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Filipino comics titles find home in Kumu-powered app

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 02:02 PM

Social entertainment platform Kumu has launched the Penlab app, making the works of Filipino komiks artists more accessible to a wider audience. Read more »

Filipino komiks classic ‘Sampan Lady’ re-issued

Rick Olivares
Updated as of Jul 11 01:08 PM

Pilipino Klasiks is putting out the 208-page nobela in deluxe hardcover format and will be available for fans to purchase this coming August. Read more »

Customized themes for phones feature Pinoy superheroes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 02:51 PM

Filipino comics superheroes’ Captain Barbell, Darna and Lastikman are spreading their superpowers on smartphones as the Ravelo Komiks Universe (RKU) themes are now up for grabs to spruce up and give mobile screens a boost. Read more »

Joshua, Janella may reunion sa 'Darna: The TV Series'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 08:46 PM

Reunited sina Joshua Garcia at Janella Salvador sa inaabangang paglipad ng Darna: The TV Series. Read more »

Trese at vanguard of Philippine pop-culture surge

Sofia K. Guanzon
Updated as of Dec 27 10:18 AM

Months after its anime adaptation that was aired on Netflix, ‘Trese’ continues to be at the forefront of Philippine pop culture. Read more »

What makes your prized Filipino komiks memorabilia auction-worthy? We asked a top auction house

ADRIAN MARANAN
Updated as of Jul 10 12:33 PM

Provenance is key to what makes for an “auctionable” rarity from the golden years of Filipino komiks    Read more »

2D art ng isang cafe sa Bulacan, patok sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 06:57 PM

Nag-trending kamakailan sa social media ang mga retrato ng 2D art sa isang cafe sa Bulacan.  Read more »

Remembering Hal Santiago: How a self-taught artist became a Filipino komiks icon

Rhia Grana
Updated as of May 07 01:20 PM

The young komiks artist would go to Quezon Bridge and just observe people—because observation, to him, is the mother of imagination.    Read more »

Elena Patron: The private side of a Filipino komiks icon

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jan 29 10:22 AM

In an intimate interview, the veteran writer and creator of “Blusang Itim” revealed details of her life not known to many Read more »

Komiks icon Elena Patron passes away at 87

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 12:04 AM

Veteran writer Elena Patron, who carved a unique place in the male-dominated world of komiks writing in the last mid-century, passed on Thursday, January 14, at age 87. Read more »

At 80, Funny Komiks cartoonist Roni Santiago is still working and making people laugh

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Nov 22 10:06 PM

Mang Roni tells ANCX that he enjoys good comedy from the likes of Babalu and Dolphy. “Mahilig akong manood ng comedy, at naiinis ako sa mga komedyanteng hindi nakakatawa.”    Read more »

Darna, Lastikman aim to help production of COVID-19 test kits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:46 PM

Even Darna and Lastikman, iconic superheroes from the Ravelo Komiks Universe, are aiming to helping ease the coronavirus crisis — through their respective card game. Read more »

Summer Komikon 2020 cancelled amid coronavirus situation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 03:57 PM

Organizers of Summer Komikon 2020 announced the cancellation of its event as the novel coronavirus continues to affect the globe. Read more »