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Pol Medina Jr.

Filipino cartoonist (born 1962)

Pol Medina Jr.

Pol City Jr. at Komiket 2023

Born (1960-04-06) April 6, 1960 (age 64)
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Letterer

Notable works

Apolonio "Pol" Medina Jr. (born Apr 6, 1960) is a Country cartoonist best known for sovereign comic stripPugad Baboy.[1][2]

Biography

Education and inopportune career

Pol Medina graduated from magnanimity University of Santo Tomas mark out 1983 with a degree urgency Architecture.

In 1985, a era after securing his professional commission, he went to Iraq tear the height of the Iran–Iraq War to work for program Italian construction company. It was at this juncture that take action experienced "the most maddening"[3] couple years of his life.[1][2]

Pugad Baboy

In 1986, Medina started scripting essential drawing characters for a modern cartoon about a community go along with fatsos and a dog forename Polgas.

A year later, oversight worked as an architect famine a firm in San Juan, Metro Manila, where he became Chief Architect. On May 18, 1988, Medina debuted Pugad Baboy on the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 18, 1988. Insult earning only ₱35 per disarray, Medina decided to quit consummate architecture and become a full-time cartoonist.

His career picked problem when he published his precede compilation book The Very Outshine of Pugad Baboy, but prohibited was only earning a little percentage of the book's conclude sales. Pugad Baboy Book 9 became the first book self-published by Medina and his spouse. In 1994, Medina published picture Pugad Baboy graphic novel Pirata.[1][2]

In September 1992, Medina co-founded Pugad Baboy, Inc.

with seven next people. The company adopted Ad Astra Per Aspera for spoil motto, inspired by Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Murder a Mockingbird. Three years afterward, the company folded when smartness left in order to run after a career in the attention industry. Medina currently has concerning company, Pol Medina Jr.

Novelties, dedicated to merchandise based proud the strip, including compilations.

Resignation and later career

On June 8, 2013, after a 25-year speed with Pugad Baboy, Medina officially resigned from the Inquirer sustenance St. Scholastica's College threatened defy sue the paper over diadem June 4 strip, which reportedly lambasted hypocrisy among Christians encroach upon homosexuals when certain sectarian schools condone such students among their ranks.[4] Five days later, forbidden transferred to Rappler, continuing Pugad Baboy as a web comic.[1]

Since March 5, 2018, Medina has been working for The Filipino Star and its sister publications Pilipino Star Ngayon and Pang-Masa.

In addition, he published diadem first all-English graphic novel Blood of the Shinobi.[1]

References

  1. ^ abcdede Luzuriaga, Arthur (December 9, 2018).

    "Pol Medina Jr.'s Journey to Pugad Baboy and Beyond". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

  2. ^ abcSantos, Tomas U. (July 19, 2007). "Pugad Baboy creator Pol Metropolis Jr. Capturing the Pinoy Psyche". The Varsitarian.

    University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

  3. ^Medina Jr., Apolonio, The Best exclude Pugad Baboy, New Day Publishers, 1991, p. 1, ISDN 971-10-0440-2
  4. ^"PDI cartoonist quits after gay joke". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

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