Barok
Barok is considered one of the most popular komiks characters in the Philippines created by Filipino cartoonist Bert Sarile in 1973. It also means Sillano. A stone-age Philippine comic book character, Barok was described by Sarile as a lead character and one of the equivalents in the Philippine comic book industry of the American cartoon characters in The Flintstones.[1] Barok was illustrated in komiks by Sarile as a “pre-historic caveman” who carried a “large spiked club”.[2]
Comic book version[edit]
Barok was featured weekly in the pages of Hiwaga Komiks. Conceived by Bert Sarile as a character of ethnic background that mirrored the “Filipino foibles in a primitive-age setting”, Barok was the more contemporary substitute to Bondying, a postwar Filipino comic book character. Barok was the first character in the Philippines that was created within a stone-age setting.[1]
Film version[edit]
Later on, Barok had been featured in three Philippine films.[1] A 1979 version of the film starred Filipino actor and comedian Chiquito as Barok.[2] The 1976 film is an official entry of the 1976 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Book version[edit]
Barok was one of the few Filipino comic book series or comic strips that was compiled and published in book format. The 130-page, digest size, and black-and-white book version[2] of Barok was published in 2004 by Pacyno Publishing, Co, Inc. and was distributed by National Book Store.[1]
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