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Pinoy Komiks: An Anthology of Filipino Indie Comics
The Pretender
Noel Pascual The title may scream the Foo Fighters’ classic but the storyline, while outright directionless, had no trace of pretension. Uncannily illustrated and hilariously action-packed, what you see is what you get.
Various Artists Tunes in to historical satire, folklore, and reallife struggles. Basically a compact cultural collective from some of the best indie cartoonists in the Philippines.
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Tabi Po (1 & 2)
Mervin Malonzo Think of Tabi Po as a mythological Noli or El Fili. Some of the issues Rizal pointed out in those reads, harks back with increasing similarity here, right down to the character names—albeit in a more gory, lascivious fashion.
Strange Natives: The Boy With Capiz Eyes
Carlorozy Clemente What if instead of the ghostly, you’re able to perceive elemental beings and nature folk that are really there but aren’t? Strange Natives offers you a glimpse into that, then proves that unruly boys are better off with lola than in military school.
Gastronomical Visions WORDS: PAULO AGUILERA PHOTOGRAPHY: HEIDI AQUENDE
40 FH M NOVEMBER 2015
Tilde Acuña A peculiarly psychedelic tableau for you to interpret. Can either be nauseating or filling to some. facebook.com/FHM.ph •
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