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REVIEW: Beyond Forgetting Is an Imperfect Memoir

January 18, 2022

Beyond Forgetting is a short memoir by Frank A. De La Rosa. The memoir combines short historical summaries with personal stories to illustrate the experience of growing up in the Philippines under Japanese occupation and just after World War II. Beyond Forgetting captures an imperfect human ...

Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Carmina #1 Lays the Groundwork for Diwata Komiks

January 17, 2022

Still dealing with the sudden, horrifying loss of her father as a child, Carmina tries to make the best of her situation despite being stuck in an unhappy relationship and living in a trailer park. But after being riddled by strange nightmares that put her up against monstrous creatures all the ...

Indie & Small Press, Reviews, Television and Film

REVIEW: Netflix’s Trese Could Improve Its Delivery of Darkness and Dwende

July 15, 2021

This review contains spoilers for Trese (2021). “There are monsters among us, and some of them are human,” remarks Alexandra Trese, after cracking yet another case in the Philippine metropolitan of Manila, where the supernatural stalk its streets. Following in the footsteps of her father ...

Indie & Small Press, Interviews

A Platform for Philippine Komiks: An Interview With Penlab

November 30, 2020

Filipino komiks (“comics”) have long had a commercial industry that goes far back as the 1920s, but it has been only until recently that interest in these works has grown outside of the Philippines. With social isolation restrictions still in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many ...

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REVIEW: Beyond Forgetting Is an Imperfect Memoir

REVIEW: Carmina #1 Lays the Groundwork for Diwata Komiks

REVIEW: Netflix’s Trese Could Improve Its Delivery of Darkness and Dwende

A Platform for Philippine Komiks: An Interview With Penlab

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