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Jan 25, 2019 · Francisco V. Coching, the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”, was one of the greatest Filipino artistic influences of his time, drawing from personal experience to reflect a generation’s dreams and ideals onto a medium made accessible to the masses.
Jun 20, 2016 · ON HIS 155th birth anniversary, Jose Rizal is remembered by most as the national hero of the Philippines who wrote two novels that inspired the Philippine Revolution against Spain, resulting in the emergence of the Filipino nation. But there is more to Rizal than most people think.
Antonio "Tony" Velasquez (29 October 1910 – 1997) is a Filipino illustrator regarded as the Father of Tagalog comics and as the pioneer and founding father of the Philippine comics industry. He was the creator of Kenkoy, an “iconic Philippine comic strip character”.
Velasquez has come to be called "father of Filipino comics," partly due to his role as a publisher in later years, providing numerous creators with a platform to publish their works. During the 1930s, Filipino comics heavily mirrored American comic strips.
Aug 24, 2023 · Being the first Filipino to make these three comic strips, historians dubbed Rizal as the Father of Filipino Komiks. But it was in a different era when the komiks we know today really gained popularity among Filipinos.
Dec 7, 2018 · Antonio “Tony” Velasquez is considered the Father of Philippine Comics. He was born on October 29, 1910 and he passed away in 1997. Tony Velasquez created the first serial cartoon strip “Album ng mga kabataan ni Kenkoy” in 1929.
Paying homage to Velasquez as the acclaimed “Father of the Filipino Komiks,’’ the late historian and fellow comics creator Gerry Alanguilan said in 2011: “Even though Jose Rizal himself was the very first comics creator in the Philippines, Tony Velasquez was the man who popularized the medium not only [by creating] Kenkoy … but by pioneering the...
