PREVIEW & READING ANNOUNCEMENT: This Thursday Kwento Comics & Clover Press Celebrate "The Mask of Haliya"

Join Kwento Comics & Clover Press at Cafe 86 - Northridge for an incredible event celebrating the success of their Kickstarter! Be part of the excitement as we count down to the last minute for our campaign for our 200-page Deluxe Graphic Novel, and get a sneak peek into The Mask of Haliya Volume 1: Heir to the Warrior Moon. Immerse yourself in the world of Kwento Comics and enjoy a reading by Kwento Comics Co-founder, Waverley Lim, and The Mask of Haliya's Editor/Writer/Art Team Liaison, Jenapher Zheng, directed by The Mask of Haliya's Head Writer, Katilyn Fajilan, along with special guests. Don't miss this in-person event filled with creativity, passion, and adventure. See you there!

Location: Cafe 86 - Northridge, Reseda Boulevard, Northridge, CA, USA

Date and time: Thursday, November 2 · 6:30 - 9pm PDT

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kwento-comics-clover-press-kickstarter-final-countdown-tickets-744519978297?aff=oddtdtcreator

THE MASK OF HALIYA: HEIR TO THE WARRIOR MOON is the first release from Kwento Comics and is intended to be the first in a series of books published by Clover Press. The book engages with topics like mental health, intergenerational trauma, and corruption, with a major emphasis on its female characters, through the lens of female creators. THE MASK OF HALIYA: HEIR TO THE WARRIOR MOON’s creative team is comprised of writer Kaitlyn Fajilan (Fruit Fly, Madeira), artist Renoida Renovilla (Creative Connections and Commons, Inc.), editor/art supervisor Jenapher Zheng (Oblivious, Borrowed Light), colorist Charlyn Duy, and co-founder/COO Waverley Lim (The Women’s Project).

In THE MASK OF HALIYA, seventeen-year-old Marisol Reyes is in need of a do-over. After getting kicked out of one too many schools for strange and unsettling behavior, Mari’s overbearing mother sends her to the Philippines for a fresh start. The promise of a normal life is dashed, however, when Mari attends her recently deceased Lola Talia's wake. For it’s there she discovers a mysterious wooden mask that unlocks frightening visions… and terrifying abilities. So begins THE MASK OF HALIYA, where Mari must forge new allies and battle new foes, all while finding her place in a world on the brink of darkness. In the heart of Cebu, an ancient power awakens…The Mask has chosen its new heir.

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