Story by: Russel Molina
Illustrated by: Ian Sta. Maria
(5/5 ★★★★★)
(5/5 ★★★★★)
"Si Celestino Cabal.
Kabebertdey niya lang.
Mayroon siyang nakuhang regalo
na ngayo'y unti-unti niyang binubuksan.
Sabi nga ng mga matatanda,
huli man daw at magaling,
naihahabol din.
Kaya 'wag kang mag-alala,
tatanda ka rin."
tatanda ka rin."
The story continues after Mang Tino saves his wife after nearly being run over by a truck. During this incident, an unimaginable thing happened and he was able to stop the truck with his new found super powers. He tested up to what extent he can now do by lifting up heavy objects such as a cement mixer and playing around with a wrecking iron ball. There were a lot of funny moments here as the main character checked the extent of his new found superhuman powers. One of those was wherein a scene shows Mang Tino throwing a basketball high up into the air up to the extent that it was even seen by two pilots of an airplane. There's also a scene with Soling, the helper in Mang Tino's residence that was referred to as Kurdapya in the 1st chapter of the comic, wherein she narrates a lot of famous lines from Filipino movies. Some historical events in Philippine history was also noted here such as the bombing that took place in Plaza Miranda which could be a reference to the August 21, 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing which killed 9 people and left 100 injured. But I guess despite all of that, the story in the end will be about a 66 year old man with superhuman powers showing his love to his wife that is having bouts of memory loss due to old age. The origin of why a senior citizen had developed superpowers on his 66th birthday would still be a question that we would be looking forward to be answered in the future.
I must say that the art, the story, and even the quality of the paper used was really worth it in deciding to continue on following this comic. The cover art was nice and it showed a scene in this comic wherein Mang Tino tries out flying. The writer and the artist, if you at least know Skyworld, would already have given you an impression that this will come out to be a great series. The elements of superpowers, humor, pinoy culture, and love is evident in the story. It is recommended to get a copy especially since it is available at some local comic book stores such as Comic Odyssey and Filbar's.
More of Sixty Six can be seen at:
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They can be contacted at / seen on:
Russel Molina
rusmolina@yahoo.com
Ian Sta. Maria
iamiansm@yahoo.com
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