Kampung Boy

Kampung Boy, a graphic novel published by First Second in 2006, adapts the beloved Malaysian memoir of the same name by Lat, chronicling a childhood in a rural village (kampung) with warmth and humor. The series, as of its initial issue, matters for introducing a distinctive Southeast Asian coming-of-age story to a global comics audience, celebrated for its authentic depiction of kampung life and the artist’s signature, expressive linework.