Comics Featured In Popcorn #3


For the up coming Popcorn issue 3, we manage to get artists like Slaium(Pic 1), Zint(Pic 2) and Kaoru(Pic 3) to contribute their super intense comic artworks, something complex and personal compare to the comics they did for Gempak and Utopia magazines. Will announce more news as we go along with the production, so stay tune.

Movieee in JUNE ~ BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE

Anyone? For more details, can refer to our in-house magazines: Gempak (1st June), Utopia (15th June) and Comic King (1st June)


Start your SMS Registration on 1st June (for Gempak & Comic King);5th June (for Utopia)





Screening Details:-

Date : 9th June (Tue)

Time : 9pm

Venue : TGV KLCC

Hall : 4

Ticket Redemption Time: 8 -8.45pm

* Together with your token & SMS reply


'Share' with you


For fans that crave for Kaoru's short story, remember to keep an eye on Utopia issue 157 for her 12 pages special comic titled 'Share', done exclusively for Utopia magazine.

STUDENT ONE ACADEMY MELAWAT OPIS KITORANG!

Trimas kepada pelajar² The One Academy sebab melawat kitorang hari semalam (Khamis – 21hb. Mei 2009). Diorang ni adalah pelajar² tahun pertama jurusan ijazah rekaan grafik/ilustrasi. Yang penting diorang ni adalah pelajar² jurusan ijazah tersebut yang pertama di The One Academy. Dah grade nanti datang la lagi... Cewah!~

JUTAWAN 'TOMOK' COVER UTOPIA™ 15 JUN '09

Kejayaan Tomok @ kini lebih dikenali sebagai Shah Indrawan menjadi cover majalah UTOPIA™ isu 156 (15hb. Jun 2009) yang akan terbit di pasaran minggu hadapan! Dengan headline '1,000,000 TRANSFORMASI' memang sesuai dengan kemunculan sekuel filem box-office 'TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN'. Orait!

Gempakstarz Office = Comic Art Gallery?






Last week Gempakstarz office underwent a beautify modification, from a normal corporate looking office into a comic art gallery. Visitors now get to enjoy five floors of original artworks and giant size illustrations while walking up the staircase or waiting at the lobby of each level, thanks to our hardworking colleagues for taking the effort to make this happen.

Gempak Starz terbang ke Seoul International Book Fair 2009


Bebaru ni, Gempak Starz telah dijemput oleh Korea Publishers Association untuk mempamerkan buku komik kitorang di Seoul International Book Fair 2009 yang berlangsung dari 13-17 Mei 2009 bertempatkan di COEX, Seoul.


Entrance of Seoul International Book Fair 2009


Trip ke Korea kali ni telah memberikan satu peluang keemasan untuk meng-expose-kan komik Malaysia, yang semestinya 100% Gempak Starz kepada warga Korea. Pihak Korea kagum dengan komik kitorang yang amat memberangsangkan, ala-ala seperti stail Jepun dan Western.


Gempak Starz @ Seoul International Book Fair 2009


Ramai pelawat book fair menaruh minat terhadap komik Gempak Starz, dan ingin membeli majalah-majalah yang kitorang buat display kat sana. Hampa dey’all tak dapat memilikinya sebab kitorang cuma buat promote komik Gempak Starz kat sana supaya lebih ramai lagi dapat mendekati karya dari Malaysia. *Kecian kat diorang… huhuhu*


Tak kurang juga penerbit yang ingin bekerjasama dan crossover dengan Gempak Starz, Korea ada, China ada, Taiwan ada, Vietnam pun ada. Besttt-nya! Harap-harap rezeki ada, dan lebih ramai lagi yang akan mengenali komik Gempak Starz. Diharap ia dapat berkembang mekar di pelusuk dunia suatu hari nanti. Insya-Allah…….


Gempak Starz Profiles and Products


Apa-apapun, trip kali ini jugak memberikan kitorang satu pengalaman yang baguih, yakni dapat mendekati penerbit-penerbit komik terbesar di Korea dan kitorang sempat lagi exchange informasi & culture sesama negara dua pihak. Misalnya, children educational comic books amat popular di Korea. Pelbagai learning series telah dan masih lagi membanjiri market di sana dan judul ter-feymes diorang ialah “Survival Series” yang telah mencecah rekod jualan tinggi bukan sahaja di Korea alone, malah di negara-negara Asia seperti Indonesia, Thailand, dll. “Words have it that these series are really, really a good read!!So, y’all jangan lupa perkenalkan kepada adik-adik korang siri yang bestttt ni kerana ia akan berada di pasaran Malaysia dan Singapore next month onwards dalam 3 versi ~ Bahasa Melayu, English & Chinese. And it’s all brought to you by kitorang lah, saper lagi - Survival Series / Ikhtiar Hidup” terbitan Gempak Starz, tungguuuu….


