''Komiks'' () is a Philippine television fantasy-drama anthology broadcast by

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from February 4, 2006, to August 8, 2009, spanned for three years. The series features popular local comic book stories by

comic a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...

writers Pablo S. Gomez, Francisco V. Coching,

Mars Ravelo Marcial "Mars" Ravelo (October 9, 1916 – September 12, 1988) was a Filipino comic book cartoonist and graphic novelist who created ''Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell, Lastikman'', ''Bondying'', '' Varga'', ''Wanted: Perfect Mother'', ''Hiwag ...

Elena M. Patron Elena M. Patron-de los Angeles, commonly known by her maiden name Elena Patron (18 August 1933 – 14 January 2021), was a Filipina scriptwriter, novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist, and magazine columnist. Patron was one of the few women in the ...

, and Jim M. Fernandez and airs on Saturday evenings. It can also be seen on TFC. This series is currently streaming on

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every 6:00 pm temporary replacing

Wansapanataym ''Wansapanataym'' ( Filipinization of the English phrase "''once upon a time''") was a Philippine fantasy anthology television series produced and broadcast by ABS-CBN. It airs every Sunday night. The series was aired from June 22, 1997, to Febr ...

Episodes

''For a detailed episode guide, see the main article below. '' The first season of the series presented 12 distinct stories over the course of 13 episodes. One of the stories (''

Agua Bendita ''Agua Bendita'' () is a 2010 Philippine romantic fantasy religious-drama television series based on the Liwayway Komiks comic book series of the same name created by Rod Santiago and directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal ...

'') had two parts. The second season likewise had 12 distinct stories but had 15 episodes, because three of the stories (''Inday sa Balitaw'', ''Bampy'', and ''Si Pardina at mga Duwende'') had two parts each. The third and fourth season of ''Komiks'' breaks from the pattern of the first two seasons, with the entire season devoted to a single story, ''

Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko ''Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko'' () is the third and fourth season of the Philippine fantasy TV series ''Komiks''. The third season began airing in the Philippines on September 9, 2006 and ended on April 28, 2007 on the ABS-CBN. Unlike the st ...

''.

Matt Evans Matthew Nicolas Evans (born October 22, 1986) is a Filipino actor who rose to prominence after appearing in Filipino soap operas '' Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko'', '' Tanging Yaman'' and '' Rosalka''. Evans previously compet ...

of PBB Teen Edition stars in the title role. Matt Evans once again occupied the fifth season of ''Komiks'', with a whole new adventure and characters. It is dubbed as '' Pedro Penduko at ang Mga Engkantao''. After the much successful airing of "Pedro Penduko" series, Komiks was shelved for a while to give way for

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. In April 2008, Komiks resumed airing for sixth season with the collection of Mars Ravelo's works, with

Kapitan Boom Captain Boom is a Filipino comic book character who fights crime that was created by Mars Ravelo and illustrated by his son Ric Ravelo. Captain Boom first appeared in ''United Komiks'' of PSG Publishing House in 1966. When the character was firs ...

as its initial offering. This was followed by Varga,

Tiny Tony Tiny Tony is a Filipino comic book character created by Mars Ravelo and illustrated by Jim Fernandez. In other media Television The 2009 television series Komiks Presents: Tiny Tony stars John Prats. Collected editions See also *Isang L ...

, Dragonna and

Flash Bomba Flash Bomba is a comic book superhero created by Filipino graphic novelist Mars Ravelo. Fictional character biography Paul Lester Sison AKA Flash Bomba was a man who lost the use of his legs in an accident. Because of this, he trained the rest ...

. Another and last Ravelo serial which is different from the Pinoy superheroes entitled

Nasaan Ka Maruja? ''Nasaan Ka Maruja'' ( ''Where Are You Maruja?'') is a Philippine weekly television series aired from May 2 to August 8, 2009 on ABS-CBN. It was adapted from the 1967 movie ''Maruja'', itself based on a 1950s comic by Mars Ravelo. The series premie ...

also aired.

Release

Unreleased/Undeveloped series

Awards

* 2006 PMPC Star Awards for Television's Best Horror-Fantasy Program (tied with Mahiwagang Baul of GMA-7). * 2007 PMPC Star Awards for Television's Best Horror-Fantasy Program for

References

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* * * * * * * * * Fantaserye and telefantasya ABS-CBN drama series Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television 2006 Philippine television series debuts 2009 Philippine television series endings Philippine anthology television series Television shows based on comics Filipino-language television shows {{drama-tv-prog-stub