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Vincent Kua Jr. took Fine Arts at the Far Eastern University and has some background in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He genuinely likes to interact and communicate with people and considers his visual storytelling as a way of sharing his thoughts and ideas with others. He wrote and drew his first komiks nobela sometime in the late 1970's entitled: "Ad Infinitum: The Coldest Ice Cream" which talks about life and death, inspired by the sudden and unexpected death of his father at the age of 52. Vincent's favorite work however, is his second komiks nobela entitled: "Cecilia's Lullaby" which is set in the 1930's in a distant and conservative barrio where responsible parenthood is taught by a woman of grey repute. Some of the other serialized komiks nobelas written and drawn by Vincent are: Rena Siera, Dalawang Mansanas ni Adan, Ahas sa Paraiso and Halik sa Apoy. Some of the horror, romance, mystery, and human interest stories written and drawn by Vincent are: To You From Me, Gallery of Terror, Best Loved Stories, and 3 minutes of Horror (with Vincent Kua).
-From Vincent Kua Jr.'s Official Site Vincent Kua's most famous komiks strip was
Pokwang: Ang Maarteng Anak ni Aling Kikay. The author's hilarious byline
was "Nagkakamot ng bukong-bukong na magdamag na binurire ni Vincent Kua,
Jr."
Yet people will always remember Vincent for his Pokwang strip, arguably the most popular cartoon strip of the 1980s. Its star, of course, is Pokwang, the diminutive smart-aleck girl whose wit and humor endeared her to komiks fans. Vincent admitted to me that one of his influences in the Pokwang strip was Tony Velasquez' Kenkoy, and indeed, Vincent took the four-mirrored windows on Pokwang's hair from that of Kenkoy. -From Dennis Villegas' online tribute.
Vincent Kua Jr. passed away in October 2005. Thanks to Randy Valiente and Dennis Villegas.
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