Komikon Indieket 2024 goes ‘Balikbayanihan’

This one-day event will feature a lot of new comic releases from seasoned comic creators and upcoming ones Komikon Indieket 2024 marks the return of Komikon events to Bayanihan Center in Pasig City on Aug. 31, 2024, from 10 a.m.

to 8 p.m..

The grand independent komiks (comics) market’s theme "Balikbayanihan" is a play on the words " balikbayan " as a returning event and “Bayanihan Center” as the venue. The theme was also inspired by the "#BalikAshcan" virtual discussion during one of the Indie Komiks Podcasts earlier this year. "Balik Ashcan" refers to the goal of going back to the roots of DIY comics to combat the high costs of comic production and to lower the selling price of comics to allow casual or curious readers an affordable way to sample local komik creations.

Komikon Indieket 2024 features comic creator M.A. (Mark) Del Rosario of Paper Drawing Studio, a published author of short stories and graphic novels such as Gods of Manila , Aswang , Kingdom of Tundo , and T ikbalang: A Collection of Stories , both locally and in the U.

S. He advocates reading and often tells people to go to libraries, bookstores, and comic shops. Rising independent comics publisher Kawangis Publishing and founders Arya and Faye Chelabian are also in the spotlight.

Kawangis Publishing Co. is a homegrown start-up entity that focuses on creating Filipino and values-centric image books and card games. Arya Chelabian is the author of the comic series MA-I on top of being a published translato.