Drawn in a spidery, cross-hatched pen-and-ink style reminiscent of Edward Gorey, this charming collection will transport readers of all ages. Originally published in the Philippines, where it is an award-winning bestseller, Meläg: Town of Fables marks the English language debut of Filipino American illustrator and author B.

by Bong Redila, Adam David, Marcel Antonio, Josel Nicolas, and Apol Sta. Travel on a train with singing, blob-like beings, spy a shack that floats above the treetops because of a 'borrowed' magical broomstick, romp with futuristic creatures on a playdate, roam a carnival with two goofy boys, dance the father-daughter dance at a wedding with a robot, and cry with two lost souls who come together as friends in the rain. Sketches by a former Jingle cartoonist and the creator of Melg: Town of Fables. Welcome to Meläg, an eerily fantastic town located somewhere between dreamland and the real world of Bong Redila's childhood hometown in the Philippines and where love, joy, and heartbreak hold hands. AIPT Out now (and back in stock soon): Meläg: Town of Fables. Drawn in a spidery, cross-hatched pen-and-ink style reminiscent of Edward Gorey, this charming collection will transport readers of all ages.Fantagraphics Underground Melag Town of Fables EUR € 28.50Ī haunting, nostalgic collection of short comics that is at once an homage to childhood and a simple wish that tomorrow everything will be fine. Meläg: Town of Fables is an enchanting collection of shorts from Bong Redila that uses the fantastical to feature our own humanity. Originally published in the Philippines, where it is an award-winning bestseller, Mel g: Town of Fables marks the English language debut of Filipino American illustrator and author B. Travel on a train with singing, blob-like beings, spy a shack that floats above the treetops because of a 'borrowed' magical broomstick, romp with futuristic creatures on a playdate, roam a carnival with two goofy boys, dance the father-daughter dance at a wedding with a robot, and cry with two lost souls who come together as friends in the rain. Welcome to Mel g, an eerily fantastic town located somewhere between dreamland and the real world of Bong Redila's childhood hometown in the Philippines and where love, joy, and heartbreak hold hands. In the early 2000s, he started writing and illustrating short stories set in Melg, a fictional little town where phantasmagoric and peculiar events perpetually take place. A haunting, nostalgic collection of short comics that is at once an homage to childhood and a simple wish that tomorrow everything will be fine. A self-taught artist, Redila started his illustration career in the early ’90s in Guam, USA, as an editorial cartoonist for a local newspaper.

Meläg by Bong Redila