Comics: Komiks Galing Sa Aking Kaluluwa

Illustration and Story by: Andoyman

(5/5 ★★★★★)

The Good:

Andoyman gives us his 2nd comic strip compilation.

A lot of angry, funny and interesting thoughts were seen in this compilation. There's the interesting question regarding the sticks of the kwitis fireworks (wondering if anyone got injured from those sticks), strange thoughts regarding paper cuts and even the bizarre idea about hairy tongues.

It also included a strip that seems worthy to be printed out as an editorial picture. It is the image of PNoy, short for President Noynoy, cowering under the sheets of his bed as the fallen troops of SAF (Special Action Force) encircles him.

The Bad:

This was sadly only 12 pages long. It would have been great if all those images Andoyman posted on his Instagram account were included here.

The Verdict:

Andoyman's works and ideas are really bizarre, such that it does a really good job of entertaining us.

If these were really from his soul, one would just wonder out loud as to when would be the next time he'll let us take a peak of it once more.

Komiks Galing Sa Aking Kaluluwa should be in the collection, most especially, of a komiks lover.

He can be seen on:

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"
Twitter: @Andoyman
Instagram: Andoyman
Tumblr: Andoyman

http://www.andoyman.wordpress.com

Comics: Ang Sumpa ~ Kabanata 3: Ang Pakiusap

Created by: Andoyman

Story Assist by: Super Gi

Rated: T+ / Teenage 13+

Genre: Detective / Mystery / Suspense

Andoyman Komiks

(4/5 ★★★★☆)

"Iniimbestigahan ni Arman Darte, NBI Agent,

ang pagkamatay ni Pangulong Enrique Ortega.

Ngunit mayroong pakiusap

si Madame Estrella Ortega, biyuda ng pangulo.

Papayag kaya si Arman o hindi?"

The Good:

The investigation regarding President Ortega's death continues. The story continues its detective work with Arman as the sole investigator of the case.

A human person is now presented as a suspect in this story. Based from the 2 previous chapters, I would have almost believed that this would be a paranormal story if it wasn't for the appearance of that suspect.

The Bad:

The cover wasn't that striking. It appears to be overloaded with too much video footage regarding the death of the president. It felt really exhausting just by looking at each picture depicting the events that follows after the news of the president's death was reported.

The story also felt to have really slowed down in contrast to the previous two chapters.

The Verdict:

Ang Sumpa remains to be an interesting story full of detective and logistical work. I just hope that with the appearance of a new character and the revelation of a suspect in this chapter, it won't just be a coincidence that both of them appeared on the same chapter of this story.

So far this story is still recommended to those who love plots that are solved with logic. Wherein subtly the clues that could help solve this case have been planted underneath our eyes from the very beginning.

More of Ang Sumpa can be seen at:

http://www.angsumpa.wordpress.com

Facebook Page: "Ang Sumpa"

The creators can be seen at:

Andoyman

http://www.andoyman.wordpress.com

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"

Super Gi

http://www.jgifederizo.wordpress.com

 

Comics: Palitaw Komiks

Illustration and Story by: Andoyman
(4/5 ★★★★☆)

The Plot:

Inspired by the works of Pol Medina Jr. and Manix Abrera, everyday problems, such as election, job interviews and pimples, are laid out by Andoyman in this comic strip compilation.

The Good:

Early on, you will recognize where Andoyman got his inspiration for some of the comic strips here in Palitaw Komiks. The "Isplork" sound already gives you the image of tigidig patrol from Manix Abrera's Die! Die, Evil! Die! (Kikomachine Komiks #3).

The best insight and illustration of reality from the comic strips is the one about the celebration of Earth Hour. It is shown how enthusiastic the people are in saving mother earth only to leave the venue full of trash. A movement that does not fulfill much its goal due to the actions of its participants.

An addition towards the end of the compilation is an entry piece for a contest entitled "Run Justice Run." It looks great and could work well as an illustration for an editorial.

The Bad:

I'm just curious as to why this compilation was called "Palitaw Komiks". No mention or illustration about the dessert appears on any of the comic strip.

The Verdict:

This is an entertaining comic strip compilation from Andoyman. We get to see who his idols are in making comics.

