Philippine Comics - Filipino Comics Artists, Filipino Comics Writers, Philippine Comic Strips, Philippine Comics Titles, Pugad Baboy (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Filipino comics artists, Filipino comics writers, Philippine comic strips, Philippine comics titles, Pugad Baboy, Pedro Penduko, Beerkada, Dyesebel, Zsazsa Zaturnnah, Alex Nino, Darna, Alfredo Alcala, Arnold Arre, Whilce Portacio, Cedric Nocon, Rod Espinosa, Tony DeZuniga, Luna Brothers, Carlo Vergara, Ernie Chan, Pupung, Panday, Life in Progress, Leinil Francis Yu, Liwayway, Gener Pedrina, Francis Manapul, Nestor Redondo, Sandugo, Captain Barbell, Don Figueroa, Lastikman, Gerry Talaoc, Mars Ravelo, Gerry Alanguilan, Hiligaynon magazine, Pol Medina, Jr., Cal Sobrepena, Manuel Buising, Zuma, Jonas Diego, Romeo Tanghal, Wilson Tortosa, The Mythology Class, Assorted Nuts, Carlo Pagulayan, Wasted, Lan Medina, Mar Amongo, Trip to Tagaytay, Randy Valiente, Edgar Tadeo, Nick Manabat, Jim Fernandez. Excerpt: Pugad Baboy (literally, "swine's nest" in Tagalog) is a comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Apolonio "Pol" Medina, Jr. The strip is about a Manila community of mostly obese people - "fat as pigs," so to speak (baboy is Tagalog for pig). It started appearing in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 18, 1988. It currently appears exclusively in the Inquirer line of newspapers (Broadsheet Inquirer and its free concise sister tabloid called Inquirer Libre and tabloids Bandera and Tumbok.) Its popularity has spawned numerous compilations, a live-action television series, and merchandise such as T-shirts and figurines. The strip does not only showcase domestic life; occasionally, it features adventure, drama, and pure spoof sequences. More often, the strip mirrors the general sentiment of the Filipino people on relevant topics such as corruption in the government as well as Filipino pop culture. In this respect, the strip has been likened to Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury. Sometimes, political satire is woven into some ordi...