Nothing grander than Komikon Grande

Komikon is about communion. It is the most important weekend on the Philippine komiks calendar—everyone has to be there; they must participate. It was not always this way: Komikon was not always here. The first Komikon was held on Oct. 22, 2005 at the University of the Philippines Bahay ng Alumni in Quezon City, the brainchild of Ariel Atienza, Syeri Baet, Lyndon Gregorio, Len Muncal, Patrick Jungco and Jon Zamar.

Another Komikon tradition is lining up at the Visprint booth to get the latest “Kikomachine Komix!” collection and get it signed by Manix Abrera, who still takes the time to doodle on each book. This year’s Komikon features the release of the oversize “Kikomachine Komix! Blg. 15: Bulwagan ng Hiwaga.” Manix had received the National Book Award the night before for the previous “Kikomachine” collection.

Sometimes becoming a fan favorite is truly unexpected. Just ask Julienne Dadivas, better known as the comic creator Hulyen, who has been putting out “UGH,” her quirky self-published slice-of-life stories, since 2014. Komikon welcomed “UGH” # 5. The new volume includes tales of social media anxiety and high school memories. “Yes,” Hulyen says of being surprised about her cult following. “I’m just thankful people respond to it.

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