Palitaw Komiks is a fun read. All 23 comic strips are bound to give you a lot of mixed reactions. It ranges from grossness, weirdness and laughter. It will surely make you wonder why this author has a thing for having good stories be filled with "tigyawat" and "kulangot".

He can be seen on:

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"

http://www.andoyman.wordpress.com

Comics: Ang Sumpa ~ Kabanata 2: Ang Silid

Created by: Andoyman

Story Assist by: Super Gi

Rated: T+ / Teenage 13+

Genre: Detective / Mystery / Suspense

Andoyman Komiks
(5/5 ★★★★★)

Ang Sumpa was uploaded in the internet by Andoyman last year. At the same time the whole chapter 2 was also uploaded. The 2nd part of this chapter mainly goes about the clues that Arman has discovered in the President's room. This has led him to conclude that the President may have not committed suicide and he was murdered instead. The chapter ends as Arman discovers a creepy message in the President's cabinet.

The Good:

The cover art for this chapter is stunning. It would leave a mark if this really happened. It would be really a sad sight to see the image as the body of the President of the Republic of the Philippines as he is being carried off by the police.

This second chapter of Ang Sumpa was an enjoyable read. It teaches us that in life, sometimes, one would always need to pay better attention at the small things. For those small things may be the ones that are really important.

A nice cliffhanger was left to us through the mysterious identity of 23.

The Bad:

I just wish that the creators of Ang Sumpa would now release the story through a complete chapter instead of giving us 2 parts per chapter. They really give the readers a lot of suspense in waiting for the next chapter of the story.

Hopefully, the reason why Ang Sumpa is the title of this series would be enlightened to us in the next chapter.

The Verdict:

This 2nd chapter is definitely worth the wait. As it begins with a game of hide and seek, the creators of Ang Sumpa leaves us with a disturbing message of playing hide and seek with death.

Andoyman has definetly planted a great story. I just can't wait to see how big this story will go. From the looks of it, the creator will take this story beyond the edges of logic and darkness that we could predict. It would keep our brains rushing and thinking as to what could happen next.

"Tagu taguan sa laro ng kamatayan.

Ang matataya ko magpapaalam sa mundo." - 23

More of Ang Sumpa can be seen at:

http://www.angsumpa.wordpress.com/

The creators can be seen at:

Andoyman

http://www.andoyman.wordpress.com

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"

Super Gi

http://www.jgifederizo.wordpress.com

 

Guides: Ang Sumpa Goes Online

It appears that Andoyman assured my concerns about the Ang Sumpa comics. The problem of having to wait for the next Komikon in order to get the next chapter is no longer there. This is brought about by Andoyman's decision of having the Ang Sumpa comics online.

Thank you by the way to Andoyman for having a part of my review of Ang Sumpa be cited on the webcomic. :) It just brought out the fanboy in me. Hehe

Just click on the link below to continue enjoying this work brought to us by Andoyman.

http://www.angsumpa.wordpress.com

Comics: Ang Sumpa ~ Kabanata 2: Unang Bahagi: Ang Silid

Created by: Andoyman

Story Assist by: Super Gi

Rated: T+ / Teenage 13+

Genre: Detective / Mystery / Suspense

Andoyman Komiks
(5/5 ★★★★★)

"Natagpuang patay ang Pangulo ng Pilipinas

Bago 'to lumabas sa balita, mayroong mga

Napansin si Arman Darte (NBI) sa silid ng

Pangulo na magbibigay sa kanya ng duda kung

Nagpakamatay nga ba ito."

I was thinking of making the review for chapter 2 of Andoyman's Ang Sumpa once the second part is released. But I changed my mind and decided to make a review of part 1.

The first part of the second chapter starts us with a nice storytelling of a childhood incident that happened between President Enrique Ortega and Arman. Enrique had almost fallen off a cliff if it wasn't for Arman who helped him out of danger. Surely, this incident will never be forgotten by anyone who underwent any type of near death experience. This part ended with Arman thinking that the President's death might not have been due to a suicide at all. Murder was the primary cause that was playing on his mind.

This is one of the many interesting stories that can be found in Komikon.

The art and story are good. The only troublesome part is that its a bit of a struggle to wait for the next Komikon in hopes of getting the next part or chapter of the story. As a reader, the story aspires and gives us that feeling of knowing everything and later on being left in shock as the answers to our questions were just in front of our eyes from the very begining.

