Inspired by Indonesian folklore, our story begins in 1865 when a massive WILDFIRE burns down the Rawa Belong Village, causing many residents to lose family, friends, and homes. The police enact a large-scale manhunt for those responsible: a group of supernatural bandits – the BANDITS OF BATAVIA. A lot of attention is given to Japanese […]
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Pullbox Previews Bandits of Batavia #2- Indonesian folklore, Silat martial arts action, & bandits of mystical might… what’re you waiting for?
“Inspired by Indonesian folklore, a silat student by day, bandit by night, Pitung fights the injustice of Batavia as Blackbull with his supernatural healing ability called Ajian Rawarontek.” The story follows a silat martial arts student, Pitung, a boy who survives the devastating Wildfire that ravages Rawa Belong Village caused by bandits. Pitung lost everything that night. […]
Pullbox Spotlight on The Universum- An ambitious & gorgeously illustrated indie epic
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a team of comic creators in Indonesia who are putting together an insanely layered and thought-out fantasy universe. How well thought-out, you might be wondering? When I asked if they could send me some press release info with a few sample pages, I got a […]