Barok
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Barok is considered as one of the most popular komiks
characters in the Philippines
created by Filipino cartoonist Bert Sarile and Filipino comic book script writer Polly Rallanca in 1973. A stone-age Philippine comic book character, Barok was described by Sarile as a lead character and one of the equivalents in the Philppine comic book industry of the American cartoon characters in The Flintstones. Barok was illustrated in komiks by Sarile as a “pre-historic caveman” who carried a “large club”.
, a postwar Filipino comic book character. Barok was the first character in the Philippines that was created within a stone-age setting.
s that was compiled and published in book format. The 130-page, digest size
, and black-and-white
book version of Barok was published in 2004 by Pacyno Publishing, Co, Inc. and was distributed by National Book Store
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Komiks
Comics in the Philippines were partially inspired by American mainstream comic strips and comic books during the early 20th century, particularly after World War II, the medium became widespread and popular throughout the country, though its popularity has subsided somewhat with the advent of...
characters in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
created by Filipino cartoonist Bert Sarile and Filipino comic book script writer Polly Rallanca in 1973. A stone-age Philippine comic book character, Barok was described by Sarile as a lead character and one of the equivalents in the Philppine comic book industry of the American cartoon characters in The Flintstones. Barok was illustrated in komiks by Sarile as a “pre-historic caveman” who carried a “large club”.
Comic book version
Barok was featured weekly in the pages of Hiwaga Komiks. Conceived by Sarile and Rallanca as a character of ethnic background that mirrored the “Filipino foibles in a primitive-age setting”, Barok was the more contemporary substitute to BondyingBondying
-Bondying in Popular Culture:In the Philippines there is a comic book character called Bondying. Bondying was created by Mars Ravelo . Bondying is a popular character in the Philippines. In 1988, there was a movie about Bondying produced by Viva Films entitled The Little Big Boy and was based after...
, a postwar Filipino comic book character. Barok was the first character in the Philippines that was created within a stone-age setting.
Film version
Later on, Barok had been featured in three Philippine movies. A 1997 version of the film starred Filipino actor and comedian Chiquito as Barok.Book version
Barok was one of the few Filipino comic book series or comic stripComic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
s that was compiled and published in book format. The 130-page, digest size
Digest size
Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5½ x 8¼ inches, but can also be 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches and 5½ x 7½ inches. These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end...
, and black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
book version of Barok was published in 2004 by Pacyno Publishing, Co, Inc. and was distributed by National Book Store
National Book Store
National Book Store is the largest bookstore chain in the Philippines with 128 branches in the country. It was set to open its first overseas branch, in Hong Kong, in September 2007.-History:...
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