Pinoy pride powers up the return of SD Comic-Con

Steve Angeles | TFC News San Diego, California

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vAx974KiINU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>After skipping 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Comic-Con returned to San Diego, California for an in-person special edition, and it brought Pinoy pride with it.</p><p>For three days, comic books, art works, toys, and superheroes invaded the city. With some powered up pandemic protocols that included vaccine checks and masking, Comic-Con was done as a scaled down convention compared to years past.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve been going since the 90s so it feels like a 90s show with a little bit of 2000s stuff. I kind of like that but the fact I saw a Filipino American movie at Comic-Con is amazing,&quot; Comic-Con regular Albert Vergel de Dios says.</p><p>Filipino creatives were proud to show off some of their out-of-this-realm work, like Emmy-winner Mark Nazal, most known for his special effects in the series Westworld and Gotham.</p><p>He recently launched Diwata Komiks, which focuses on Philippine folklore. &quot;What we aim to do is not just tell stories from an American perspective, but also show the world the beauty and the amazing things in Philippine comics in general,&quot; Nazal notes.</p><p>But the biggest moment for Filipinos was when the film &#x27;Lumpia with a Vengeance&#x27; hosted a panel, screening, and autograph signing session with hundreds of fans lining up to meet the cast and crew.</p><p>&quot;It is the first time in the history of Comic-Con&#x27;s past that a Filipino film is screening alongside a Filipino panel,&quot; publicist Winston Emano asserts. Actor Earl Baylon says he was &#x27;really blown away by the response&#x27; to their film.</p><p>The team behind Lumpia with a Vengeance hopes their success at the scaled-down version of the pop culture phenomenon is a sign for bigger audiences to come. &quot;This is a nerd&#x27;s dream to be coming to Comic-Con all these years and to finally screen the movie, we&#x27;re not just screening the movie, we have a panel, we have a booth we&#x27;re doing signings. It&#x27;s the ultimate experience. I thank Comic-Con really for believing in our project,&quot; director Patricio Ginelsa says.</p>

For the first time, a Filipino film was screened alongside a Fil-Am panel at the San Diego Comic-Con.

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Pinoy pride powers up the return of SD Comic-Con

Pinoy pride powers up the return of SD Comic-Con

Steve Angeles | TFC News San Diego,

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Published Dec 01, 2021 08:49 PM PHT

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