Gener Pedrina

Gener "Ner" Pedrina (born January 1, 1970) is a freelance Filipino comic book artist who has taken on various roles in the industry. Most notable is his creation of Sanduguan. Pedrina graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the Angeles University of the Philippines, Angeles City, Pampanga.

Early career

Pedrina began his career with his first foray into comics initially as a member of the Alamat co-founding group Virtual Media , the creators of A.R.C.H.O.N. During his stint with them, he co-created the short-lived Handicrap Comics (1996) with his original partners and company mates Jonathan "Kajo" Baldisimo and Jeck Ebreo, which lasted all of six issues. The comics contained 3 titles per issue, one of which was Sanduguan which appeared in issues 5 and 6. His other creations appeared in Handicrap were the Bato and Zodiac comics.

After Handicrap, Pedrina was commissioned to do pin-up art for Alamat Comics' On The Verge and later did art for True Philippine Ghost Stories published by Psicom. He also did color work for Darna as it was released in International 3-issue format, published by Mango Comics in 2003. In 2004, he also did the art for Dynatica Comics' Tikbalang Nation. He worked with Psicom creating lay-outs for the magazine section of DC Kids Philippines, the official digest-sized reprints of the TV tie-ins- "Teen Titans Go!", "The Batman Strikes!" and "Justice League Unlimited".

Bibliography

1998
Handicrap # 1-6Published by Handicrapcomix1999
ON THE VERGEPin-up for Dancing with a four legged IguanaPublished by Alamat Entertainment, Inc.

LEGEND OF ZODIAC #1 & 2

2002
Philippine LegendsPublished by Psicom

Ang Alamat ni Bernardo Karpio
Alamat ng Maynilad
Alamat Ng Mais
Alamat Ni Apobolinayen At Ang Araw
Tigbauan At Lamokon

2003
Look And Find SeriesColoringPublished by Psicom

1 - Invasion
2 - The Forest
3 - J Brothers Adventure
4 - Baranggay Anay, cover only
5 - The 12 Huntsmen
6 - The Abduction
8 - Carnival

Philippine Ghost Stories #8Pin-upPublished by Psicom

DARNAColor AssistPublished by Mango Comics

SANDUGUAN REVELATIONSWritten by Christophe PacaudPublished by Blue Shuffle

WAN: Tatlong Kuwento. Talong BuhayWith Tobie Abad

2004
TIKBALANG NATIONWritten by Jason BAnicoPublished by Dynatica

2005
FANTASYA"Kasaysayan: Minsan Isang Tag-Ulan"Written bby Alex OsiasPublished by Psicom,

BASTED"Noon At Kailanman"Written by Kate AtonCover colorsPublished by Psicom

BASTED: Tagos Hanggang ButoCover colorsPublished by Psicom

PROJECT: HERORazor LolitaWritten by Jason BanicoPublished byQuest Ventures

KOMIKS ATBPAng Alamat ni BatoPublished by Point Zero

SHINING GOLD: APOCRYPHUSWritten by Darrin Huntunder Ronin Studios

The Sanduguan Universe

Ner began creating the Sanduguan universe with Handicrap comics expanding it into other media. After Handicrap Comics, his Zodiac comic was released independently in Comic Quest stores in 2002. The work was then published online. Sanduguan's iconic character representations gained a large fanbase among artists and comic book buffs, and many popular artists volunteered to represent the characters in various art forms. Sanduguan quickly became a gallery favorite.

There was an attempted release of Sanduguan in Blue Shuffle's digest in 2002, but production fell through. Sanduguan was released as an RPG campaign in the 2003 comic convention. It was released in a new format independently sold exclusively for the Comic Convention in 2004, and is scheduled for release as a seven-issue mini-series Sanduguan: Revelations. Bato was published anew with the release of Komiks ATBP published by Point Zero, an offshoot of Blitzworks in 2006.

External links

* [http://nerp.deviantart.com// nerp.deviantart] - Gener Pedrina's Deviant Art Page

ee also

*List of Filipino komik artists
*List of Filipino superheroes
*List of Filipino supervillains
*Zuma (comics)