‘Beyond’ brings together work of comic book artists Tolibao, Abrera, Malonzo

Apple reseller Beyond the Box has hit upon an inspired way to promote its stores and products: by having three talented Filipino artists create comic books using only an Apple iPad Pro.

The resulting works by Harvey Tolibao, Manix Abrera, and Mervin Malonzo can be found in "Beyond," a compilation that will go on sale at all Beyond the Box stores nationwide from Thursday.

About the artists

'Beyond' can be bought at Beyond the Box stores nationwide, such as this store in Resorts World Manila, beginning September 15.

Harvey Tolibao has pencilled and inked for Dark Horse, Marvel and DC Comics. He is currently a cover artist at Zenescope Entertainment, a comic book artist at IDW Publishing, an artist at Nautilus Comics, and a cover artist for DC Comics.

Manuel “Manix” Abrera has amassed a large following thanks to his daily comic strip Kikomachine at The Philippine Daily Inquirer and his webcomic News Hardcore on GMA News Online.

Mervin Malonzo is a  freelance designer, artist, animator, illustrator and cartoonist for web, video and animation, print and comics. He is known for writing and drawing the comic "Tabi Po" and, with writer Adam David, "Ang Subsersibo."

The stories in "Beyond" are:

"Terrorium" by Mervin Malonzo and Adam David: The world has ended, not in bombs or tanks or guns, but in violent outgrowths of carnivorous flowers. In this post-historic Earth, we follow Sanchez and Gonzales, two colonists assigned to find out what exactly happened to a major scientific expedition that has gone radio silent for two months. What does this New World Eden have in store for the human race, where the apple and the snake are one and the same?

"Grimmer Trance" by Harvey Tolibao: A mysterious woman named Aida hires a misfit band of specially-equipped and powered agents to investigate a deserted island infested with beings called the “Afflicted.” Tensions rise as each of the characters come face to face with both physical and psychological monsters.

"Tunguhin" by Manix Abrera: An anonymous character travels through a black and white abstract world. A silent comic, it provides a blank canvas for readers to determine and create their own interpretations of the narrative.

— BM, GMA News

"Beyond" (P350) is available in all Beyond the Box stores nationwide starting September 15, 2016. For more information, visit www.beyondthebox.ph or Beyond the Box's Facebook page.