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Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.
These Japanese takes on the graphic novel are typically imported into the country straight from Japan. Like the more traditional Biblical comics, these contain stylized retellings of popular Bible stories in the classical manga style.
