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Halina Filipina book launch & signing on October 3 2015 at the Komiket

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My new graphic novel Halina Filipina — my first title since Martial Law Babies was released in 2008 — will have a launch and signing event at the Komiket on October 3, 2015 at Elements # Centris in Quezon City, thanks to  Nautilus Comics. You can purchase a copy at the event for a special introductory price of P350.00 (regular price is P395.00).

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Halina Mitchell is a half-Filipino half-American New Yorker who visits the Philippines for the first time to meet her relatives. Here she also encounters Cris, a struggling film critic whose passionate loathing for bad local movies reflects his views of modern Filipino society.

Coming from completely different worlds, the two eventually learn from each other. Through Cris, Halina gets a quick course on Manila life, from driving through midnight traffic to listening to the Eraserheads, while she helps him gain a newfound appreciation of living in his own country.

From National Book Award-winning author Arnold Arre, creator of The Mythology Class, Martial Law Babies, After Eden, Ang Mundo ni Andong Agimat, and Trip to Tagaytay comes Halina Filipina, a story about friendship, understanding, and love; about finding one’s identity and experiencing the joy of finally having a place to belong.

Mature readers | 200 pages, black & white | English and Tagalog

Visit Halina Filipina on Facebook for further updates: https://www.facebook.com/HalinaFilipina

Directions to Elements @ Centris —

Here’s another short excerpt from the book.

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Hope to see you guys at the Komiket!

 

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Preview pages from my new graphic novel “Halina Filipina”

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I guess it’s time to announce that I am working on a new graphic novel and it’s called “Halina Filipina,” to be released later this year under Nautilus Comics.

Halina Filipina graphic novel Arnold Arre

Technically it’s not really “new” since I began writing and drawing it way back in 2002. The story revolves around Halina, a Filipino-American girl who comes to the Philippines for a visit. Here, she meets a guy named Cris and with some help from him rediscovers her roots… That’s all I can say for now. :)

Some of you guys may already be familiar with “Halina Filipina” since Esquire Magazine gave an exclusive preview of a few pages in 2012. Early this year I decided to continue developing the story and I’m glad to say that it’s officially going to be my next graphic novel after “Martial Law Babies.”

Here is a 7-page preview Enjoy!

Halina Filipina by Arnold Arre

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You can reserve your copy by emailing preorders@nautiluscomics.net

Also check out the hashtag “#HalinaFilipina” on Instagram for more scene previews. :)

Excerpt from “Halina Filipina,” a graphic novel by Arnold Arre
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Copyright © 2015 Arnold Arre | www.arnold-arre.com
Featuring “Torpedo” by the Eraserheads. Lyrics used with permission from Ely Buendia

Thank you Ely, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, and Marcus Adoro for your music.

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