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Japanese Period of the Philippine Literature

1. 1941 – 1945

2. • Between 1941-1945, Philippine Literature was interrupted in its development when we were again conquered by another foreign country, Japan. • Philippine literature in English came to a halt. • Except for the Tribune and the Philippine Review, Pillars, Free Philippines, and Filipina, almost all newspapers in English were stopped by the Japanese.

3. • During this time, there was no freedom of speech and of the press. • Victoria Abelardo has described Filipino writing during the Japanese occupation as being pessimistic and bitter. • There were some efforts at escapist literature, but in general, the literary output was minor and insignificant. Because of strict censorship, few literary works were printed during the war years.

4. The weekly Liwayway was placed under strict surveillance until it was managed by a Japanese named Ishiwara

5. • The only contact with the outside world was done with utmost secrecy through the underground radio program called “Voice of Freedom”.

6. • Tagalog was favored by the Japanese military authority and writing in English was consigned to a limbo. • Japanese were able to influence and encourage the Filipino in developing the vernacular literature.

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By Sheldon Mayer & Nestor Redondo, designed/edited by Joe Kubert (DC Comics/National Periodical Publications)
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This isn’t exactly a book or graphic novel but as the artist I want to highlight isn’t a fan-favourite in America or England (a fact I find utterly inexplicable) collections featuring his incredible artwork are few and far between.

Nestor Redondo was born in 1928 at Candon, Ilocas Sur in the American Territory of the Philippines. Like so many others he was influenced by the US comic-strips such as Tarzan, Superman, Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon which were immensely popular in the entertainment-starved Pacific Achipelago. Drawing from an early age Nestor emulated his brother Virgilio who already worked as a comics artist for the cheap magazines of the young country. The Philippines became a commonwealth in 1935, and achieved full-independence from the USA in 1946, but maintained close cultural links to America.

His parents pushed him into architecture but within a year he had returned to comics. A superb artist, he far outshone Virgilio – and everybody else – in the cottage industry. His brother switched to writing and the brothers teamed up to produce some of the best strips the Islands had ever seen, the most notable