Gempak Malaysia's Comic!

>Title: Drak
>Price: RM7.50, RM8.50 SB/SWK
>Created by: Slaium
>Cover Page by: Slaium
>Published by: Gala Unggul Resources Sdn Bhd, February 2005
>Main characters: Drak, Ed Wood, Short T
>Main language: Bahasa Malaysia + Rojak

Enter the realm where one can travel to different dimension. A fantasy and action graphic novel created by Slaium. This comic is mainly about the protagonist, Agent Drak battling with the evil forces and in the process learn the truth about himself. There is a war going on between Lumiera and Dark Lord. As Drak was recruited to help Lumiera, more truths were being reveal later in the graphic novel.

Full of colors and different characters inside, this is one comic that will grab your attention.



One of the best things in this comic is Slaium's unique stroke that brings out the characters personality very well. The drawings are easy to follow therefore going through the graphic novel is pleasant to the eyes. The colours in this graphic novel added the atmosphere of this comic making the effects looked better, stressing out realism even though it is a fantasy comic.

The protagonist character development for this graphic novel can be seen throughout the story as it portrays him being fragile yet hopeful at the same time. Basically, the high point of this comic is that Slaium really keeps everything simple: the drawings are not confusing and the panelling of the story is great as it was arranged nicely.



The problem i had with this graphic novel is of the final battle. It was too sudden and there was really no excitement about it compare to the other battles. Other than that, storyline wise, it wasn't that great. It took too long for Slaium to build the climax and too fast to end it. There is also a lot information that could be added to increase the realism of the story because even though the missing link was explain, if there were illustrations, it would be better.

The main focus is at Drak but i would like to see more development for the other characters like Ed Wood, Short T and Cynegard. It seems that this characters' developments shifted suddenly especially Cynegard (antagonist).


There are four exclusive short stories at the end of the book by C2V, Kaoru, Lefty and Slaium. Above is one of the exclusive short story.

Readers can welcome this fantasy realm book as it is a light read. But don't expect too much of entertainment as the storyline in this graphic novel is quite fast. Prepare for an adventure when you grab this book in stores near you!

Pros: Simplicity in its art, great atmosphere & effects, good character development.
Cons: Disappointment in final battle, climax took too long to reach, storyline too fast.

Rating: 6/10

Calv out!