Book Covers

Detective Boys of Masangkay Series

Created by Bernalyn Hapin Sastrillo, Published by Adarna House, Inc.

About

Borg Sinaban is an award-winning illustrator and comic artist based in Manila. He has worked with both local and international clients, most notably; Adarna House Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, and Scholastic Asia. His first all-ages comic book, Pilandokomiks: Mga Pagsubok ng Karagatan, published by Adarna House won the National Book Award for Best Graphic Novel in Filipino back in 2014.He is one of the co-creators of Mythspace: Ignition and Muros Within Magical Walls. He enjoys reading scifi / fantasy stories and playing fighting games on his spare time. He currently works as a character designer and book cover artist, when not making graphic novels of his own.

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Adarna House PublishingPhilippine Daily InquirerAnvil Publishing
Summit MediaScholastic AsiaBOOM! Studios
Tuttle PublishingBlizzard Entertainment 

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Comics

Pilandokomiks: The Three Curses (Ang Tatlong Sumpa)

Join Pilandok on his journey to save the Old Forest from the greedy Datu of the North!

Story and illustrations by Borg Sinaban, Published by Adarna House, 2014

Pilandokomiks: The Trials of the Sea (Mga Pagsubok ng Karagatan)

Join Pilandok as he faces challenges to recover what was stolen from the sea. Winner of the Philippine National Book Awards Best Book of Graphic Literature, NBDB and NCCA, 2015

Story and illustrations by Borg Sinaban, Published by Adarna House, 2014

Comics

Mythspace: Unfurling of Wings

Ri-En, Books, and Zu are orphans who eke out a living in the slums of an aging space station, under the protection of their mentor, Ka-Ang. But Ka-Ang’s health is deteriorating, and the three friends hatch a desperate plan to save him — one which places them on a collision course with the station’s worst criminal gang, as well as one of the dreaded, immortal, Sixths.

Mythspace; Ignition, Published by Ablaze, 2023

Comics

Muros: The Cemetery Girl

For much of recent history, the Philippines was sealed away from the rest of the world by a magical wall called the Muros, ruled by Sitan, the God of Despair. Now, with Sitan defeated, Manila has become an Open City, and travel to and from the outside world has become possible for the first time since the summoning of Sitan after the Bataan Death March. In this story, a young Taga-sagot named Caloy Loyzaga agrees to find a missing girl in In this alternate Manila, a place where magic mixes with technology, and vengeance is currency.

Co-created with Paolo Chikiamco, Tuttle Publishing, 2023

Comics

Folk from SOUND: A Comics Anthology

Traffic. A crunchy snack. An argument. What does sound look like to you?Writers and illustrators from all around Southeast Asia were challenged to push the boundaries of depicting the unseen through the medium of visuals and words, while telling stories important to them.Guest editors Budjette Tan and Charis Loke have put together an intriguing list of stories that showcase the creativity of creators across Southeast Asia—both familiar and new names. In a broad range of genres and topics, this collection of stories is an exciting exploration of what the comics medium is capable of.

"Folk" Co-created with Paolo Chikiamco, Published by Difference Engine, 2020