El Indio!
Found this at National Bookstore: El Indio, a graphic novel by Francisco V. Coching.
The back of the book: “El Indio chronicles the adventures of the young mestizo Fernando, who returns to the Philippines from Spain in search of his missing father. There he joins a rebel group led by the enigmatic Kapitan Martin Castillo, who bequeaths to him the salakot belonging to the infamous native outlaw Sabas. Struggling with antagonism toward Kapitan Castillo and his love for the fiery Victoria, Fernando finally discovers the truth behind his identity in a series of explosive revelations.
“First serialized in Pilipino Komiks in 1953 and now restored in its splendid black-and-white entirety by Gerry Alanguilan and Zara Macandili, El Indio is reissued for the first time as a full-length graphic novel.”
Random bit of dialogue:
– Ang sabi ni Mama, ay ipinanganak daw sa dilim ang indiong yan, kaya walang Papa at maitim!
– Indio! Indio! Napulot sa uling!
Swashbucklers! Melodrama! The Revolution!
If the book you are looking for is not in the store, Customer Service can get it for you from another branch. Saves you time, fuel, and aggravation.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
December 10th, 2009 at 07:06
I beg to differ. Here in Cagayan de Oro, I asked for a copy of a book from one of their branches nearest my office. I know it’s available in their SM branch, which is too far from both my office and residence. But the sales persons I spoke to refused my request outright. I was shocked because clothing stores like Kamiseta and Giordano go out of their way to grant requests of such kind.
December 10th, 2009 at 11:11
Customer Service of NBS Shangri-la (EDSA) is by far the friendliest I’ve encountered. Very helpful. The one in Cubao – never mind. They’ll just tell you to come to their store and find it yourself, “marami po kasi kaming books dito” (that’s what they told me)
December 10th, 2009 at 20:55
NBS Quezon Avenue won’t get a book for you in another of their branch, either.
December 11th, 2009 at 03:16
I also found a graphic…short story collection based on stories by Thomas Ligotti called The Nightmare Factory at National Bookstore in Eastwood. It was sold for only 250 pesos, yehey! I hope his other books are available here.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:52
Speaking of graphic novels, whatever happened to Tales of Chimay I?