Manix Abrera

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Manix Abrera
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Abrera in 2023
Born
Manuel Luis Lorenzo Abrera

1982 (age 42–43)
Metro Manila, Philippines
Education University of the Philippines Diliman
Known for Comic strip
Notable work Kikomachine Komix
SpouseCarmela Lapeña
FatherJess Abrera
Website www.manixabrera.com

Manuel Luis "Manix" Lorenzo Abrera is a Filipino comic strip cartoonist best known for Kikomachine Komix

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Early life and education

Manuel Luis "Manix" Lorenzo Abrera was born in 1982 in Metro Manila and is the son of comic strips cartoonist Jess Abrera. [1] [2] [3] [4] His mother is Bernadette Abrera, a historian and a dean. [1] The Abrera patriarch made Pinoy Nga and A. Lipin as well as illustrated Nick Joaquin's ' Versus Ibong Adarna. [4]

Manix Abrera pursued a fine arts degree at the University of the Philippines Diliman in the late 1990s. To create a separate reputation from his father he joined UP's student publication paper, Philippine Collegian [5] [6]

Career

As part of the Philippine Collegian team, Abrera drew comics. He originally worked with two other fellow fine arts students on a comic strip entitled Garapata Blood (lit. '"Tick blood'). When space for more comics became available on the paper, Abrera started a solo project, which was Kikomachine in 2001. [6] [7]

Kikomachine was later published regularly in the Philippine Daily Inquirer [5] The comic strips was also made available in paperback with at least 13 volumes published by 2022. [4]

Abrera is also a comics cover illustrator. He drew the covers for Department of Truth #16 and Monkey Meat #1 for Image Comics. He also illustrated a variant cover for the very first volume of DC Comics' Batman: The Knight [4] [8] [9]

Personal life

Abrera is married to Carmela Lapeña, a writer. [10]

Awards

Abrera was one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) award in 2022. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Manix Abrera". 10 Years to Save the World. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Manuel Luis (Manix) Lorenzo Abrera". Imago Mundi Collection. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Deaf advocate entrepreneur Francis Reyes is TOYM finalist". BusinessMirror. December 18, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Olivares, Rick (January 3, 2023). "Manix Abrera illustrates cover for DC Comics' Batman The Knight". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "'Anak ni Jess,' 'Tatay ni Manix'". Lifestyle.INQ. December 6, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Manix Abrera: This comic book artist is a rock star". GMA News Online. September 10, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Cartoonist: Manix Abrera and his "Kikomachine"". Solo. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ Alivio, Maryan; Belinario, Von (January 7, 2022). "Celebrity Top 10: National Artist F. Sionil Jose Passes Away At 97; Manix Abrera Launches First DC Comics Cover Of 'Batman: The Knight'". One News. Agence France-Presse, One News. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ Arnaldo, Steph (December 28, 2021). "LOOK: First DC Comics cover by Filipino artist Manix Abrera unveiled". Rappler. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ Vera, Ruel S. De (August 4, 2012). "The cult of Kikomachine". Lifestyle.INQ. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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