Jun
12
2008

Philippine Independence Day Special: Marvel’s First Filipino Super-Team

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Greetings from Manila, Philippines!

Today, we’re celebrating 110 years of Philippine Independence. To commemorate this awesome anniversary, I think it’s just appropriate that I introduce to you Marvel’s first Filipino super-team, the Triumph Division, that debuted last week in Invincible Iron Man #2!

Red Feather! St. George! Mighty Mother! Anitun! Fighter One! The Wishing Man! The Great Mongoose! WTF, right?! No, I’m kidding. I’m happy to see Filipinos represented in the Marvel U. Really, I am. Anyway, get a load of how Salvador Larroca drew Filipinos!

That’s pretty accurate, if I say so myself. A little too chocolatey, but no biggie. All in all, I’m pretty stoked to see Filipinos in my comics. Not even the fact that there were monks in the creative team’s depiction of Manila bothered me. Monks. In Manila. Oy.

To the Triumph Division, welcome to the Marvel U’s Manila, Philippines! Make your fellow Filipinos proud, you guys! Oh hey, look. One of those out-of-place monks is trying to tell you guys something…

Well, it was good while it lasted. Happy Philippine Independence Day, guys!

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