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Inkling Studio 印象工作室

Inkling Studio, located in Penang, Malaysia, is a Risograph micro-press, indie publisher and illustration studio.

We hope to publish comics that we'd rarely seen locally, whilst chancing on new artists around us from different fields and backgrounds.

20/05/2026

We're happy to share that Inkling Studio publications are now available at 31A Dept. Store (the newest retail addition at Hin Bus Depot).

31A Dept. Store brings together Hin merchandise alongside artist-made goods by local creatives, with a dedicated zine corner celebrating self-published works and independent voices.

A selection of our zines can now be found there physically.

If you’re around Penang, drop by and spend some time browsing the space alongside works by many other local artists and makers.

🪩 Opening Party 🪩
📍 at Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown
🕙 23 June 2026 (SAT) 7-11PM

06/05/2026

💖 KLIF recap 💖
We’ve finally settled down in our studio after a heartfelt weekend from This is our 3rd year joining and we‘re honoured to be able to be a part of this wonderful journey. We met lots of old friends and made more new ones during the event. The sense of local illustration community felt stronger than ever and the crowd is just getting bigger each year. It really feels like we’re witnessing the growth of the local illustration scene and creating history.

Kudos to every artists who poured their heart and soul into making this event memorable. Here‘s to more years to come.

27/04/2026

🥚 YOINK 🥷
The main character sets out to find the perfect job… and immediately loses the plot.

From cracking eggs in a café, to baking under ridiculous standards, to suddenly becoming a detective investigating a stolen ceramic piece (yes, Terrie the horse in lo**ta is involved), the job hunt spirals into something between memory, meme, and mild existential crisis. Somewhere in the chaos, John Pork shows up, because of course he does.

A comic about work anxiety, generative AI creeping into creativity, and what happens when your imagination is half 2010s reality TV, half doomscrolling.

Comic by
135(w) x 200(h) mm
24 pages
Printed on Munken polar rough 120gsm
2 colours Risograph

Launching at

Ink & Impulse 3.0
A Riso zine collaboration project
Created by the author;
produced and distributed by Inkling Studio.

24/04/2026

🎈blushing mars 🦋
A girl, a forest, and a balloon. Blushing Mars is a soft, reflective comic about love in its smallest, quietest forms, care that grows like flowers, unseen gestures that still find their way back to us. Rooted in tenderness and a hint of strangeness, the story invites you to slow down, notice, and feel. Featuring a removable cover that doubles as a poster.

Comic zine by
100(w) x 138(h) mm
20 pages
Printed on Munken polar rough 120/150 gsm
2/3 colours Risograph

Launching at

Ink & Impulse 3.0
A Riso zine collaboration project
Created by the author;
produced and distributed by Inkling Studio.

23/04/2026

👀 看見自己 To See Myself
Starting from comparison and self-doubt, this zine unfolds, literally, into different versions of who you are. Through guided folds, layered typography, and hidden messages, each interaction reveals a new perspective. A small experiment in self-reflection, reminding us that there isn’t just one way to exist, but a continuous journey to be whole.

Magic zine by Asher
97(w) x 138(h) mm
16 pages
Printed on Munken polar rough 150gsm
2 colours Risograph

Launching at

Ink & Impulse 3.0
A Riso zine collaboration project
Created by the author;
produced and distributed by Inkling Studio.

22/04/2026

🚨Seeing RED 🚘
Seeing RED starts with something simple, a colour, but quickly spirals into something more charged. What begins as road rage shifts into a reflection on bias, where “seeing red” becomes both emotional and symbolic. Through sharp contrasts of red and teal, this zine unpacks how meaning, hatred, and perception are constructed, before gently reminding us that, at its core, red is still just a colour.

Zine by
100(w) x 135(h) mm
24 pages
Printed on Munken polar rough 120gsm
2 colours Risograph

Launching at

Ink & Impulse 3.0
A Riso zine collaboration project
Created by the author;
produced and distributed by Inkling Studio.

18/04/2026

Ink & Impulse 3.0: Zine Teasers
A comic zine number 6

Zine 6/8:
YOINK
by

A chaotic, stream-of-consciousness comic about job-hopping, internet brain rot, and creative anxiety, jurping from egg cafés to detective quests, reflecting the absurd reality of work and generative Al culture.

Swipe for BTS process and sketches.
Launching soon at

17/04/2026

Ink & Impulse 3.0: Zine Teasers
Swiping on zine number 5

Zine 5/8:
We Met On An App
Illustrated by Jane .dept
Written by Susan

A satirical collection of dating profles reflecting the absurd, the familiar, and the emotionally distant patterns of modern swipe culture. Where connection feels close, yet strangely out of reach.

Swipe for BTS process and sketches.
Launching soon at

16/04/2026

Ink & Impulse 3.0: Zine Teasers
Loving zine number 4

Zine 4/8:
blushing mars
by

Like a gardener tending shy blooms, She held love in small, invisible acts.
A butterfly crosses her path,
A flower tilts its face.
Love moves in whispers, Unseen, yet ever reaching.

Swipe for BTS process and sketches.
Launching soon at

15/04/2026

Ink & Impulse 3.0: Zine Teasers
Seeing zine number 3

Zine 3/8:
To See Myself 看见自己
by Asher

折叠、展开、再折叠，探索自我的多重面向。
Fold, unfold, repeat, discovering the many versions of myself.

隐藏的文字里，有你未曾注意的自己。
In the hidden words, find parts of vourself vou've never noticed.

持續尋找答案，作為成為完整自己的旅程。
Continuing to seek answers, as a journey to be a whole.

Swipe for BTS process and sketches.
Launching soon at

Address

Inkling Studio, 23-1, Medan Seri Impian 1, Pusat Perniagaan Seri Impian
Bukit Mertajam
14000

Website

https://theinkling.studio/

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