Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Philippine comics collection
- Dates:
- 2007-2018
- Extent:
- 4.0 linear feet
- Language:
- The comics are predominantly in Tagalog and English. Oftentimes, Taglish, a code-switch between Tagalog and English, is used. Some comics use or incorporate Baybayin, an ancient script used by Tagalog people in the Philippines, in the dialogue or as sound effects.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Philippine Comics collection (Collection 2386). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Philippine Comics Collection contains comics that showcase the creative minds of Filipino artists in the Philippines. It spans the years of 2001-2018, with the bulk of the materials dating 2011-2017 or are undated. They were created by various artists and are mostly collaborations. Many of the comics are self-published or published by small publishers like Pelikomiks Studio and Azhdarchid Komiks.
The komiks feature creatures of lore and incorporate Filipino culture into the storytelling. Content often mirrors the daily lives of the artists. Original Filipino superheroes -- often teenagers who find themselves being granted a superpower to save the people of the Philippines from attacks -- are also included.
The komiks are printed on glossy-paper, in color, or are scanned and printed in black and white.
- Biographical / historical:
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The comics format has been been a popular medium in the Philippines for decades. However, Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989), nationalist president and corrupt dictator, heavily censored all publications. After Marcos was deposed by nonviolent revolution in 1986, independently published comics began to flourish. Like zines, the culture of independently published komiks was reborn in the 2000s due to advances in technology, when creating and sharing them became more widespread.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from a seller based in the Philippines, date of receipt unknown.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Valerie Vargas under the supervision of Jade Alburo and Jasmine Jones, 2018.
Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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- Arrangement:
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The collection has been arranged chronologically by publication date.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-02 16:23:28 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Philippine Comics collection (Collection 2386). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988