Black bestiary a phantasmagoria of monsters and myths from the Philippines
"Real-life accounts of modern-day monster hunters in the Philippines! Since the lost journal of 10th century cryptozoologist Alejandro Pardo was unearthed and made public, other creature hunters have come out of the woodwork to share spine-tingling accounts of encounters with mythical beasts. True?...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rutland, Vermont :
Tuttle Publishing,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Real-life accounts of modern-day monster hunters in the Philippines! Since the lost journal of 10th century cryptozoologist Alejandro Pardo was unearthed and made public, other creature hunters have come out of the woodwork to share spine-tingling accounts of encounters with mythical beasts. True? Exaggerated? Out-and-out lies? Read on and find out!"--Cover, page 4. |
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| Physical Description: | 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780804858601 0804858608 |
| Author Notes: | David Hontiveros was a 1997 National Book Award finalist in the best comic book category for Dhampyr and a 2002 Palanca Award winner for his short story "Kaming Mag Seroks." In addition to being a founding member of Alamat Comics, he is the author of Craving, Parman, and Takod, and the Seroks science fiction collections. His ongoing comic book series "Bathala: Apokalypis" is available digitally. Illustrators: Kajo Baldisimo is a television storyboarder whose heart is in comic books. With Budjette Tan, he is co-creator of the urban fantasy Trese series, which won the Philippine National Book Award for Best Graphic Novel and has been adapted for television as an animated series by Netflix. Bow Guerrero is co-creator (with Budjette Tan) of the award-winning Mikey Recio and the Secret of the Demon Dungeon. He is an aficionado of visual history from old forts, churches, historic landmarks, and museums. Mervin Malonzo is the author and illustrator of the comic Tabi Po, which received a Philippine National Book Award in 2014 and was adapted to a TV mini-series in 2017. He has collaborated with a variety of authors to produce books about Philippine mythology like The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo, After Lambana, and Alternative Alamat. In his free time, he works on developing an animated series and film based on a comic called Ella Arcangel and operates the indie publishing house Haliya. |
