Comics: Von der Fantasie zur Realität

Randy Valiente is a comic book writer and artist who has illustrated for local and international publications, including Twilight Zone, Vampirella, Army of Darkness, and Re-Animator.

He is the curator of the travelling exhibit Komiks: Sining Biswal (Isandaang Taon ng Komiks sa Pilipinas) and a board member of the International Board on Books for Young People Philippines. He is also an editor-at-large at Vibal Publications, where he handles the publications and reprints of famous classic Filipino komiks.

Randy has received numerous awards including the 2020 Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Grants, 2020 National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Writer’s Prize, and Gawad Tanglaw 2020, to name a few. His latest graphic novel Sining Killing published by Komiket won the 2024 National Book Award for Best Graphic Novel in Filipino.

Katrina F. Olan is the best-selling Pinay sci-fi author, a komiks and webtoon creator, and an Associate Creative Director. She writes about robots, romance and revenge.

Her works have been featured at literary events such as the Philippine Book Festival, Manila International Book Fair, Frankfurt Book Fair, London Book Fair, Aarhus Art Bubble Tegneserie Festival, Southeast Asian Literary Circle Festival, Philippine International Comics Festival, Singapore Comic Con, Angoulême International Comics Festival, and San Diego Comic Con.

Tablay – her best-selling novel — is one of the most loved Filipino science fiction titles. It is also being adapted into a graphic novel, with a successful preview issue debut. Her other works include Makina, Skies Above, and Our Next Seven Weeks. She is also the writer of Sagittarius with Whilce Portacio, Apl de Ap, Kajo Baldisimo and Toon City Manila.

When not writing books, she leads advertising campaigns at an award-winning agency, crafting integrated marketing communication plans for top brands. She specializes in marketing tech, energy, and vehicles, and also writes scripts for commercials on TV, Radio and Digital. Katrina has represented the country at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2018 and was the first-ever Filipino student of the Google Creative Campus in Silicon Valley.

She hopes to inspire more women to write science fiction, and uplift the Philippine creative economy. She loves pop culture, travel, D&D, and hopes to pilot a mecha in her lifetime.