One of the best features of this comic is the cover and the two page spread that features the title of the comic. In the two page spread, the title divides the page horizontally. The illustrations portray Arman on the left and President Enriquez on the right. Above the title, a scene regarding their childhood is shown. However, below the title, the present situation is the one illustrated. This two page spread is really a nice concept.

Andoyman's work in Ang Sumpa might be the local detective counterpart of Trese. Instead of dealing with the paranormal, this comic will give us a view on how strong the mind is in solving cases by having a keen observation. So far, this is a must buy in every Komikon.

They can be seen at:

Andoyman

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"

http://www.andoyman.wordpress.com

Super Gi

http://www.jgifederizo.wordpress.com

Comics: Palimos Ng Kulangot

Illustrated by: Andoyman

Story by: Ronibats
(5/5 ★★★★★)

This is the comic that I luckily had gotten for free at the table of Andoyman. It is a good story in my opinion gives us the question of "Are we happy right now?" No matter what experiences we had from our past up to the present, it gives me that impression that as we grow older, some of us becomes less and less happier. We may have grown more smarter, knowing this and that, but it is the last words of the kid in the story that made me think. The kid remarked to the junior intern in the story that a lady who gave him her booger / "kulangot" was much happier than he was. Although it was gross to have the idea of giving someone that, but it's those simple words made by the kid can make one wonder, if we are currently happy in our lives.

We'll needless to say, for me this is one good comic written by a doctor, who was featured on Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho's segment regarding a family who has kids in which all of them graduated as valedictorian.

So far, I find this story amusing and it deserves to be read by others, hehe especially by my fellow med. students that are talented in writing and drawing. It could be a source of inspiration for making comics and become our sideline and stress reliever from our toxic days in medical school.

Note: Image was taken from the artist's webpages. 
This comic can be downloaded for free from the writer's website.
http://ronibats.ph/libre/palimos-ng-kulangot/

They can be seen on:

Andoyman

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"

www.andoyman.wordpress.com

Ronnie Enriquez Baticulon

Facebook Account: "Ronibats"

www.ronibats.ph

Comics: Ang Sumpa ~ Kabanata 1: 1:23 AM

Created by: Andoyman
Story Assist by: SuperGi
Rated: T+ / Teenage 13+
Genre: Detective / Mystery / Suspense
Andoyman Komiks
(5/5 ★★★★★)

One thing that I liked by wandering around the different booths during Komikons is venturing among the so-called indie comics. It's trying your luck if you're going to get a comic that you're going to love or well, just enjoy if you get bored. However, I must say I found another set of goodies  hehe. I didn't know much that the comics I bought were just as good as the ones I got from Macoy (creator of School Run). The title and the artwork of Ang Sumpa Kabanata 1 Unang Bahagi was the one comic that caught my attention from Andoyman's table. As I flipped for a few pages, my eyes brightened since the illustrations were good, the story well I just had to guess it could be written well since I don't usually read the story when doing this random buying of comics from artists I don't know much yet. Well suffice it to say that due to the good impression I had on that single comic, I bought his two other comics as well (Ang Sumpa Kabanata 1 Ikalawang Bahagi and Foodcourt. I think luck was on my side back then since I also got the last free copy of Palimos ng Kulangot, in which the person next to me was I think only looking for that comic title.

"1:23 AM. Natagpuang wala nang buhay ang katawan ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas. Nagpakamatay? O... Pinatay? Isang tao lang ang makakaalam." - Ang Sumpa

This is how the story is given a glimpse on its back cover on both parts of both comics. The story introduces a plot with the president being killed while he is being anticipated to arrive at a party. The story also introduces the characters Javier and Arman, whom I suppose would be the ones to solve the crime. Hehe, even though this 1st chapter just mainly gives an introductory plot of the story, I'm really looking forward in reading the next issues of this story. It'll give me a bit of gearing away from the paranormal investigation style that I a bit got accustomed of from reading the Trese series. But still I really am eager to get my hands on the next issue and also get to the part of the story that could tell us why the artist chose that title.

Note: Images were taken from the artist's webpages

He can be seen on:

Facebook Page: "Andoyman"

www.andoyman.wordpress.com