![]() ![]() In any way, those beings could have different names and forms and entities but the bottom line of this book is: Mervin Malonzo was able to capture brilliantly the depiction of how Aswangs came to be in the first issue of Tabi Po. There are also some stories said that the Aswangs are the ones who eat the baby while the mother is having a pregnancy. ![]() ![]() If I remember the tales correctly, there are stories that Aswangs are one of those beings who eat human flesh. It could be a shapeshifter or a witch or something scary that you wouldn’t expect. I would have never imagined, really reading, a book about supernatural – or in this case, books (or comics) about the native monsters in the Philippines called “Aswang”.Īswang depicts many forms in the Philippines. Tabi Po Isyu 1 by Mervin Malonzo is a beautifully crafted book that ignites provoking thoughts after reading a series of pages. Isang gutom na mapapawi lamang ng laman…at dugo. Ang tanging alaala lang niya ay isang imahe ng babae na nakikita niya sa kanyang panaginip, at ang tanging nararamdaman niya ay isang matinding gutom na mabilis na namumuo sa kanyang walang pusod na sikmura. Isang lalake ang bigla na lamang nagising sa loob ng isang puno sa gitna ng kagubatan na walang alaala kung sino siya at saan siya nagmula. ★ National Book Awardee for Graphic Literature (Filipino) ★ ![]()
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