After the
Sumer Komikon, we (IKOS) took a bit of time off to relax and read the comics
that we bought at the event. We have not finished reading every one of them, so
please pardon us for not being able to review all of them.
Mark 9 verse 47 (Vol. 1)
Story by
Maika Ezawa
Art by Tepai
Pascual
Edited by
Dragfly
The story was about a blind man, named Visdei,
searching for the gatekeeper. It was a very interesting read. The pacing was
very good and exciting. Visdei’s personality was really cool; a tough guy with
a good heart. He was not like other comic book heroes that we usually read
about.
Espiritista #1: Greetings and Farewell
Story and
Art by Niño Balita
The story was about Samuel Yeye and his
cute travel companion Moo Moo. It began when Samuel returned to his hometown
after four years of absence. Samuel then found out that his father, Tata Enteng,
was killed by an Engkanto.
We really liked Niño’s art style and how
it is improving. IKOS Ronzkie would definitely love to wear Tepok’s hat. The
story was good and sound very catchy. It was exciting and filled with surprises.
It has cute, believable and funny characters. There were no unnecessary panels
in the story. We would like to read issue #2.
Ang Inuuod kong Puso
By Niño Balita
The comic book was about an adolescent boy
who was madly in love with a worm. We really enjoyed the story telling;
especially the truthful rendition of a boy’s first love and heartache. It was a
heartwarming and enjoyably funny story. This was really worth the read.
Foodcourt
By Andoyman
This was a comic about a love that
developed at a food court. The art looked so natural; it clearly evokes
emotions. The pacing was clear and understandable. The creator really has a
noticeable talent for storytelling.
The reader can easily empathize and
sympathize with how much the main character is in love. The initial ending kept
us hanging but the real ending made us crave for more. Does “Foodcourt” have an
issue #2? We will buy it. This was really a good comic book to read.
Palimos ng Kulangot
Story by
Ronibats
Art by
Andoyman
The story was about a boy begging a man
for his booger. The story was weird, like the title itself, but definitely
interesting. Andoyman is definitely one of IKOS’s favorite artists now, because
of his art style and its evolution.
Readers could feel that every line and
every panel stirs up your emotions. The dialogue was good, truthful and
meaningful. The characters were amazingly real; one could really feel the
amazement, doubt, enjoyment, loneliness or even the anger through the
characters’ face. This comic was a great find and definitely worth the read.
Ang Sumpa: Kabanata 1 Unang Bahagi
By Andoyman
Story assist
by Super Gi
This was a mystery story about the
unexpected death of the president of the Philippines. Another comic, from
Andoyman, with good story telling and exciting pacing. The book has a lot of
noticeable improvement from the artist. Better dialogues, better paneling and
composition.
We really enjoyed this issue’s build up
and cliffhanger ending. We would read “Ang Sumpa” to its end and even buy its
trade paperback version (if ever Andoyman decide to make it into one; which we
certainly hope so).
Dilag ni Lam-Ang
Created by
Kahit Ano Studios
The comic was about the adventure of Ines
Kannoyan and her quest to bring her beloved Lam-Ang back to life. The story was
told through Ines’s point of view. It had a great storytelling and dialogues,
combined with emotionally provoking pacing. Readers could easily feel how Ines
felt when she faced her trials and challenges. We loved the hilarious ending.
Though the drawing might still be
developing, their style was already recognizable. We certainly liked the
awesome cover drawing; maybe just a little improvement on the layout. Still, we
would certainly buy more of their works.
Pahabol
By Kahit Ano
Studios
The story was about a boy and his Karma
Collector. The guy was hastily trying to gain an ample amount of good deeds to
balance his Karma. This was a very enjoyable book to read. It had good
understandable pacing, believable dialogue and filled with funny antics.
The
art was promising. It might be a real kick-ass book if every panel was drawn
and rendered like the cover page or like the 5th to last page; purely penciled
with great details. We especially liked that page where the boy and the Karma
Collector were on top of the roof gazing the horizon. If “Pahabol” would have
an issue #2, we would certainly buy it!
