Comic Art Festival Kuala Lumpur is a free online event this year

Malaysian artist Ernest Ng will be discussing his ongoing webcomic series surrounding pandemic themes at Comic Art Festival Kuala Lumpur Online on Aug 8. Photo: Ernest Ng

Comic Art Festival Kuala Lumpur (CAFKL), a creator-focused event on illustration and comic art culture, will take place as a free online event from Aug 8-16.

For five years, CAFKL has been an annual highlight for many local artists, content creators and illustrators as well as international guests. This year, the pandemic forced the festival to adopt the online format, with a series of programmes to keep "stay home" festival-goers busy.