The Mythology Class
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The Mythology Class is a graphic novel
written and illustrated by Filipino
comic creator Arnold Arre
. It was originally published by the author under his own Tala Comics Publishing in four issues in 1999, and was collected into a special edition by Adarna House in September 2005.
The story centers on University of the Philippines
anthropology student Nicole Lacson, a girl who holds a passionate love for Filipino myths
passed down from her grandfather. Together with a motley assortment of companions, she meets the mysterious Mrs. Enkanta and races to recapture the escaped enkantos (or supernatural creatures) in the human world. The story also invokes historical and mythological Filipino heroes like Kubin, Sulayman and Lam-ang.
The original series won a Manila Critics Circle National Book Award on September 11, 2000.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
written and illustrated by Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
comic creator Arnold Arre
Arnold Arre
Arnold Arre is a Filipino comic book writer and artist.-Biography:Arre has won National Book Awards from the Manila Critics Circle for his graphic novels The Mythology Class , a four-part action-adventure miniseries that was re-released as a Special Collected Edition by Adarna House in 2005 and...
. It was originally published by the author under his own Tala Comics Publishing in four issues in 1999, and was collected into a special edition by Adarna House in September 2005.
The story centers on University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
anthropology student Nicole Lacson, a girl who holds a passionate love for Filipino myths
Philippine mythology
Philippine mythology include a collection of tales and superstitions about magical creatures and entities. Some Filipinos, even though heavily westernized and Christianized, still believe on these tales...
passed down from her grandfather. Together with a motley assortment of companions, she meets the mysterious Mrs. Enkanta and races to recapture the escaped enkantos (or supernatural creatures) in the human world. The story also invokes historical and mythological Filipino heroes like Kubin, Sulayman and Lam-ang.
The original series won a Manila Critics Circle National Book Award on September 11, 2000.
Citation by the Manila Critics Circle
This four-issue series is a landmark in itself: a comic book that combines Filipino myths and legends with modern humor, action and sensibility. The result is a quirky, enjoyable comic book series that is thoroughly modern and Filipino in its approach. Through his distinctive art and story, Arre imbues his young warriors with a spunk, spark, and whimsy that resonate with any reader. In The Mythology Class, Arre gives us a glimpse of all that a truly Filipino comic book, drawing on all our multifarious influences, can become, all with a confident and unique style all his own.See also
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