Keep support Gempak Starz agar terus maju dan bertapak teguh di Malaysia dan jugak di persada dunia nanti. Trimas y’all!!

《漫画王》#109重量级预告!


猜猜他是谁?
提示:日本漫画家,1967年出生于鹿儿岛县

日本实地取材之旅大解析!!
走访那位历史人物的终焉之地,
亲见那位漫画大师的现场作画;
想知道更多的取材秘辛,
请留意第109期6月刊的《漫画王》!

p/s:猜到照片人物的就请留言哦!

Coming up 'Next'


For those fans of Xanseviera, here's a sneak preview of the cover sketches and the final coloring work of her upcoming Komik Eksklusif compilation, titled 'Next Station'.

Keep an eye on the release date of this graphic novel.



Free Download of Lawak Kampus Chinese Version to iPhone or iPod Touch!!!

Lawak Kampus Chinese Version 《秀逗高校》are now available to download free to your iPhone or iPod Touch! You can enjoy Gempak Starz comic in your thumb…


How to download?


1. Click “App Store” icon in your iphone and connect to App Store.

2. Type 秀逗高校 in “Search” to get the Chinese Version or

3. Type Kuso High School in “Search” to get the English Version

* for the iPod Touch user make sure you connect to internet before download

With the collaboration of MangaBlackBox to develop more virtual comic contents, there are many many more comic to download to your iPhone or iPod Touch…


Below are the comic available to download:

English

· Kuso High School by Keith
· Silent Revolution by Puppeteer
· Kaoru’s Cake House by Kaoru
· From A Twisted Mind by Puyuh

Movie Screening - Monsters vs. Aliens

REMINDER for those GS members whose is registered successfully for this preview screening. Don’t miss out this special movie screening – A MONSTROUS 3D EXPERIENCE


Screening Details:-
Date : 19 May (Tue)
Time : 9pm
Venue : GSC 1 Utama
Hall : 6
Ticket Redemption Time: 8.00 – 8.45pm

Don't forget to bring along your cut-out token and sms reply!!! See you there...

Gempak Starz In-Game Balloon in Dragonica Online

100 Gempak Starz in-game balloons in Dragonica Online are up for grabs! First 100 Gempak readers who SMS in are able to get these exclusive and limited in-game items. Check out the details in Gempak issue 228 (15 May 2009).

Be one of the coolest players to get an in-game balloon with Gempak Starz logo now!

Peraduan Bakat Baru kembali lagi!!!

Buat kali ke-6, Peraduan Bakat Baru Komik Malaysia 2009 (PBBKM'09) anjuran Gempak, Utopia dan Comic King dengan sokongan MSC Malaysia. Turut ditaja oleh Tropicana Life, NSS, Hasbro, ALFA International College, BONIA, Alain Delon dan Dooodolls.

Objektif utama:
- platform bagi remaja Malaysia menonjolkan kreativiti mereka
- menggilap bakat baru artis komik
- menyediakan pelapis industri komik negara.
- memperkembangkan arena seni komik tanah air
- membuka minda masyarakat tentang seni yang semakin mendapat sambutan di kalangan generasi muda ini.

Ganjarannya? Wang tunai berjumlah RM20,000! + hadiah2 menarik dari para penaja

Kategori-kategori:
- Kategori A: Melukis Komik Terbuka
- Kategori B: Melukis Komik 18 Tahun dan Ke Bawah
- Kategori C: Melukis Komik Strip Terbuka
- Kategori D: Melukis Ilustrasi Terbuka

Tempoh Peraduan : mulai 1 Mei 2009 - 31 Julai 2009.

Borang penyertaan boleh didapati dalam majalah GEMPAK dari isu 226, majalah UTOPIA dari isu 152 dan majalah COMIC KING dari isu 108. Borang penyertaan juga boleh didapati melalui laman web http://www.gempakstarz.com/

Sebarang pertanyaan, sila hubungi: Mei Ching di 03-9056 1637 (samb. 183)

Judging bagi artwork para finalis dan majlis penyampaian hadiah akan diadakan pada hari Sabtu, 22 November 2009 di Sungei Wang Plaza bersempena dengan acara 100% Gempak Starz yang akan berlangsung pada 21-23 November ini!

Buktikan bakat anda! Hantarlah seberapa banyak penyertaan untuk memenangi hadiah2 menarik yang telah kami sediakan!

Gempak Starz Brand New Webpage

Here we are, the brand new webpage from Gempak Starz are finally launched. Thanks to our development team on their best effort and time spent on this project. If readers found any bugs while browsing this brand new webpage, you may email to webmaster@gempakstarz.com. I beleive our development team will solve it at soonest. Once again.............

Welcome to Gempakstarz V2009