ang mundo ni andong agimat

last friday i had to drop by the bookstore to look for a reference material my wife was going to use at school. having no luck since the book was out of stock in the two NBS branches i inquired at.

but, fortunately the bookhunt was not really a failure. for i stumbled on a magical world crafted by a childhood friend: mr. clem arnold arre - graphic artist extraordinaire.

"ang mundo ni andong agimat" is quite read. its action packed, well drawn and written - its hip with typical street lingo mixed up with several references to filipino folklore and myth (which clem seems to be mastering with his different books). the characters are vivid and distinct. the red and black cover was definitely an eyecatcher (quite similar to the sin city series ehem ehem - har har har sorry to point out to the millerisms) for it sort of jumped at you from the bookshelves. i'm not sure but andong sort of lives a parallel to john constantine - maverick supernatural detective of sort - but andong is still distinct with his robin padillian bravado he he he

i love the book. and i hope that it'll inspire other kids (and kids@heart like me) to deviate from their routines and live a life of magic and adventure.