The clever use of color contrast makes After Lambana a unique visual treat. Eliza Victoria definitely has to write a sequel! The end part I think was a bit rushed (considering that the first two acts were perfectly paced) that I ended reading it with some thoughts in my mind left unexplained.
I just wished that there is more exposition about what has really happened between the diwata and the humans. I'm really impressed how she seamlessly interspersed traditional folklore in the modern setting, sprinkling the world with diwata (fairies) dust, magic, and fairy wings. This is my first time reading a work written by Eliza Victoria. His art can be best described as immersive, where readers are being brought in to the story itself, be it the Spanish era of Tabi Po and Ang Subersibo or the phosphorescent city nightlife in After Lambana. His art work in Tabi Po, Ang Subersibo and now After Lambana are always high in quality, and IMHO one of the best contemporary local Filipino comic artists. I always hold a high regard for Mervin Malonzo's work ever since Tabi Po.
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