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Children's book illustrator Huril, who joined #ArtistofMalaysia, is someone who loves to include Malaysian culture in her works. Photo: Huril/Twitter When freelance illustrator Intan Suhana Juhari posted #ArtistofMalaysia on her Twitter account last September, she did not expect it to become a trending hashtag. But as soon as the 38-year-old posted it, asking artists to basically introduce themselves and their artworks, countless Malaysian artists, from graphic designers to sketch artists, replied and flooded Twitter with their works using the hashtag. “I think it became a trending topic be...

SINGAPORE - From the roar of traffic to a song on the radio, a new anthology collects comics from across South-east Asia that illustrate something invisible - sound. Sound: A Comics Anthology, put together by fledgling Singapore-based publisher Difference Engine, features 13 stories by 20 creators from across the region. Difference Engine publisher Felicia Low-Jimenez, 42, says: "When we first thought about publishing a comics anthology, we wanted a theme that would make use of the unique aspects of the comics medium, and the concept of sound intrigued us. What could be better than challengin...