Tahilalats
Tahilalats | |
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Author(s) | Nurfadli Mursyid |
Website | Tahilalats Tahilalats at Instagram Tahilalats at WEBTOON |
Current status/schedule | Updated 4x a week |
Launch date | 30 August 2014[1] |
Genre(s) | Humor Slice of life |
Tahilalats, also known as Mindblowon, is an Indonesian-language webcomic which is created, written and illustrated by Nurfadli Mursyid. First published through the Instagram account @tahilalats in 2014, the daily four-panel comic is one of the most-followed webcomics in Indonesia, being published primarily via WEBTOON and social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. The webcomic follows the slice of life genre, generally with the addition of overexaggerated, absurd twists.
History
In an interview with Antara News, Mursyid stated that he had been creating picture stories since he was child, unaware of the existence of comics. During his civil engineering studies in a polytechnic in Makassar, Mursyid became an illustrator for a local newspaper. Upon his graduation, he accepted a job offer from Jakarta-based social media company Dagelan. Mursyid's parents did not support his career choice until he got a stable income from it.[2] Around this time, he began publishing four-panel comics through Instagram account @tahilalats (Tahi lalat is Indonesian for nevus, a large one of which is prominent on Mursyid's face while Mind Blowon is a portmanteau of mind blown and blo'on, an Indonesian slang for "dumb").[3] While he had begun publishing webcomics on his personal blog by 2013, it did not gain much attention.[4] Contrary to the locally popular manga-styled webcomics of the time, Mursyid opted for a simpler style in order to deliver surreal stories akin to some western webcomics.[5]
Due to the webcomic's rising popularity in social media, Mursyid received and accepted an offer from WEBTOON to become a contributor.[2] Later in December 2015, he went to South Korea along with other popular Indonesian webcomic authors, attending the 2015 Webtoonist Day.[6] A collection of Tahilalat strips was released in form of physical comic book in April 2017. Published by Loveable Publishers, the comic book was released as a limited print.[7][8]
Style
In general, the webcomic satirizes various daily activities of Indonesian teenagers and young adults ranging from having meals, taking examinations, driving, etc. by adding an absurd plot twist at later panels.[7] Mursyid is self-taught, and most of inspiration comes from his own everyday life.[4] Tahilalats' artstyle is inspired by western webcomics; Mursyid stated that this style "works fairly well for a comic strip with surreal storylines. Simple, but people get the idea."[5] Most strips of Tahilalats are one-shots, although in several cases a page would be related to another one published afterwards.
Reception
Tahilalats has become one of the most popular webcomics in Indonesia, with nearly 3 million subscribers through WEBTOON and 2.4 million Instagram followers, excluding its presence in other social media websites as of 2017.[9] In May 2017, it was placed second between other Indonesian webcomics registered in WEBTOON, where Indonesians form the largest user base of the service.[10][11]
References
- ^ Mursyid, Nurfadli. "Instagram post by Mind Blowon • Aug 30, 2014 at 12:09pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b Radja, Aditia Maruli (28 February 2016). "Bincang-bincang bersama komikus Tahilalats Nurfadli Mursyid". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Agatha, Gabrielle (30 April 2017). "Mind Blowing Bersama Mind Blowon". KOMPAS Muda (in Indonesian). Kompas Gramedia. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ a b Putri, Ananda Widhia (3 March 2017). "Nurfadli Mursyid, Kreator Komik Strip @tahilalats". SWA (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b Agnes, Tia (15 February 2016). "Tak Bisa Ikuti Tren Manga, Tahilalats Ciptakan Gaya Sendiri". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Yuniar, Nanien (18 December 2015). ""Si Juki" karya Faza Meonk menangi penghargaan Webtoon". Antara News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b Agnes, Tia (6 April 2017). "Nurfadli Mursyid Rilis Komik 'Tahilalats'". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Renaldi, Adi (18 November 2016). "Can Indonesian Comics Rise Up in a Market Dominated By Manga Translations?". Vice. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Tahilalats on WEBTOON". www.webtoons.com (in Indonesian). Naver Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Agnes, Tia (23 May 2017). "Jelang Ramadan, WEBTOON Indonesia Rilis 'Webtoon Oneshot'". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Agnes, Tia (13 August 2016). "Pembaca WEBTOON Indonesia Terbesar di Dunia". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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