Setongkol · a comic strip by Hendry SconovianusTwo friends. Only one of them is having a good time.

Setongkol follows Grumpy and Sunny through work, travel and the small disasters of everyday life, four panels at a time.

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How a strip works

Four panels.
One bad day.

Every strip moves through the same four beats: a setup, a build, a turn and a punchline. Here is “Baggage”, one panel at a time.

  1. SetupAn everyday problem. Flights cost too much.
  2. BuildIt gets worse. Bags cost extra.
  3. TurnHe finds a loophole and wears the luggage.
  4. PunchlineThe loophole has a loophole.
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Setup · An everyday problem. Flights cost too much.
Sweating and in tears, he is waved toward the baggage belt. Flight attendant: "You're the baggage, sir."
Build · It gets worse. Bags cost extra.
Panel 2
Turn · He finds a loophole and wears the luggage.
Panel 3
Punchline · The loophole has a loophole.
Panel 4
The series so far

Numbers, for the spreadsheet people.

  • 4platforms to read it on, from Instagram to WEBTOON
  • 2023the year the first strip went up
  • 1book on the way: Setongkol Vol. 1
The comics

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Four-panel strips and vertical episodes about work, travel and weekends that go wrong.

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Front cover of Setongkol Vol. 1
Back cover of Setongkol Vol. 1
The book

Setongkol Vol. 1

The first Setongkol collection is on its way to print. Leave your email and you will hear about it first.

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The author

Created by Hendry Sconovianus

I'm a UI/UX and visual designer from Indonesia, designing since 2009. I lead design at Literary Universe, a platform for writers and readers, and help shape branding and creative materials for DEMPA.

Setongkol is my comic project: I come up with the gags, shape the characters and put every strip together, using AI-assisted tools along the way.

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