Francisco Coching’s El Indio (A Graphic Novel)

This is the ultimate edition of a modern komiks masterpiece!

The sequel to Francisco Coching’s Barbaro (1952), El Indio chronicles the adventures of the young mestizo Fernando, who returns to the Philippines from Spain in search of his missing father. There he joins a rebel group led by the enigmatic Teniente Tagumpay, who bequeaths to him the salakot belonging to the infamous native outlaw Barbaro.

Struggling with his antagonism toward Kapitan Martin Castillo and his love for the fiery Victoria, Fernando finally discovers the truth behind his identity in a series of explosive revelations. First serialized in Pilipino Komiks in 1953 and now restored in its splendid black-and-white entirety by Gerry Alanguilan and Zara Macandili, El Indio is reissued for the first time as a full-length graphic novel.

Features:

• New material including a foreword by the artist’s widow Filomena N. Coching
• Never-before-reprinted art pages
• An expanded character list
• Recoloring of the original series cover art