''Kikomachine Komix'' is a comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist and musician Manix Abrera. It was first published in ''

Philippine Daily Inquirer The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded br ...

'' in 2001 and has since appeared daily.

History

During his days as a Fine Arts student in

University of the Philippines-Diliman , image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 194 ...

, Manix Abrera started to draw comics in 2000 for the ''

Philippine Collegian The ''Philippine Collegian'' is the official weekly student publication of the University of the Philippines Diliman. It is also commonly known to the university's students as ''Kulê'' (). It is known for its radical, national democratic, often ...

'', the official student newspaper of the university. He originally worked with two other fellow Fine Arts students on a comic strip entitled ''Garapata Blood'' (a

Taglish Taglish or Englog is code-switching and/or code-mixing in the use of Tagalog and English, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words ''Taglish'' and ''Englog'' are portmanteaux of the words ''Tagalog'' and ''English''. The earliest ...

phrase meaning "

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Blood"). When space for more comics became available on the paper, Abrera worked on a solo project, which was ''Kikomachine''. The name "Kikomachine" was derived from Abrera's band of the same name ("Kiko Machine"), which was inspired by the character

Kiko Matsing ''Batibot'' is a Philippine television educational show produced by the Philippine Children's Television Foundation (PCTF). It debuted in 1984 as the replacement of ''Sesame'', a co-production of PCTV and the Children's Television Workshop (C ...

of the Filipino children's television shows ''Sesame!'' and ''

Batibot ''Batibot'' is a Philippine television educational show produced by the Philippine Children's Television Foundation (PCTF). It debuted in 1984 as the replacement of ''Sesame'', a co-production of PCTV and the Children's Television Workshop (CTW ...

''. A film adaptation of the comic strip is set to be made. In March 2018, Abrera signed a contract with Epik Studios, in cooperation with

Viva Entertainment Viva Communications Inc., formerly known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva, is a Philippine media and entertainment company headquartered in Pasig City. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario and his sister Tess Cruz. ...

. In an interview with the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', Abrera said that he will be involved with conceptualization and casting. The film's release date is yet to be determined.

References

Philippine comic strips {{Comic-strip-stub