The New DI-13 | Mysteries Unsolved

05.23.2019 – It has been a while since the follow-up to the debut issue of “The New DI-13” was released with the challenges of delay almost caught up with the writer and artist team of Ian Velasquez and Rico Rival. This is due to something more good news when the New Year had started to come together to celebrate Tony Velasquez’s Kenkoy Komiks the 90th Anniversary that sees a series of events happening. But more with “The New DI-13” taking a slow process on the narrative as it takes form on its own. Ian has his hands full not only to continue his Grandfather’s Legacy but also help promote his Grand Uncle’s creation that is also hitting a milestone. There’s so much moving parts that keep things a mystery for “The New DI-13” and Ian is keeping things to the chest as the character’s journey kicks off the second issue trying to find his missing grandfather and what is the connection of its major big bad, The Black Dragon to all of this as one of the major players that might be connected to a string of narratives that gives you the “who dun it” kind of vibe. Plus! A Kenkoy backstory which is a reprint of the original comic strip from ninety years ago that defines Tony Velasquez as the Grandfather of Filipino Komiks...

The New DI-13 | Retrospective Adventures

11.22.2018 – There have been A LOT of new material that came out at Komikon, and during those two days there was so little to choose or to ‘sink your teeth’ in. It has been common to the event that there are new faces and graphic novels that really stood out. There is also merchandise sold there like shirts, stickers, and figurines. But what makes this event unique is the local comics that continues to grow. After the fun-filled storm of local comic book fandom, everyone has been taking a breather while others are still high on the excitement. Now that the storm has passed, take a look at some of the best titles that have been released. Rarely, tradition has been passed down to one generation to another. It’s a unique situation to be part of it at the same time challenges when keeping up with tradition. One thing comes to mind is an old comic book series dusted off and continued for the next generation which is “DI-13” or Department of Investigation – Agent Thirteen. It’s pronounced as ‘Dee Ay – Trese' in Filipino as the original comic book series was written in the Filipino language that has been the longest running series that ended in 1962.