listing of filipino prominent comic book artists
Renowl
The late Mars Ravelo was one of the pioneers of the so-called Golden Age of
Filipino Comics in the 1950s. Ravelo started out as a cartoonist and writer. He
has published more than 200 projects which has led to a number of movies based
on his characters. Mars created Dyesebel, Lastikman, and Kaptain Barbell -
characters that continue to endure in the Philippine culture and entertainment.
He is also credited with such classics as Darna, Maruja, Roberta, Bondying, and
Torpe.
www.mangocomics.com/darna/mars.htm
www.marsravelodarna.com
Nestor Redondo 1928-1995
Nestor Redondo was born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, in the Philippines in 1928.
Originally trained as an architect, in the 1950s Nestor Redondo joined his
brothers in the Philippines comics business. Nestor's popularity skyrocketed
when he was commissioned to illustrate the blockbuster series 'Darna' in the
early 1950s. He went on to become one of the most highly respected of artists
in the Philippines and founded a studio where nearly every major Filipino
artist of the time apprenticed under him. In the early 1970s Redondo began
working for DC comics in the U.S., where he illustrated Tarzan and Swamp Thing.
In 1979 he received the prestigious Ink Pot Award at the San Diego Convention.
In 1985, Nestor Redondo started working for Marvel Comics, illustrating 'Conan'
and painting covers. He also did animation work for the Marvel Animation
Studios in Los Angeles.
Jonathan Sibal
Avengers, The Darkness, Fathom, Tomb Raider, Wolverine.
Alejandro Sicat
Artist.
Filipino Comic Creators Directory
Edgar Soller d. 2001
Edgar Soller is a political cartoonist and a multi-award winning artist whose
work has been exhibited worldwide. A collection of his work, "The World of
Edgar Soller", was published in 1978. His "Plain Folks", a daily cartoon panel
was syndicated in the United States by Allied Press International from 1980 to
1983. His cartoons and illustrations have been published and reprinted in the
Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, California Examiner, The World Reporter,
The Philippines Daily Express, and The Philippines Herald. Soller also worked
in animation as a character designer and storyboard artist for Ruby-Spears
Productions, a division of Hanna-Barbera, which produced Saturday morning shows
like Thundarr the Barbarian, Plastic Man, Heathcliff, Dingbat and the Creeps,
Mighty Man and Yukk, Scruffy, Fangface, Baby Plas, and the Pigsburg Pigs. Books
that include his editorial cartoons are, "The 1970's: Best Political Cartoons
of the Decade", edited by Jerry Robinson, McGraw Hill; "Taking Liberty With the
Lady", edited by Dani Aguila, EagleNest Publishing; and the "Best Editorial
Cartoons" annual anthology book edited by Charles Brooks, Pelican Publishing.
Soller illustrated more than 270 cartoons for a book, "Honestly Abe: A Cartoon
ExposZÿ on Abraham Lincoln", written by Charles Brame and published by ABE
Press. This book is now available thru the internet at Amazon.com. Drawing from
his experience as a former dancer with the famed Bayanihan Philippine Folk
Dance Company for more than ten years, Soller painted a series of Filipino folk
dances entitled, "Dances of My People".
www.pinoycards.com/Ed_Soller.html
Edgar Tadeo
Edgar is a man of many talents. He is a penciller, inker (Wolverine, X-Men),
colorist (Iron Man, Captain America), and an absolute wiz at the computer.
Gerry Talaoc
Artist - The Incredible Hulk.
Budjette Tan
Writer, Batch 72 (Alamat Comics).
www.alamatcomics.com
babblingpoint.blogspot.com
Philip Tan
Philip S. Tan is one of the most promising Filipino artists to emerge in the
past few years. He has already left his mark with his stunning artwork on
TALEWEAVER, worked with Stan Winston on Mutant Earth, and the artist on X-Men.
Romeo Tanghal
Romeo has inked Teen Titans over George Perez, Green Lantern and more for DC
and Marvel, he has also done design and animation work for Marvel on many shows
such as Spiderman and Hulk.
Sigmund Torre
Artist.
