Do It Yourself
Jun 12th, 2007 by Jinja
As with hip-hop culture, Punk is more than a musical style, it has its own ethos and values, mainly related to utilitarianism and individuality.
One might not necessarily associate punk rock with Cambodian comic books, but they certainly qualify as (“DIY”) publishing. When your only choice is to ‘do it yourself’, the idea as an aesthetic strategy loses much of its allure. I am in awe of book people in Cambodia. No one’s getting rich in the Khmer literary world. Writers, editors, illustrators and publishers do what they do because they’re committed.
Cambodian Comics: Fading Stories: article in Punk Planet‘s May issue by Justin Hall, also to be republished in German magazine PLG .
Jinja, this new look is awesome