THE DIGITAL COMIC DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA (A CASE STUDY ABOUT THE STORY OF “SI PITUNG”)

Abstract

Indonesia is an archipelago. It is one of the biggest archipelagos in the world. Indonesia it is 14th. Indonesia is devided by territories and each territory has its own culture. Indonesia has 245. 000.000 people as the inhabitant. The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta and the original culture of Jakarta is Betawi. Betawi as the original culture of Jakarta has a lot of stories and one of the popular stories is “Si Pitung”. The story of “Si Pitung” is being told very often by Indonesian community and becomes a legend and an inheritance from Betawi or Indonesia. Si Pitung” sometimes is beingtold as a ballad, a poem or a folk thetare. Koesasi(1992), “Si Pitung” is identified as a prominent figure from Betawi who is very humble. He is a Muslim. He is very patient and he likes to help people. He is also a person who works very hard. He is a model of social justice. Based on the folktale from Betawi culture, the authors would like to introduce the story of “Si Pitung” to be well known by people from other cities in Indonesia. The authors also hope that children and teenagers from Indonesia know the story of “Si Pitung” as he is one of the hero in Indonesia. The digital comic of “Si Pitung” can be downloaded through electronic media such as mobile phone, PC Tablet or other gadgets easily.