The Comic Artist

There are only a few amateur or "underground" comic artist in the Philippines. Manix Abrera is one of those. Being a comic artist means having to think about stories that people would like to read about and also illustrate the characters and the setting to be further enjoyed by the reader. Which means a good comic artist should be good in writing and illustrations.

One of Manix's work is entitled 'KIKOMACHINE' which are single strip comics (If I'm not mistaken). They're short and fun to read. He writes mostly about everyday scenarios that most people could relate to. Like trying to change test scores, being mature and acting your according to your age, having only words to take a heart away, and seeing a professor enter a wrong classroom. His works are funny but also true, easy to relate to as mentioned before. He also uses simple language so readers could be interested more than reading complicated and deep English. Although it's fancy and it sounds smart, it wouldn't have the same feel to it. It wouldn't feel real. using simple languages will result in to an effective work, especially in literature and art.

Being an artist means to communicate social issues or whatever to a certain target audience. A good artist delivers these messages effectively; However, people today recognizes artists as people who could create 'beautiful' works even without any meaning to it. Only a few could execute such things, creating art not just for respect but for the intention to suggest a thought.