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 Monday, August 16, 2004
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8/16/2004 12:45:00 PM
by Gerry Alanguilan
SIGLO: FREEDOM National Book Award Winner for Best Comic Book of 2004 From the Alamat mailing list: ********************** The National Book Award for Comic Book goes to “Siglo: Freedom,” edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Vin Simbulan, published by Mango Books in cooperation with Quest Ventures and Kestrel IMC. Remembrance and celebration can be both rousing and painful. That’s what Siglo: Freedom tells us. This ambitious and thoughtful project is a reflection of what makes us a people, explores where we came from, how we got here and, perhaps, where we are going. It’s a comic book anthology that makes you think—and that’s impressive. Also impressive is the talent behind his project: Gerry Alanguilan, Dean Francis Alfar, Nikki Alfar, Arnold Arre, Jason Banico, Marco Dimaano, Andrew Drilon, Honoel Ibardolaza, Lan Medina, Elbert Or, Vin Simbulan and Carlo Vergara. Inside these black-and-white pages, there are lessons to be learned and truths to be found, all of them in hues of gray as varied as the styles and tones of the different stories. But what is clear is the spirit of aspiration embodied by Siglo: Freedom. Just like the various creators’ hopes for the Filipino people, Siglo: Freedom is an indication of our reaching for that next level of transcendence—and our willingness to give dreams shape and shade. -Ruey De Vera Columnist, The Philippine Daily Inquirer **********************
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