abdullah’s Malay epic series Puteri Sadong, which featured in Salina magazine circa 1987.
The newly-opened Malaysia Cartoon And Comic House, nestled in leafy Taman Botani Perdana in Kuala Lumpur, is set to be a major attraction for comic book enthusiasts and the more curious-minded. The building, which is now home to the nation’s cartoon and comic book story, is practically packed out, wall-to-wall, with original comic book art, editorial cartoon strips, storyboard sketches, studio notes and vintage youth culture magazines, all dedicated to chronicling Malaysian comic book history and culture.
“There is no shortage of material to exhibit when it comes to local cartoons and comics. It was a question of how we wanted to present the Malaysian narrative for this form of art, which admittedly, wasn’t taken so seriously or even overlooked in the past,” says Tazidi Yusof, 58, Malaysia Cartoon And Comic House curator/researcher, when unveiling the initiative recently.
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