the Tiger, and Tarzan, as well as various specials and one-shots. Beginning in 1978 and lasting until about 1983, the black-and-white comics magazine publisher Warren Publishing also utilized the talents of a number of Filipino artists, including Niño, Nebres, and Alcala. From the mid-1980s on, fewer Filipino artists found work in the American comics industry, the exceptions being DeZuniga (co-creator of Jonah Hex), Chan, Alcala (who drew and inked for Swamp Thing and He-Man and who had the distinction of having his original comics, Voltar, published internationally), and Talaoc. Popularity At one point, between 33 and 40 percent of Filipinos read komiks, but this number has since dwindled somewhat due to competition from other media forms. More recently, comic artists have begun producing what is often called "Pinoy Manga," inspired largely by Japanese anime and manga, which have been widely available in the Philippines since the 1970s. PhilPost released a series of national stamps based on komiks on November 15, 2004. Among those featured were Gilbert Monsanto's Mango Comics Darna #3, Nestor Redondo's Darna, Francisco Reyes' Kulafu, Francisco V. Coching's Lapu-Lapu, and Federico Javinal and Coching's El Vibora. Modern Age Characters and stories by Coching, Ravelo and Gomez are still being adapted into films and television series. See also List of Filipino komik artists List of Filipino comics creators List of Filipino komiks List of Filipino superheroes List of Filipino supervillains References Citations Sources The Philippine Comics Art Museum Celebrating 120 Years of Komiks From the Philippines I: The History of Komiks, Newsarama, October 19, 2006 Celebrating 120 Years of Komiks From the Philippines II: The Future of Komiks, Newsarama, October 21, 2006 Lent, John A. (2009) The First One Hundred Years of Philippine Komiks and Cartoons. Boboy Yonzon. Roxas, Cynthia and Joaquin Arevalo, Jr. A History of komiks of the Philippines and other countries, with contributions by Soledad S. Reyes, Karina Constantino-David, Efren Abueg; edited by Ramon R. Marcelino External links Original comic fable "The Monkey and the Tortoise" illustrated by Dr. José Rizal "Kenkoy kick-started komiks" article "Philippine Comics" The most comprehensive library of Filipino comics on the internet. Comic strips Philippine comics titles Comics titles by country Titles Philippines Comic strips by country