“Every day you see heroes, and you don’t know they’re members of LGBTQ pala, ‘di ba?” says author Real Florido, whose groundbreaking comic series Badingger-Z and the Accla Assassin makes a triumphant return with Chapter 2, launching at PICOF (Philippine International Comics Festival) this July 5–6 at SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2, Booth #D2. Attendees can meet the author behind the series and snag exclusive merch and signed copies.
Following its KOMIKET 2024 debut, Badingger-Z and the Accla Assassin continues to push boundaries in Filipino comics. The series follows Ading, a timid gay teen who flees military school and discovers his destiny as the rainbow-caped superhero Badingger-Z. Just as he embraces his powers, queer men in town begin vanishing—only to return as soulless, weaponized cyborgs.
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