Radiator Comics

Description

What happens when people make art together? Community? Catharsis? Social transformation? In 2019, cartoonist Rod R. Driver was traveling the world, studying comics. A stray email led him to Indonesia, where he became infatuated with the many street art collectives that had grown out of the zine culture of Indonesia’s turbulent 1990s.

Through interviews with artists, academics, and organizers, Rod depicts a cultural renaissance of cartoonists, zinesters, and artists of all kinds. From punk collectives to classrooms, archives to superhero stage shows, Komik-Komik Sama-Sama (Comics Together) is an affectionate chronicle of one artist’s introduction to Indonesian indie comics.

Press

“Rod R. Driver’s Komik-Komik Sama-Sama offers a unique and accessible way to explore the vibrant history of Indonesian comic and street art collectives that emerged in the early 2000s. Through personal interviews and immersive storytelling, the comic sheds light on the contributions of influential groups like Taring Padi and Apotik Komik, providing a platform for voices often overlooked in global art history.” – Pia Diamandis, ArtsHelp [Full Review]