Gaya Visual Nusantara dalam Media Cover Komik Sangkuriang Karya R. A. Kosasih

Abstract

. Sangkuriang is one of the folklore legendary figures in the Sundanese region, who fell in love with his own mother. This story has elements of a romantic story. This story is widely raised and presented through documentaries, cartoon films, big screen and comics. The various visual styles presented in Indonesian folklore stories are influenced by American and Japanese visual styles. This study reviews more specifically the visual style found on comic covers by R.A Kosasih. qualitatively, this study uses descriptive analysis. The discussion of visual style presented by R.A Kosasih is analyzed through illustration style. The results of this study show that the visual style used by R.A Kosasih refers to the American and realist visual styles. This research is also useful for maintaining Indonesian local wisdom.