Comics: Sixty Six ~ Chapter 3

Story by: Russel Molina

Illustrated by: Ian Sta. Maria

Alamat Comics

Anino Comics
(4/5 ★★★★☆)

 

The Plot:

Upon discovering his superpower, Mang Tino takes on punishing the bad guys with his bare hands. As a senior citizen, who knew that he could wield so much strength. That is until he is observed by a leader of a group whose members have glowing eyes. This issue ends with Donat speeding up his wheelchair to the scene of the crime.

The Good:

We are now given a villain whose powers can be of a match against our sixty-six year old superhero.

The letters being sent to Mang Tino at the end of every issue becomes interesting. In this issue it would be great to know what really took place wherein Ella was involved. It could be a great plot for this series.

The cover for the third issue looks great even though it is a simple black illustration of Mang Tino standing with his hands on his waist.

The Bad:

Mostly it is the copy of this issue that is a big thumbs down. The story and illustrations were great. The quality just suffered as a result of the poor printing of this comic. It lowered the value of this comic. Because the way it was photocopied was like it came from an old photocopying machine.

The Verdict:

Despite the poor quality of this issue due to the poor photocopier or printer, it continues to intrigue us about this senior citizen who recently got his super powers. As the villain is slowly introduced in this issue, it would also be nice if the letters at the end of every issue could somehow tie up to the plot of this series.

Chapter 3 of Sixty Six gives us our local take on a superhero disguised thru his old age. A superhero who drops off the cape and puts on a cap instead.

"Kumpleto nga kayo, saksakan naman ng duwag!

May lakas nga kayo, di niyo naman ginagamit!" - Donat

More of Sixty Six can be seen at:

Facebook Page: "Sixty Six"

They can be contacted at:

Russel Molina

russmolina@gmail.com

Ian Sta. Maria

iamiansm@yahoo.com

   

Comics: Sixty Six ~ Chapter 2

Story by: Russel Molina

Illustrated by: Ian Sta. Maria
(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."

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:

Facebook Page: "Sixty Six"

They can be contacted at / seen on:

Russel Molina

rusmolina@yahoo.com

Ian Sta. Maria

iamiansm@yahoo.com

iantoy.deviantart.com

Comics: Sixty Six ~ Chapter 1

Story by: Russel Molina

Illustrated by: Ian Sta. Maria
(5/5 ★★★★★)

The story revolves around Celestino "Tino" A. Cabal who lives with his wife Aura, whose memory seems to fade away as years pass by. The scene begins with Tino going home with flashbacks of him talking to Ella, his daughter who's working abroad. The first chapter ends with him saving his wife from being run over by an incoming truck. The scene then finishes off with him lifting the truck and tossing it away easily just like it was a piece of paper to be shoot off into a trash bin.

The story presents a different superhero that I presumed gained superhero powers as he turned 66, since in the story he also celebrated his 66th birthday. This is an interesting story to follow which presents to us a different kind of superhero. A superhero who's a senior citizen that just turned 66 years old. Another view of the Filipino life is also illustrated in this story. The setup wherein a child works abroad in order to support her parents that raised her up, so in order to repay that, she works abroad due to the hard time that one could get in seeking for a good paying job here in our country. This is just one of the many different scenes one could get among families that have a member of  a family who is an O.F.W. (Overseas Filipino Worker), our so called "bagong bayani" of our country. Indeed, from the hardships that they have to endure they are really the new hereos of our country.

This is another work that certainly is good to follow. Hope that the next chapter will be released next Komikon. hehe. Well we'll just have to wait for it to see what happens to Tino after that incident.

Note: Images were taken from the artist's webpages.

They can be contacted at / seen on:

Russel Molina

rusmolina@yahoo.com

Ian Sta. Maria

iamiansm@yahoo.com

iantoy.deviantart.com