Comic Recommendations On History For School Children

YOGYAKARTA Comics about history are an alternative to interesting and effective reading to combine entertainment as well as education. History comics offer interesting stories and visuals that attract school-age children to read more.

So, what are the comics about history that can be used as children's reading? Let's look at the full information below

Summarized from various sources, Thursday, April 25, 2024, the following are recommendations for comics about history that can be chosen as reading material for school-age children.

1. Borobudur: Eternal Pusaka

Borobudur: Pusaka Abadi nan Jaya is a historical themed comic by Handoko Vijjanda. The comic, which was published in 2013, has interesting visuals because the panels are colorful.

As the title implies, this comic tells the story of the history of Borobudur Temple. The reader will get a concise story about the construction of Borobudur Temple in 750-825 AD.

Not only that, readers can also listen to theories about the reasons for the transfer of the power center of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom from Central Java to East Java in the 10th century AD or the 900s.

Borobudur: Pusaka Abadi nan Jaya also contains a summary of stories that are reflected in the reliefs of Borobudur Temple. Starting from Mahakarmawibhangga which is buried in the legs, 13 fragments which are part of the Jtakamala story clump, 5 Fragments from Awadana, and two other long performances entitled Lalitawistara and Gandawyuha.

2. Educational heroes

Komik recommendations about the next history are Education Heroes. This comic is published by the Education platform.

This comic tells the story of Ki Hadjar Dewantara, an activist in the movement of Indonesian independence as well as a figure in the field of education.

In the comic Hero of Education, it is told how Ki Hadjar Dewantara's struggle to achieve Indonesian independence. Mentioned, he must establish independence organizations, establish schools for indigenous peoples and so on.

3. Ken Arok 1 and Ken Arok 2

The comic who tells the story of the founder of Wangsa Rajasa was created by Widodo Nur Slamet or familiarly called Wid NS. In Indonesia, Wid NS is known as the creator of the comic Superhero Godam.

Ken Arok's story, which is told in this comic, refers to the contents of Pararaton's book. The clothes, buildings, and scenes in this comic are displayed in detail.

Ken Arok 1 and Ken Arok 2 comics were published by Issuers of Misurind who often publish superhero and anti-heri comics from the West, ranging from Batman, Spiderman, to Extortioner.

4. Pentafide Majapahit

Majapahit is a comic pentafology by Jan Mintaraga. This comic was published by Alex in the 1990s. This comic series tells about Kematajaan Majapahit from the beginning of his standing to his collapse. The details are as follows:

The story about the Majapahit Kingdom in this comic is not stiff at all. In fact, readers are also presented with a terrible match scene.

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