On Malaysiakini’s website, Zunar said that despite his arrest, the launch would proceed Friday night. He said that ‘Cartoon-o-phobia’ was chosen as the title to illustrate and reflect the fears of certain parties to cartoons.“I am thinking of registering the term ‘Cartoon-o-phobia’ as a new word that carries the definition of ‘individuals or parties who are afraid of cartoons and use political power to act against cartoonists’,” he said.
The cartoonist said that the content of this latest book had more bite compared to his previous books.
Zunar’s three previous books - 1 Funny Malaysia, Perak Darul Kartun and Isu Dalam Kartun were banned by the Home Ministry but he had earlier told Malaysiakini that he was willing to take the risk in releasing this new book.
