"The advantage to this is that you didn't need to read the first book at all to appreciate <i>The Black Bestiary.</i> The second book effectively stands alone, thanks to Hontiveros' shift in focus to what he calls 'Pardo's Scooby gang'--the motley associates who accompany the gentleman adventurer in his 19th-century monster hunting." —<b><i>Esquire.</i></b>
"… even more fascinating creatures, even more absolutely stunning illustrations. Absolutely obsessed…These are such fun reads…I highly recommend picking them up if you'd like to learn more about Filipino mythology." —<b> Deanna Duxbury, <i>#BookTok Influencer</i> @deannajduxburywrites, reviews <i>The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo</i> and <i>The Black Bestiary</i></b>
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Biographical note
Budjette Tan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Alamat Comics in the Philippines. However, he is best known for writing the urban fantasy comics series Trese, co-created with artist Kajo Baldisimo. It received the Philippine National Book Award for Best Graphic Novel in 2009, 2011, and 2012, and has since been adapted into an animated series by Netflix. He is also the co-creator of the award-winning Mikey Recio and the Secret of the Demon Dungeon.David Hontiveroswas a 1997 National Book Award finalist in the best comic book category for Dhampyr and a 2002 Palanca Award winner for his short story "Kaming Mag Seroks." In addition to being a founding member of Alamat Comics, he is the author of Craving, Parman, and Takod, and the Seroks science fiction collections. His ongoing comic book series "Bathala: Apokalypis" is available digitally.
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Kajo Baldisimo is a television storyboarder whose heart is in comic books. With Budjette Tan, he is co-creator of the urban fantasy Trese series, which won the Philippine National Book Award for Best Graphic Novel and has been adapted for television as an animated series by Netflix.
Bow Guerrero is co-creator (with Budjette Tan) of the award-winning Mikey Recio and the Secret of the Demon Dungeon. He is an aficionado of visual history from old forts, churches, historic landmarks, and museums.
Mervin Malonzo is the author and illustrator of the comic Tabi Po, which received a Philippine National Book Award in 2014 and was adapted to a TV mini-series in 2017. He has collaborated with a variety of authors to produce books about Philippine mythology like The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo, After Lambana, and Alternative Alamat. In his free time, he works on developing an animated series and film based on a comic called Ella Arcangel and operates the indie publishing house Haliya.