Friday, November 14, 2008

Comic Book Images in the Documentary

I have been lucky enough to have some very talented comic and graphic artists give permission to use images from their work in the documentary. It is so important to include modern/artistic interpretations of the myth in as many mediums as possible. This is what people will look back on to gain an understanding of where the myth was at that moment in time. All of the images are unique as well are the stories accompanying them. I encourage anyone interested to pick up copies of the following and prepare to be impressed. For non-Filipinos, you will be introduced to a world so rich and bizarre with societal integration through folk tales that it will be unlike anything you have ever experienced:

  • Diliman

  • Diliman is Tobie Abad's dream project .
    It is an indie comic book that shall allow him to explore his ability to both sequentially illustrate and tell a story. The project is currently on-going with updates coming in every so often. Diliman is currently available to read online at the link above.


  • TRESE

  • When the sun sets in the city of Manila, don’t dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly-lit side of the metro, where aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings, where kapre are the kingpins of crime, and engkanto’s slip through the cracks and steal your precious possessions.When crime takes a turn for the weird, the police call Alexandra Trese.


  • Banzai Girl

  • International model and comic artist Jinky Coronado presents the full-throttle adventures of her favorite heroine: herself! As her 18th birthday approaches, a beautiful young woman begins having nightmares of apocalyptic proportions. But her disturbing visions are the least of her problems, because tentacled, man-eating monsters from her dreams are now appearing in the real world, threatening her friends and family!