Kwento Comics is bringing back its popular The Mask of Haliya graphic novel for a brand-new volume in their latest Kickstarter collaboration with Clover Press. The Beat can exclusively reveal The Mask of Haliya Volume 2: Echoes of the Forgotten Past, a follow-up to 2024’s The Mask of Haliya: Heir to the Warrior Moon.
As a little girl I watched Mulan six times a day, no seriously, six times. I sat with my lola on the couch all day fixated on this girl who left everything she knew to fight for the honor of her family and her country. I think subconsciously I was drawn to Mulan more than the other Disney princesses, not simply because she looked like me, but because she was a girl who didn’t need saving from any prince; she saved the day herself. As I grew up, I continued to keep my eyes glued to the silver screen because the magic of storytelling made me feel so alive. It asks the audience to step outside of themselves, to have genuine care and curiosity about another person’s life, to dig deep into another’s soul, and that is powerful.
With great power comes great responsibility. For Kwento Comics, the world’s first all-Asian women comic book company, their power lies in crafting stories by and for their community. Founded by mother-daughter duo Cecilia and Waverley Lim, this team of all-female creatives is blazing the trail for diverse superhero narratives to take the comic world by storm. Publishing comics is hard work, but one thing is for certain: they can do this all day.
For the last two years, Kid Heroes Productions and their film Lumpia with a Vengeance have made waves at WonderCon Anaheim. The film follows an unlikely hero and a high school student join forces to prevent a mysterious crime syndicate from destroying their town — armed only with a lumpia.
According to a 2021 study by The Beat, only about 20% of creators working at major publishers identify as female. Kwento Comics isn’t just about storytelling; it’s about representation and empowerment. Their graphic novels feature female protagonists who are as fierce as they are relatable, inspiring young women everywhere to embrace their inner heroines.
October is Filipino-American History Month and Kwento Comics, the trailblazing Filipino-American comic book publisher, is partnering with Clover Press for a Kickstarter campaign to publish a graphic novel inspired by Philippine mythology, THE MASK OF HALIYA: HEIR TO THE WARRIOR MOON.
Timed to Filipino American History Month, Kwento Comics, the trailblazing Filipino-American comic book publisher, is partnering with Clover Press for a Kickstarter campaign to publish a graphic novel inspired by Philippine mythology, THE MASK OF HALIYA: HEIR TO THE WARRIOR MOON.
Looking for a fresh start, Filipina-American teen Marisol Reyes gets more than she bargained for when she unlocks powerful and otherworldly abilities from a mysterious mask discovered at her great-grandmother’s wake in the new graphic novel The Mask of Haliya: Heir to the Warrior Moon!
The following is an interview with Kwento Comics co-founder Waverley Lim on partnering with Clover Press to launch a Kickstarter campaign for the young adult urban fantasy graphic novel, The Mask of Haliya: Heir to the Warrior Moon.
As Filipino American History Month is underway, Kwento Comics and Clover Press are partnering on a Kickstarter for The Mask of Haliya: Heir to the Warrior Moon, a graphic novel inspired by Philippine mythology.
