Beyond the Box Pushes Limits through Tech Powered Comic Art

Celebrating the amazing talent and creativity found in Filipino comic book artistry, Apple Premium Reseller Beyond the Box is bringing together some of the country’s most respected and known comic artists to create a one-of-a-kind comic book compilation, the first in the Philippines made solely using the iPad Pro.

Chosen for their inarguable leadership in the field, the comic artists Harvey Tolibao, Manix Abrera, and Mervin Malonzo have been challenged to write and illustrate under the theme “beyond”, as an ode to Beyond the Box as a brand that encourages pushing limits and exploring possibilities.

Harvey Tolibao is a Filipino comic book artist who has gained recognition by pencilling and inking for Dark Horse, Marvel and DC Comics. He is currently a cover artist at Zenescope Entertainment, a comic book artist at IDW Publishing, an artist at Nautilus Comics, and a cover artist for DC Comics. 

Manuel “Manix” Abrera is a Filipino comic artist best known for his daily comic strip Kikomachine for The Philippine Daily Inquirer and his webcomic News Hardcore! on GMA News Online. 

Mervin Malonzo is a Filipino freelance designer, artist, animator, illustrator and cartoonist for web, video & animation, print and comics. He is known for writing and drawing the National Book Award-winning comic TABI PO, and his work with writer Adam David for ANG SUBERSIBO, a comic adaptation of Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

The project is a creative collaboration between the CEO of Digits Trading Inc., Charlie Paw and Graphic Designer Dan Matutina, who jumpstarted the idea. Matutina explains the project's theme, “To go beyond is all about creativity, discovery, and adventure. I can't wait to see the worlds and stories the artists will create.” 

Paw enthuses, “The art of comics has evolved. Technology not only makes the entire process easier, it also emboldens the artists by empowering them to take more risks.” 

Through this collaboration, Beyond the Box hopes to empower Filipinos to do just that—to go beyond their limitations by exploring the possibilities of their creativity using power of modern technology. 
BEYOND is available in all Beyond the Box stores nationwide starting September 15, 2016 and will retail for Php350. For more information, you may visit www.beyondthebox.ph or LIKE Beyond the Box on Facebook and FOLLOW @beyondtheboxph on Instagram.