Gempak Malaysia's Comic!

>Title: Wanna Dance With You
>Price: RM7.50, RM8.50 SB/SWK
>Created by: Leoz
>Cover Page by: Leoz
>Published by: Gala Unggul Resources Sdn Bhd, November 2008
>Main characters: None
>Main language: Bahasa Malaysia + Rojak

Leoz, finalist of Pencarian Bakat Baru 2005, presents his first graphic novel to the readers. The genre in this comic is mainly romance and slice of life. The main story for this comic is Wanna Dance With You that consists of five chapters. Each of the other short stories is presented differently, some using fantasy as an explanation.



Readers can really appreciate this comic as the stroke is very original, creating a different type of feeling when they open this book. Leoz’s sense of style in this graphic novel is great as well. Each of the clothing is fresh and unique showing that he is indeed versatile when it comes to fashion. Especially the fashion drawn by him in Wanna Dance With You. Other than that, readers will be able to see that he did not even leave the background of the comic untouched. Everything is there creating a sense of wholeness in a panel.

The character designs were nice and alive with personality. Within a few chapters or a short story, readers will find it easy to adjust to the different type of characters available in the comic. The storyline for each of the short stories were presented well: not great but not bad either. One thing’s for sure, his fantasy concept can’t be found in any other comics.



One of the major problems with this comic is that the transition of drawings from one panel to another is confusing for a few of his stories, especially the ones with fighting scene. Other than that, the characters’ faces are not alive with emotion. The way Leoz drew their eyes made them looked dead. Not only that, when it comes to the dance move in this comic, it is all messy as readers can’t see what is going on.

There are some stories in this graphic novel that made no sense at all despite the great theme. There was no beginning and ending causing it to start out of nowhere. Another factor that will cause a pain to the readers is that the short stories are really short. This will indeed frustrated readers as there is too little information being disclose to them. It made connecting to the readers harder.



Leoz has a way with illustration in his work and that what makes it worth the reader’s money. They will definitely be entertained by the main story of this comic and the creatively drawn scenes.

Pros: Original stroke, great fashion, detailed, good character design.
Cons: Transition of drawings, character’s face, too short.

Ratings: 6/10

Calv out!