These Filipino Comic Books Are Heading to San Diego Comic-Con 2024

The annual San Diego Comic-Con is the pinnacle of pop culture conventions, drawing fans from around the globe to celebrate comics, movies, TV shows, and more since its conception in 1970. Since 2010, it has filled the San Diego Convention Center in California to capacity with over 130,000 attendees, making it one of the biggest—if not the biggest—comic book conventions in the world.

And for the 2024 edition of this much-awaited comic-con, 11 Filipino comic books and five exclusive titles are making their way to the exhibition halls to be displayed alongside some of the most famous titles in the comics industry. Bringing them there is Hot Tropiks, the leading distributor of Filipino comics, graphic novels, and children’s literature in the United States.

If you happen to be at the San Diego Comic-Con from July 25 to 28, you can find Hot Tropiks at Booth L-10 in the Small Press section of the San Diego Convention Center.

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These are the featured Filipino comic books by Philippine-based publications at San Diego Comic-Con 2024:

• Salamangka Volume 1 by Ian Sta. Maria (Summit Books, 2019)
• Salamangka Volume 2 by Ian Sta. Maria (Summit Books, 2020)
• Makina by Ian Sta Maria and Katrina Olan (Summit Books, 2023)
• Doorkeeper (5th Anniversary Edition) by Ethan Chua and Scott Lee Chua (Summit Books)
• Alandal by Jay Ignacio and Alex Niño (Komiket, 2021)
• Sagala by Tori Tadiar (Komiket, 2015)
• Sa Wala by Ren2x Galeno (Komiket, 2023)
• Lucia Dreaming by Lucia Asul (Anino Comics by Adarna House, 2024)
• Sixty Six by Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria (Anino Comics, 2015)
• Josefina by Russell Molina and Ace Enriquez (Anino Comics, 2022)
• Kikomachine Komix Blg 15: Bulwagan ng Misteryo by Manix Abrera (Avenida, 2019)
• Zsazsa Zaturnnah sa Kalakhang Maynila (Collected Edition) by Carlo Vergara (Avenida, 2022)

Hot Tropiks is also releasing these San Diego Comic-Con exclusive titles:

• Maharlika Vol. 1 by Rexy Josh Dorado, John Ray Bumanglag - SDCC Exclusive Ian Sta. Maria Cover
• Aklas by Calgary-based artist Harvey Nichol - US release
• Super Proxies by Sampay
• Maloles by Ebony Soy

Bringing these Filipino titles to the international stage is part of Hot Tropiks' efforts to promote Filipino culture through books. Their exclusive partnership with publishers and authors in the Philippines allows them to provide fast and reliable access to Filipino books to Filipino and foreign readers based in the United States.

San Diego Comic-Con is from July 25 to 28 at the San Diego Convention Center, Harbor Drive, San Diego, California.