The Mythology Class: A Graphic Novel
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| Author | Paolo Chikiamco |
| ISBN | 9719942150 |
Philippine mythology is full of images that ignite the imagination: gods of calamity and baldness, of cosmic time and lost things; the many-layered Skyworld, and weapons that fight their own battles; a ship that is pulled to paradise by a chain, and a giant crab that controls the tides . . . Yet too few...
| Author | Eliza Victoria |
| ISBN | 9710545256 |
Lillian is merely looking for a babysitting job for the summer, but a desperate man named Paul Dolores hires her to look after his 28-year-old brother, Caleb. Caleb is suffering from schizoaffective disorder, and Paul, who is about to start on his first office job in a long while, wants to make sure his...
| Author | Edgar Calabia Samar |
| ISBN | 9715085660 |
APAT NA BUWAN NA SI JANUS SA MANSIYON NINA MANONG JOEY SA AGONO PERO NAROON PA RIN ANG SAKIT NG DILANG-KARAYOM NG MANANANGGAL SA PUSO NIYA DAHIL SA PAGKAWALA NG MGA MAHAL SA BUHAY AT SAPILITANG PAGLAYO KAY MICA.
Simula ng Christmas break nang mawasak ang proteksiyon ng mansiyon laban sa Tiyanak...
| Author | Mervin Malonzo |
| ISBN | 9710545345 |
★ National Book Awardee for Graphic Literature (Filipino) ★
Isang lalake ang bigla na lamang nagising sa loob ng isang puno sa gitna ng kagubatan na walang alaala kung sino siya at saan siya nagmula. Ang tanging alaala lang niya ay isang imahe ng babae na nakikita niya sa kanyang panaginip,...
| Author | Quijano de Manila |
| ISBN | 9712720381 |
Classic Oriental Love--as in the tale of a Japanese girl who asked her Filipino lover neither marriage nor even affection but simply the permission to serve him and slave for him until he should find himself a wife.
Modern Cosmopolitan Love--as in the glamorous affair between a young Filipino...
Elmer is a window into a world where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, where they can now consider themselves a race no different than browns, black, or whites. Recognizing themselves to be sentient, the inexplicably evolved chickens push to attain rights...
| Author | Paolo Fabregas |
| ISBN | 9710545043 |
I admire the many firsts that this local graphic novel achieved: (1) the appearance of six new Filipino comics superheroes in one book; (2) the artist, Paolo Fabregas is both the illustrator as well as the storyteller that ensures the seamless transfer of his ideas to his drawings; (3) the good-looking...
"While certain cities in past Akashic volumes might appear to lack an obvious noir element, Manila (like Mexico City, which shares many of the same problems) practically defines it, as shown by the 14 selections in this excellent anthology. As Hagedorn points out in her insightful introduction,...
| Author | Budjette Tan |
| ISBN | 9719456906 |
12 midnight at Metro Manila.
Try to remain calm if you suddenly spot a tikbalang speeding down EDSA or a manananggal swooping across the Makati skyline. While partying at the Fort, never ever let the enkanto at the bar buy you a drink.
Yet, there are deadlier things than walk the streets...
Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah
Zsazsa Zaturnnah tells the story of Ada, a cynical resident of a small provincial town, who gains superhuman abilities through a stone that falls from the heavens. With the ability to transform into the voluptuous and powerful Zaturnnah, Ada defends his hometown from dangerous otherworldly threats.
Adding...
My first silent comic. Didn't even know they exist. More of a picture book, really. Unusual page layout. Some black and white pages, some pages are with vibrant line art in primary colours on black backgrounds.
Our little hero strongly reminded me of the Moomins.
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| Author | Manix Abrera |
| ISBN | 9719456922 |
Very innovative piece of art. It's graphics but there are absolutely no words. Composed of 12 edgy short stories and characters that I've never seen in reading the first 4 books of the KikoMachine komiks series by a Filipino writer and komiks illustrator, Manix Abrera. Then the characters and illustration...
| Author | Domingo G. Landicho |
| ISBN | 9715501755 |
#3 Libro sa Buwan ng Agosto
Sa librong ito natunghayan ko nag payak na pamumuhay ng mga taga-nayon na puno ng mga pamahiin at magandang pakikipagkapwa tao. Mababasa mo rin dito ang pagbabago ng mga bagay at pagpapatuloy ng buhay. Ang kapalit ng isang bagay sa pahintulot ng pagkakataon at tadhana....
| Author | Pol Medina Jr. |
| ISBN | 9712705536 |
Apolonio "Pol" Medina, Jr. is a Filipino cartoonist best known for creating Pugad Baboy, a black-and-white comic strip first published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 18, 1988.
Pol Medina graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1983 with a degree in architecture. In 1985,...
