Tag Archives: komikero

French Komikero

Posted on February 11, 2006 by deebeedee

The gall of the Gaul! Frenchman Ivan Brun attempts to capture Philippine urban life in comics form. And by golly, he’s got it right. Check out a sample of his work at Gerry‘s site.

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Vintage Philippine Comics

Posted on May 16, 2004 by danieldyl

Lately, Gerry Alanguilan has been posting on his blog amazing vintage comic book art by Filipino masters. Check it out.

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Komikeros

Posted on November 10, 2003 by danieldyl

Peep this two-part article by Budjette Tan on “The Filipino Contribution to the Comic Book Medium.” Part 1 covers the 1970s to the 1980s, part 2 covers the 1990s to the present.

[via Alanguilan.com]

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Mutant from Manila?

Posted on May 9, 2003 by danieldyl

[spoiler, somewhat]

Saw X-Men 2 yesterday. In the Cerebro scene where Prof. X shows Wolverine where all the mutants in the world are, the Philippines is projected right behind Wolverine’s head and a mutant is shown hailing from Luzon.…  Read more

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