For those old enough who still remember it, Hoy Komiks was first released in 1986 shortly after the People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcoses from political power. As such, most of the Hoy's contents reflected the era of the times: cartoons and caricatures that lambasted the arrogance and the indulgence of the Marcoses. The komiks-magazine proved to be non-partisan, though, as Cory and Doy also got their share of critical caricatures.
Hoy was patterned after the popular American comic-magazine Mad. It is about the same size and the same number of pages. Unlike Mad, however, Hoy was only short-lived with only about less than seven issues published, I believe. It was published by Wahoo Guerrero (grandson of Ramon Roces), and published by Image Enterprises, Inc., which its offices located in 18th Ave., Murphy, Cubao, Quezon City. Of course, GASI was also located in the same compound.
I am fortunate to be able to keep a few copies of this rare Hoy Komiks-Magazine. I'm sure many among you remember this komiks, but back then (twenty years ago), spending 7 pesos for a komiks magazine was not really very affordable, especially when the country was experiencing one of the worst post-Marcos recessions in Asia. Well, that is unless you're also a rabid komiks collector like me. And so, not many people were able to hoard copies. Some copies may have have suffered the same fate as the old Tagalog komiks--pambalot ng tinapa (dried fish wrapper).
Of course, comics is just one way to catch a glimpse of the realities of a nation's struggle to freedom, and just liked the short-lived Lipang Kalabaw and Telembang komiks-magazines during the Philippine-American period, the Hoy Komiks-Magazine was also the cartoonists' inspired and albeit hilarious view of the social, political, and cultural events of its times. It maybe short-lived, but it had lived its life fully.
Hoy#1
Hoy#2
The Barcoses at Halacanang. Illustrations by Vicatan.
Hoy#4
Ulyanin na si Mako
3 comments:
wow! HOY magazine! I remember that... we used to have issue number 4 back then. :)
sad story ka naman parang komiks... lumaki at nagkaisip ako sa pagbabasa ng komiks... i remember during the 70's nagpapaarkila pa kami ng komiks sa mga kapitbahay namin doon sa sampaloc... ngee.. ayoko ng maalala...thank you for sharing us the most important history nating mgapinoy... nagkamalay at namalayan natin ang tunay na kulturangpinoy...nakapanghihinayang...masakit sa dibdib gusto ko sanang malaman ng mga anak ko na bahagi yun ng buhay pinoy... ito ay tulad din ngmga larong pinoy na pinatay na ng makabagong laro sa makina...naaalala mo ba ang sipa, shato, kalog, pitik bulag, putbol, piko, atbp...
hi. do you know where i can find comics strip during the japanese occupation? do you also know how they are produced back then? we have a report on philippine komiks for our artstud1 class, and we focused on komiks during the jap occupation. i just happen to see your blog while im researching for our topic. you can pm me at frozentears898(ym). thanks!:)
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