Filipino Artist and Jonah Hex Creator Tony DeZuniga passes away.

One of the legendary artists in the local and international comic industry passed away, and his contributions to the medium will never be forgotten.

Tony DeZuniga, best known to comic fans as the creator of DC Comics character Jonah Hex, died today. Known affectionately as "Mang Tony" to most Filipino artists, he was known as the first Filipino artist to get his worked accepted by an American publisher, paving the way for many more Pinoy artists such as Gerry Alanguilan, Carlo Pangulayan, and Leinil Yu to pursue their dreams and work in international comic publications as well. He truly is a legend, both in the Philippine and International Comic Book Industry, and his works will always be remembered by people worldwide. For more on the story, read up related posts via Flipgeeks and Geekmatic.

R.I.P Mang Tony, and thank you for giving us your talents and love to comics.

The Avengers assemble with tons of awesome reviews!

Now that they've assembled into theaters (internationally at least), Marvel's The Avengers is causing a hype storm and bringing fanboys and moviegoers together like never before. It's a tremendous effort that was successfully pulled off by director Joss Whedon, Walt Disney Pictures, and Marvel Studios, and the returns are bigger than anything ever imagined! For its first two days alone since opening on April 25th The Philippines, the film has earned more than P101 Million, and that's a lot for a movie that brings together the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow! The film has yet to make its debut in US theaters, and will officially open on May 4 over there. The film has literally ushered in summer blockbuster madness, and will continue to do so for some time!

That aside, if you need convincing of how good this film is, check out these awesome reviews!

Timzster/ PopCulture Crusader - Non-Spoiler Review: Marvel's The Avengers!

CerboJam/ NextJam - Flick Review: Marvel's The Avengers!

Mark Templar/ Movie Buff - Coming Soon

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Geekmatic - Non-Spoiler Review: Marvel's The Avengers

FlipGeeks - MOVIE REVIEW: Marvel's The Avengers 

The Avengers assemble in theaters on April 25 internationally and May 4 in the US!