Francisco V. Coching. Fifty Shades of Philippine Art

Plot

Illustrator and master storyteller Francisco V. Coching left his indelible mark on the visual arts of an era, in a career spanning forty years and over sixty komiks novels, including Hagibis, Barbaro, El Indio, Lapu-Lapu, Talipandas, Dimasalang, El Vibora, and many more. His work, encompassing historical epics, action-adventure, gritty urban thrillers, romance, comedy, has led him to be described as the “Dean of Philippine Komiks Illustrators.” Almost all of his stories in komiks were adapted into successful films from major Philippine studios.