Quick Komik Queries with Masyarakat Komik Indonesia - Indonesian Comic Society

Posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2003
By: John Weeks - Silver Bullet Roving Reporter

John Weeks: When did MKI begin?

MKI: 1997 March 15.

JW: How many creators are involved?

MKI: 20 to 30.

JW: Are the comics published themselves or does MKI publish them?

MKI: They publish themselves. Several have their own publisher.

JW: Does MKI do anthologies?

MKI: We are going to make a compilation of comics. We're gonna publish it, people have to know what's going on.

JW: What are the main goals of MKI?

MKI: Make them more creative, making comic, there is no publisher want to publish it, they can publish themselves.

JW: Do you have a newsletter or bulletin?

MKI: (Laughs). Three years ago. [MKI now has a mailing list]

JW: MKI helped with this convention, and others too?

MKI: Yes, in October there's another convention at the State University in Malang, and we create PKI #3.

JW: Do you have regular meetings in Jakarta?

MKI: Every Saturday we have a meeting. We are doing some clinics, 'How to Draw'. Mostly they are students.

JW: Thank you.



Thanks to IndiecomicSTOP-@-SPAMEndonesa dot net for photos!

http://indiecomic.endonesa.net Below: Packing up after the convention.)

Contact:
http://mki.ourfamily.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mki/

MasyarakatkomikSTOP-@-SPAMyahoo.com

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