Lefty’s on-site exhibition Sama-Sama: A Multi-Cultural Art Journey , which was supposed to show at George Town Festival, has been postponed to a later date. Photo: Lefty Kam
After a career that has taken him from Singapore to Shanghai, comic book artist and illustrator Julian Kam, better known as Lefty in the art scene, has come home to Penang.
He is taking a break from zombie superheroes and mutating germs to document a series based on childhood experiences and places.
From his
I Am Home series, Lefty has been spending these pandemic months exploring what it means to be Malaysian, a Penangite and the meaning of being truly at home.
Kadokawa Gempak Starz,
Lawak Kampus is about to be turned into an animated TV series. According to a joint announcement earlier today, local studio
Lil Critter Workshop will be responsible to bring the comic series to life.
Crafted by Chong Kah Hwee or known as Keith to fans and readers, Lawak Kampus made its debut back in 2003. Featuring secondary school life as its background, the comic not only managed to amass a large following in Malaysia with more than 6.5 million copies being sold so far, but has also made its way to Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and China.
Even though the upcoming Lawak Kampus animated TV series is a Malaysian-made production, it will be developed to cater to audiences throughout the Asia Pacific region especially kids and families. The announcement today revealed that each episode within the series will be 10 minutes long although there was no mention of an estimated release date as well as the broadcaster.