POKWANG
by Vincent Benjamin Kua, Jr.
Pinoy Komiks, 1983-1991
Pokwang is the diminutive smart-aleck girl whose wit and humor endeared her to komiks fans. According to Vincent, one of his influences in the Pokwang strip was Tony Velasquez‘ Kenkoy, and indeed, Vincent took the four-mirrored windows on Pokwang’s hair from that of Kenkoy. [1]
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