Comics

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COMICS
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HISTORY OF COMICS

• Comics combine and a
  of pictures to tell a story
• Early versions
• Trajan's Column in Rome (110 AD) ?
• Egyptian hieroglyphs ?
• Greek / Indian friezes ?
• Bayeux Tapestry ?
• Illustrated manuscripts ?

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Trajans Column
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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Greek Friezes
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Bayeux Tapestry 70 m x 50 cm
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Presenter Notes
The Bayeux Tapestry (UK /ba?'j??r/, US
/b??'ju?, be?-/ French Tapisserie de Bayeux,
IPA tapis?i d? bajø, or La telle du conquest
Latin Tapete Baiocense) is an embroidered cloth
nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres which
depicts the events leading up to the Norman
conquest of England concerning William, Duke of
Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King
of England, and culminating in the Battle of
Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th
century, within a few years after the battle. It
tells the story from the point of view of the
conquering Normans.



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Illustrated Manuscripts
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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

• Graphic novel
• Written and illustrated by Sonny Liew
• Published in 2015
• Winner of Singapore Literature Prize, 2016
• Winner of 3 Eisner Awards, 2017
• New York Times bestseller
• Post-war and current-day Singapore

Presenter Notes
Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016

New York Times bestseller

Economist Book of the Year 2016

NPR Graphic Novel Pick for 2016

Washington Post Best Graphic Novel of 2016

New York Post Best Books of 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016

South China Morning Post Top 10 Asian books of
2016

The A.V. Club Best Comics of 2016

Comic Book Resources Top 100 Comics of 2016

Mental Floss Most Interesting Graphic Novel of
2016

2017 Pingprisen Bedste Internationale Tegneserte

2017 Eisner Award Winner for Best Writer/Artist

2017 Eisner Award Winner for Best Publication
Design

2017 Eisner Award Winner for Best U.S. Edition of
International MaterialAsia

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BOOKWORM CLUB

• Established in 1984
• By David Chong
• The characters reflect Singapores multi-racial
  population
• Sold in schools
• Closed in the early 2000s

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CONSTABLE ACAI

• First book published in 1987
• Last book in 1996
• Stories based on actual police case files
• Written by the Crime Prevention Department

Presenter Notes
The Adventures of Constable Acai, 1987 A series
of crime stories, based on actual crimes from
police files were compiled into story books from
the popular children's magazine Young Generation,
about the adventures of a fictional policeman
named Constable Acai. They were written by
officers from the Crime Prevention Department to
instill crime awareness in children during the
80's through to the mid 90's. The other books in
this series are as belowMore Adventures of
Constable Acai, 1989

Constable Acai Fights Crime, 1996

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MR KIASU

• What is KIASU?
• Hokkien word (??)
• ? (kia) afraid
• ? (su) lose
• gt Afraid to lose out
• Created by Johnny Lau in the 1990s
• TV series, toys, radio show and stage musical
• In 2018, he published a new book after 18 years.

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MR KIASU

• 8 original issues were relaunched in 2018
• A limited edition box set included a toy
• Published by Shogakukan Asia (???)

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SINGLISH

• A creole spoken in Singapore
• Includes words from English, Malay, Hokkien,
  Teochew, Cantonese and Tamil
• Some words are have been included in the Oxford
  English Dictionary
• shiok, sabo, lah, sinseh and kiasu

Presenter Notes
However, there have been recent surges in
interest in Singlish usage, sparking several
national conversations. In 2016, Oxford English
Dictionary (OED) announced that it has added 19
new "Singapore English" items such as "ang moh",
"shiok" and "sabo" in both its online and printed
versions. Several Singlish words had previously
made it into the OED's online version, which
launched in March 2000. Words such as "Lah" and
"sinseh" were already included in OED's debut,
while "kiasu" made it into the online list in
March 2007.7Local celebrities were generally
pleased for this Singaporean identity to be
recognized on a global level.8

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Keeping it short and sweet!