APALA Publisher Interview: Kwento Comics’ Cecilia Lim
From the Bakunawa dragon to the story of a Fil-Am balikbayan and a journey through a supernatural world, an all-female Asian team looks to tell new kinds of adventures through Kwento Comics.
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Up, Up, & Away w/ Kwento Comics, First Asian Women Comic Company
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.
Kid Heroes & ‘Lumpia’ Returns to WonderCon Anaheim 2024
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.
How the Ladies of Kwento Comics are Flipping the Script
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.
GirltalkHQ: New Graphic Novel Inspired by Philippine Mythology
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.
Lotuslandcomics: Graphic Novel THE MASK OF HALIYA interview
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.
Dailydead: Q&A with Waverley Lim and Cecilia Lim
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!
Fanbase Press Interviews Kwento Comics
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.
Screen Rant: Filipino Mythology Gets Supernatural
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.
Kwento Comics Takes San Diego Comic Con 2023 by Storm
Kwento Comics, the trailblazing Filipino-American comic book publisher, is proud to announce its first appearance at San Diego Comic Con 2023. With a captivating lineup of releases, including their debut graphic novel and the thrilling fourth and fifth issues of “The Mask of Haliya”, Kwento Comics is set to leave a lasting impression on the convention and the wider comic book community.