This may be the simplest website you will ever come across. Raw, unpolished, unadorned. But at its heart are the works of a man who loved his craft and poured that love into stories meant to be read, remembered, and cherished for generations.

These pages are painstakingly gathered from old newspaper clippings – some soiled, others faded, incomplete or barely legible. Each one is carefully compiled, cut, scanned and preserved as image files. There are 5 komiks-nobelas to be uploaded, more than 1300 pages in all. The process is tiring and at times overwhelming, but it brings back memories of a time when komiks-nobelas held a special place in the hearts of many Filipinos.

This website is my humble gift to a man who taught me life’s lessons through unforgettable stories – tales of love, heroism, human strength and frailty, even magical and fantastical worlds – and above all, the enduring belief in God’s mercy and grace.

As I continue building this memorial site, I hold on to Dad’s words:

“Sige lang ng sige, anak. Walang nakakarating sa dulo nang hindi nagsimula sa umpisa. Walang wakas kung walang simula.”

Lilybeth Hernandez-Unčanin

Ang May Akda

Si Emmanuel “Manny” Moya Hernandez ay ipinanganak noong ika-22 ng Enero taong 1934. Nag-aral at nagtapos sa Mapa Highschool at University of Santo Tomas, College of Fine Arts at ginawaran ng mga parangal dahil sa angking talento sa pagguhit at pagsulat sa wikang Pilipino.

Siya ay nanungkulan ng labimpitong taon sa Manila Times Publishing Company hanggang sa ito ay ipasara nang ideklara ang Martial Law noong Setyembre 1972. Nang sumunod na taon, siya ay nanungkulan bilang Technical Consultant ng Office of the Mayor sa Manila City Hall at nanatili duon ng mahigit labintatlong taon.

Kabilang sa kanyang mga obra na nailathala ng Manila Bulletin Publishing Company at ang “Raha Sibasib”, “Minsa’y May Isang Pag-ibig”, “Ang Ikalawang Mukha”, “May Pag-ibig Din sa Kalawakan”, at “Quiapo”.

Paalala:

Ang Mga Obra

Ang Ikalawang Mukha

Isang malupit na hari. Isang mahiwagang maskara. Isang kwento na magbibigay aral sa kahalagahan ng pagpapakumbaba, pagpapatawad, pagkahabag, at pagmamahal sa kapwa.