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The Black Bestiary

A Phantasmagoria of Monsters and Myths from the Philippines

by Budjette TanDavid Hontiveros Kajo Baldisimo and others
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/11/2022

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How to train a Filipino dragon and other real-life adventures of three modern monster hunters!

Since The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo was published, other creature hunters have come out of the woodwork to share their spine-tingling accounts of more discoveries. True? Exaggerated? Out-and-out lies? Read on and decide for yourself!

The Black Bestiary adds to the list of powerful and fearsome supernatural creatures we met in The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo. Three modern creature hunters--RJ, Gus and Stanislav, who draw their inspiration from Pardo's work--relate their own chilling encounters with the sinister monsters that live among us.

In this book, you'll come face-to-face with:

  • The Bungisngis --You've heard of the Cyclops; this is a Cyclops on steroids!
  • The Tahamaling --Never hunt in the forest without permission from these maidens!
  • The Tiktik-- Part avian, part human, part something else. These terrifying creatures feed on the unborn.
  • And many more creatures of horrifying aspect and predilection!

You'll also discover excerpts from the journal of a certain Mr. Kolya, a contemporary of Pardo's, who always tells it like it was. Though these new sightings are all recent, the weapons used against them rely on tried-and-true magic--because forearmed, as well as forewarned, is always best!

The Black Bestiary is a lively romp through the world of the imagination, as well as a great way to learn more about Asian folklore, magic and myth.

ISBN:
9780804855785
9780804855785
Category:
Graphic Novels
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-11-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x177.8x17.53mm
Weight:
0.62kg
Budjette Tan

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. He currently lives in Denmark.

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