Trese: The Choir

Reading Pinoy graphic novels or komiks is one of my favorite, uhm, past time activities. It's actually my ahia (brother) and atchi (sister) who introduced me to reading serialized comics when I was in elementary. There was this little shop near Sacred Heart Academy (in Novaliches) where we used to purchase second-hand comic books while munching on hopia (transliteration: good pastry) and sipping on softdrinks placed in plastic ice bags.

Trese, the comic book released by Alamat Comics, is just one of the many that I devour frequently. You'll love Budgette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo's story telling, paneling, and sketchy drawings. I will definitely buy more Trese installments and other graphic novels once I'm back home so I can add more to my growing collection.

Below is one of the tie-in side stories from Alexandra Trese's bar, Diabolical. I chose this as my favorite since the holidays is just around the corner.

TRESE: The Choir by Budgette Tan

“They just kept coming back, night after night. And every night, it seemed like there would be more kids, enough to fill up the front gate of the house; all of them singing `Silent Night` like it was the saddest song in the world. And every night, I’d see her –the girl in the red dress. She’d look at me, as if she wanted to tell me something, but had this great need to sing this song, to finish the song and maybe if she did finish the song she tell me that thing that she wanted to tell me, but she just never gets the chance to do so.

Read the full story here and the rest of the stories here.