Filipino Comic Creators Directory
J. Torres
J. Torres was born in Manila and raised in Montreal, where he attended McGill
University. He began his comic book writing career in 1995, with the
publication of 'Copybook Tales' by SLG Publishing. Other past credits include
the creator-owned series 'Siren' and 'Monster Fighters Inc.' for Image Comics;
'Alison Dare', 'Jason & the Argobots', and 'Sidekicks' for Oni Press; as well
as freelance work on 'Rugrats' and 'Nickelodeon Magazine' for Nickelodeon;
'Black Panther', 'X-Men Unlimited' and 'X-Men: Ronin' for Marvel Comics. His
most recent works include 'Days Like This' for Oni Press and 'Sparta' for NBM
Publishing. He currently lives in Toronto, and has an insightful column
available on Comic Book Resources titled 'Open Your Mouth.'
www.jtorresonline.com
www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=oym
Wilson Tortosa
Wilson "Wunan" Tortosa was born on October 30, 1977 in Manila and grew up in
the Tondo area. He studied Fine Arts/Advertising at the University of Santo
Tomas and worked as a part-time book illustrator. In 2000, he started working
in the comics business through David Campiti of GlassHouseGraphics. After
completing early designs for Black Shinju for Wildstorm, Wilson quickly moved
on to Exposure at Avatar, Black Rose and MIA 99 at Galaxy, Jade and other
characters at Chaos, the upcoming BANZAI GIRL, and BATTLE OF THE PLANETS for
Top Cow.
www.geocities.com/wtortosa/index.html
Noel Tuazon
Noel Tuazon was born in the Philippines in 1966 but has lived in Toronto,
Canada for almost 30 years. His comics have appeared in Steve Bissette's 'Taboo
Especial', Dennis Eichorn's 'Real Stuff,' 'Reactor Girl,' and Slave Labor
Graphics' 'Arianne,' a two-issue comic written by Rafael Nieves. He has also
been featured in Canada's National Post newspaper and the children's magazine
Cricket. In the past 3 years, he has immersed himself in animation,
concentrating on storyboarding and character design for companies such as
Nelvana Studios.
Randy Valiente
At the age of 14, Randy Valiente started as a comics illustrator in 1988. He
became a full-time writer/novelist in 1995 and wrote many stories and articles
for comics, pocketbooks, tabloids, magazines, radio and theatre. He won several
awards in literature, and became "Novelist of the Year" and "Best Playwright".
Randy conducted several workshops for the last four years. His workshops
includes dynamic human figure drawing, comics illustration for beginners, and
novel writing. A proud student of Mr. Hal Santiago, Philippines' finest comics
illustrator. His soon to be released book entitled "Pambalot ng Tinapa (Isang
Pagtanaw sa Komiks ng Pilipino)" (Smoked Fish Wrapper: An In-depth Look at
Filipino Comics) published by Goodwill Bookstore. Topics include history of the
comics industry, the artists behind the novels including the top caliber
writers. The book also tells Randy's past experiences, the lessons he learned
from his mentor, and his fight to preserve the dying filipino comics industry.
He's currently working for his new book "Malikhaing Komiks" (Creative Comics).
Vicatan
Artist - Conan.
Jeoffrey Vita
Artist.
Filipino Comic Creators Directory
Anthony Yap
Artist.
Filipino Comic Creators Directory
Leinil Francis Yu
Leinil is one of the hottest comics artists in the world today, having left his
mark on such books as X-Men, Wolverine, Fantastic Four and his creator-owned
book for Cliffhanger, HIGH ROADS. He is set to start working on Superman:
Birthright with writer Mark Waid.
References:
Gerry Alanguilan alanguilan.com/sanpablo/wasted.html
Manuel Auad
Filipino Comic Creators Directory
www.freewebs.com/pinoy/pinoydirectory
Graphic Classics www.graphicclassics.com
Lambiek Comiclopedia www.lambiek.net/artists/index.htm
Tanikalang Ginto Web Directory
www.filipinolinks.com/Entertainment/Pinoy_Komiks
History of Comics of the Philippines and Other Countries, by Cynthia Roxas and
Joaquin Arevalo, Jr., Islas Filipinas Pub. Co., 1985, 305p.
Research List:
- More info on creators like Ariel Atienza, Ernie Chan, E.R. Cruz, Fred
Carrillo, and Vicatan.
- A 2x2 graphic for each creator, such as a self-portrait, photo, or character
design
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