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Malaysia was formed in 1963 through the union of several former British colonies. Cartooning in the region dates back to 19th-century British Malaya. Singapore (part of Malaysia until 1965) and Penang, key trading hubs in Malaya, had thriving publishing industries that were central to the development of Malaysian comics until the mid-20th century. [10]
The Agency for Language Development and Cultivation (Indonesian: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa), formerly the Language and Book Development Agency (Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan) and the Language Centre (Pusat Bahasa), is the institution responsible for standardising and regulating the Indonesian language as well as maintaining the indigenous languages of Indonesia.
Caricature of Aubrey Beardsley by Max Beerbohm (1896), taken from Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen. A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon).
Larry Gonick (born 1946) is an American cartoonist best known for The Cartoon History of the Universe, a history of the world in comic book form, which he published in installments from 1977 to 2009.
In comics studies, sequential art is a term proposed by comics artist Will Eisner [1] to describe art forms that use images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling [2] (i.e., narration of graphic stories) [3] or conveying information. [2]
The Cartoon History of the Universe is a book series about the history of the world. It is written and illustrated by American cartoonist, professor, and mathematician Larry Gonick, who started the project in 1978. [1]
Manga (Japanese: 漫画, IPA: ⓘ [a]) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. [1] Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, [2] and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. [3]
Oliver William Wolters OBE (8 June 1915 – 5 December 2000) was a British academic, historian and author. [1] He was a Malayan civil servant and administrator from 1937 to 1957.