Indonesian cartoonists<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
Millions of Indonesian children are now very familiar with
\nChinmi, the main character in the Kungfu Boy comics by Takeshi
\nMaekawa. Chinmi has a peculiar way of overcoming his enemies,
\ni.e. by using the Japanese art. Chinmi, the steel-handed boy has
\nhad big success, which makes cartoonist Takeshi Maekawa very
\npopular among Indonesian children.<\/p>\n
Many have probably envied the success of the Chinmi cartoon. I
\nbelieve many Indonesian cartoonists have the same abilities as
\nTakeshi, so why are none of the Indonesian cartoons published and
\non a par with the Japanese cartoons?<\/p>\n
At first, I suspected the attitude of the publishers towards
\nIndonesian cartoons. Perhaps the publishers have regarded the
\nIndonesian cartoons as a step-child or thought of local cartoons
\nas unpromising. Therefore they only wanted to publish foreign
\ncartoons.<\/p>\n
But my guess was wrong. Comics publishers said that they do
\nnot receive any comics from Indonesian cartoonists. According to
\nthe publishers, they would surely treat and appreciate local
\ncomics in the same manner as foreign ones. What are the
\nIndonesian cartoonists doing? Do they not feel guilty in this
\ncase? In fact, psychologists are very concerned about this
\nsituation.<\/p>\n
It's time for local cartoonists to wake up and make a start.
\nAnd in this context the third parties -- writers of children's
\nstories, psychologists, educators and other related bodies should
\nalso think the matter over.<\/p>\n
M. NUR HIDAYAT<\/p>\n
Humor magazine<\/p>\n
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