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article written by: Therese J. Camet, for Manila Bulletin
If kilometric literary pieces bore the heck out of the students, perhaps comics can do the trick to get them back into the reading habit.
After all, reading was nearly everybody’s favorite pastime back in the days when life was still simple and not yet dictated by modern technology.
A forgotten reading material that kept people entertained and occupied during their dull moments, Filipino komiks were once again introduced to the students of De La Salle University Dasmariñas when the school mounted a two-week comic exhibit.
Dubbed "Buhay Komiks," the exhibit mounted at the school’s library featured the works of Pinoy komiks legend Vic Poblete.
One of his best works was the "Devil Car," which won as the Best Fantasy Novel in KOMOPEB Awards in 1985.
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