Benny and Mice Cartoon, A Mirror to Today's Society

Since 2003, the cartoon section on the Sunday issue of the newspaper KOMPAS has been filled by "Benny and Mice Cartoon" (Indonesian: Kartun Benny dan Mice), a comic strip drawn and written by Benny Rachmadi (Benny) and Muhammad Mistrad (Mice).


Unlike most comic strips, Benny and Mice Cartoon literally takes place in Jakarta and tells about the daily life of the people living there through the eyes of two guys in their 30s, Benny and Mice. They often criticize the trends of the people of Jakarta, such as those infamous "I LOVE NY" t-shirts...



SNI-standard helmets....  



Blackberry...



And even those fancy "flip-flop" frying pans they sell on TV...



And they even criticize those cheesy reality TV shows (such as "Termehek-Mehek...no offense to the fans of the show)...



The guys even made fun of the activity people do during Ramadan (fasting month)...


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