I recently co-founded an artist-centric independent publishing, Haliya Publishing. Where did they come from? What is their purpose? Is there more to the massive killing, gore and bloodshed typically associated with them? Know the untold stories behind the aswang in this new cinematic tv masterpiece. Hello I am Mervin Malonzo, a Filipino artist who loves creating comics. Even in Cebuano, we have an equivalent polite utterance. In our highly syncretic country where the superstitious and the conservative Catholic are found often to be one and the same person, saying 'tabi po' in dark paths and eerie places is second nature.

Mervin Malonzo, author and artist of National Book Award-winning comic Tabi Po, also confirmed on Twitter that the film adaptation is in development. Just recently, Ella Arcangel, a comic book series by Julius Villanueva, was announced as having its own animated film. Unlike anything on TV now, Tabi Po shows love, beauty, amidst the horrific lives of these creatures called aswang. Enter Mervin Malonzos debut comic book 'Tabi Po: Isyu 1'. Good thing the Philippines has a wealth of titles and stories. Stories Behind the 5 Scariest Places in the Philippines I actually havent finished the first book (a bit gory for me) but its awesome according to friends. In the middle of a rising revolution, Elias is forced to face his own battles – his love for Salome versus his hunger for flesh, the growing rift between himself and Tasyo, the society's stigma with aswangs, and the battle with his own inner demons. OnT: For Filipino comics, try Tabi Po (Mervin Malonzo).

Along the way, Elias meets Salome, a sex slave of the friars, and falls in love with her. Born from a tree during the country’s Spanish era, Elias embarks on a journey with two older aswangs, Tasyo and Sabel, in the quest to understand their true nature. Tabi Po tells the story of Elias, a neophyte aswang. Always depicted as a flesh eating and ruthless creature hunting for its prey, is that what they really are – mindless killing ghouls?įrom left: AJ Muhlach as Elias, Luis Alandy as Tasyo and Phoebe Walker as Sabel in 'Tabi Po.'Ĭignal TV, through its SARI SARI Channel, brings you a brave and bold TV series about the lives of aswangs in “Tabi po.” Growing up, we were told countless tales about this infamous miscreation in Philippine folklore known as aswang. The award-winning horror, gore, and fantasy graphic novel Tabi Po can be accessed once again for free, the artist tweeted last week.

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