Saga (with Senjata Elemen & Burger from COMiX21) spotted at MPH One Utama.
I haven’t been updating any SAGA news in awhile..so I thought I might as well start back with the few feedbacks and reviews that the book/comic/graphic novel has been receiving.. Reviews are mostly in Malay, so here goes..
This one here is from an old-timer from the local DIY comics scene..Mr. Ubder Taker. Maybe not a very familiar mainstream name, but he’s been around..his first endeavour into comics was his self-published magazine: UMBRA. Onwards with the review (quoted from pergh.com’s COMiX21 forum thread):
Malam ni susah benar aku nak tido…. might as well review Saga, walaupun dah sebulan aku habis baca…. jadi aku review from memory…
bila aku pertama kali dengar proposal nak bikin saga ni, entah berapa tahun lalu, aku dok pikir dok pikir samada budak yang ppropose ni betoi ker atau bengong…. maklum laaa… pertamanya bukan nak bikin sorang, tapi satu grup, dan artis komik Malaysia selalunya suka kerja senirik2 dan glemer sorang2, jadi kalo ramai sangat artis bikin satu citer tak ker jahanam citer bila memasing bawa kepala sendiri…
hahaha… pastu aku dengar nak masuk adegan merompak bank… udah…. kebetulan citer rompak bank ni dah jadi idea beberapa filem popular masa tu, jadi aku pon pikir, takder idea lain ker?
Tapi dua benda yang buat aku tertarik kepada cadangan citer ni… pertamanya kehadiran sebijik proton saga dalam semua segment citer yg berbeza…. keduanya ada Amoiiii….. dan Tarakucha memang terer lukih amoi cute… jadi aku pikir, mungkin ada harapan laaa kot… aku pon dah lupa apa sebenarnya maklumbalas aku masa tuuu… macam ler aku terer sangat… kwaaakwaakwaaa…
Bila akhirnya proposal ni dapat Grant MDEC aku masih lagi skeptik, sebab aku dengar ramai struggle nak complete project on time… dengar jerr laa, sebab masa tu aku dah putus harapan nak involved dalam dunia bikin komik ni…. lalu bila kuar citer Alaf21 mao publish citer ni, baru aku percaya yang ceritanya dah siap….
Well guys… its a fairly long journey…. you made it while I’m still alive… thanks… enough citer latar..
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