While I’m in LA to pack and ship out Kickstarter packages (so many papercuts and aches) I (Rexy) will be stopping by the @hot.tropiks booth at Wondercon to sign copies of Maharlika… including our newly released 3rd volume!
Would love to see you tomorrow, Saturday 2-4PM at booth SP-73 if you are around :)
Introducing the main characters for Night Gate, Volume 1! ▲
Over the past months, I've been working on this new urban fantasy series with my editors @rexyfromearth and @thejohnray under @raygunpress , and I'm excited to share that we're halfway through finishing Volume 1! No spoilers but I can't wait to share another nightmare with you guys after Lucia Dreaming.
#NightGate #urbanfantasy #pinoykomiks
Meet Raygun Press, a new publisher publishing sci-fi and fantasy stories from the Philippines!
They are the minds behind the well-loved komik Maharlika (Rexy Dorado and John Ray), which reimagines the Philippines as the most powerful country in the world.
They also have Thank You and More Power (by Dorado and Sampay) and Night Gate (by Lucia Asul).
Raygun will have a booth at the Philippine International Comics Festival, happening from July 5 to 6, 2025, at SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2 🥰
𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄: May ilang kopya ng Maharlika 1-3 mula sa @raygunpress dito sa table ng Packing Sheets sa The Stacks, Level 4, One Ayala, Makati. 🫶
Puwede ring magpapirma kay @rexyfromearth mamayang hapon! Tara-tara!
Night Gate #4: A Mystery
New cover by @luciaasul
Launching at the Night Gate Vol. 1 launch event, May 30, 2-5PM at @manilamiddleground !
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NIGHT GATE: An Urban Fantasy Nightmare by National Book Award Winner Lucia Asul
Caught in a civil war, Sinta and her family find themselves cornered—only to encounter a mysterious black portal to another world. Is it a refuge, or a trap?
Vol. 1 will collect Chapters 1-4, also available as individual issues.
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🔗 Vol. 1 launch event registration in @raygunpress bio: /form/261281288133456
If you previously submitted a registration or pre-order, you may edit your order to add the single issue of Chapter 4 by looking for the Edit link in the Jotform confirmation email! Or message/email us for help.
Maharlika Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are now available at select @_fullybooked locations! Maybe Vol. 3 next if you’re good.
Maharlika is a comic series that reimagines the Philippines as a global superpower. But it owes its power to a century of blood and secrets, and the reckoning is here. A rebel conspiracy and a series of unexplained phenomena on the Pasig River may just be the beginning of the end.
A sci-fi puzzle box punctuated with anime action, all wrapped around the question of who gets to shape the world.
Isa na namang siksik, liglig, at nag-uumapaw na bookish activities ngayong weekend sa The Stacks!
Poetry journaling? ✅
Panel discussion? ✅
Book signings? ✅
Read aloud session? ✅
Takits sa One Ayala this Saturday and Sunday!
Bring a book.
Bring a friend!
𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫. 𝐒𝐜𝐢-𝐟𝐢. 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞.
Parang sabaw combo sa panaginip pero gumagana somehow.
Makikisabwat sa atin ang ilan sa coolest creators building worlds out of myths, monsters, history, and the strange things we grew up hearing about!
Tara, sabwatan na!
🗓 May 17, 2026 | 2:30-5 p.m.
📍 The Stacks, Level 4, One Ayala, Makati
A new nightmare by Lucia Asul. Launching May 30 ▲
NIGHT GATE VOL. 1 LAUNCH
🗓️ May 30, 2-5PM
Manila Middle Ground, Comuna Makati
Amid the chaos and destruction of a civil war, Sinta and her family find a portal into the unknown.
Will its mysterious presence add to the terror that looms over Balaan City, or will it become something much more unexpected?
- Chapters 1-4 collected
- 190 pages
- Single issue #4 to be announced soon!
Registration and pre-order in @raygunpress bio 🔗 /261281288133456
A crossover event with @packing_sheetsph and some brilliant creators! Next weekend, let’s talk about building fantasy, horror, and sci-fi worlds inspired by Filipino folklore and history.
Featuring:
@luciaasul , writer and artist of @nightgatecomics and Lucia Dreaming 🌑
@beabustawrites , author of She Who Devours ✨
@karl_jean , author of Mythica Obscura and the mindbehind @phspirits 🔍
@borgdraws , artist of @malaya.komiks , Mythspace, Kontra, and writer/artist of Endangered 🖌️
… and moderated by @rexyfromearth , writer of @maharlika.komiks and other stories, and publisher of @raygunpress 💥
Come listen to us hang out and talk, then join the convo and get your books signed! Happening at One Ayala Stacks on the 4th floor.
First sample copies are printed! I started sharing Issue 1 of Malaya with a few friends and family members and am so proud of how it’s turned out! We’re still making some tweaks to the cover have been testing out different paper styles. Can’t wait for everyone to see the final version soon 😁
Kickstarter pre-registration opens up in a few weeks! Follow and keep an eye out for the launch 🚀
- Mayari 🌿
#malayakomiks #filipinokomiks #filipinocomics #indiecomics #filipinoartist
You all came out in full force for our first month at the major bookstores—and now we’ve unlocked more @nationalbookstore locations for you to get your Maharlika fix!
If you’re new here, Maharlika is a sci-fi series that takes place in a world where the Philippines is a global superpower, a rebellion is afoot, and nothing is what it seems to be. Loved by readers who enjoy anime action, dystopian thrillers, and a good old-fashioned sci-fi puzzle box.
We got where are mostly through events and direct orders, but we still have a lot of work to do to bring this story (and other Pinoy sci-fi and fantasy adventures through @raygunpress ) into the hands of readers. For those going out there and voting with your wallet to support our work: thank you, you’re heroes to us, thank you thank you thank you ❤️
