Trese Vol 1: Murder on Balete Drive
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- Author：Budjette Tan
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Summary
Award-winning Filipino comic book and soon to be Netflix anime series！
When the sun sets in the city of Manila， don’t you dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly- lit side of the metro， where blood-sucking aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings， where gigantic kapre are the kingpins of crime， and magical engkantos slip through the cracks and steal your most precious possessions。 When crime takes a turn for the weird， the police call Alexandra Trese。
Trese Vol 1 "Murder on Balete Drive" features all new， redrawn artwork throughout， and includes a substantial bonus section with behind-the-scenes sketches， info and details on the making of the book and further insight into the world of Trese， as told by its creators Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo！
When the sun sets in the city of Manila， don’t you dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly- lit side of the metro， where blood-sucking aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings， where gigantic kapre are the kingpins of crime， and magical engkantos slip through the cracks and steal your most precious possessions。 When crime takes a turn for the weird， the police call Alexandra Trese。
Trese Vol 1 "Murder on Balete Drive" features all new， redrawn artwork throughout， and includes a substantial bonus section with behind-the-scenes sketches， info and details on the making of the book and further insight into the world of Trese， as told by its creators Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo！
Reviews
Joshua Pasaron
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Very great and its just volume 1。 Proud to be filipino。
Bon
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I burned through the netflix show and did the same with this。 I love my horror with a solid folkloric backdrop， not just senseless violence， and this was awesome。 Part PI story/supernatural procedural， part creature feature， wholly satisfying。 Moving right on to volume 2。
Gianfranco Mancini
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Quando ho visto il fumetto di Trese in fumetteria non mi pareva vero， la serie animata su Netflix mi era piaciuta abbastanza， un originale mix a metà tra Hellblazer e C。S。I。， con una protagonista tostissima che è praticamente la versione urban fantasy del Maggiore Kusanagi di Ghost in the Shell， alcuni episodi a tinte horror piuttosto notevoli， e l'ambientazione di una Manila da incubo che attinge a piene mani da folklore popolare e mitologia delle Filippine， paese a cui sono particolarmente leg Quando ho visto il fumetto di Trese in fumetteria non mi pareva vero， la serie animata su Netflix mi era piaciuta abbastanza， un originale mix a metà tra Hellblazer e C。S。I。， con una protagonista tostissima che è praticamente la versione urban fantasy del Maggiore Kusanagi di Ghost in the Shell， alcuni episodi a tinte horror piuttosto notevoli， e l'ambientazione di una Manila da incubo che attinge a piene mani da folklore popolare e mitologia delle Filippine， paese a cui sono particolarmente legato essendovi andato in vacanza per tre anni di fila， ospite di colei che alla fine è diventata la mia dolce consorte， e della sua meravigliosa famiglia。Probabilmente avrei fatto meglio a guardare il prezzo prima di andare alla cassa a pagare， perché 8 euro e 90， nove se prendete l'edizione limitata con sopracopertina， manco fosse rilegata in pelle umana， sinceramente mi sembrano davvero eccessive per un albo di questo formato。La storia comunque si legge che è un piacere， l'edizione è curata bene， e non ho notato strafalcioni o refusi troppo gravi， anche se mia moglie è inorridita per quel "ding" utilizzato a detta del traduttore per dire fratellino o sorellina quando invece il termine corretto in tagalog è ading。Ottimo il materiale extra， con le schede relative alle creature soprannaturali incontrate da Alexandra Trese nel corso delle sue investigazioni， e le interviste accluse， che sono state un bonus più che gradito。Non male davvero per un fumetto indie autoprodotto in proprio， che gli autori fotocopiavano e vendevano alle fiere del fumetto locali per pochi spiccioli。Peccato davvero per quel prezzo， ma con gli ultimi rincari in generale， il fumetto in Italia sta diventando ormai un bene di lusso， riservato sempre più a ricchi collezionisti e nostalgici。E adesso， quasi quasi， voglio proprio rivedermi la serie animata su Netflix。 。。。more
Fox
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I'm late to the game with this one， but the moment I heard what it was about I knew that I couldn't resist。 Trese is in the tradition of comics like Hellblazer and Dylan Dog。 Trese is a supernatural detective of sorts， being brought in on the strangest cases by her friends in the police department by virtue of the reputation of her father and her own reputation carefully cultivated over the years。 There's a lot we don't know about her - but she's here。 Here with her boys， the mysterious masked m I'm late to the game with this one， but the moment I heard what it was about I knew that I couldn't resist。 Trese is in the tradition of comics like Hellblazer and Dylan Dog。 Trese is a supernatural detective of sorts， being brought in on the strangest cases by her friends in the police department by virtue of the reputation of her father and her own reputation carefully cultivated over the years。 There's a lot we don't know about her - but she's here。 Here with her boys， the mysterious masked men at her sides skilled with a gun and with supernatural abilities of their own， she is delving into the depths of the odd world in which she lives。Trese mixes urban legends and folklore with the present day， all with a delicious occult flare。 The writing is crisp and compelling。 The action flows from panel to panel and isn't too heavily influenced by anime to drive me off。 The shading， in particular， is positively gorgeous and I enjoy the clear ashcan press style。 Trese grabbed me from the start and I'm eager for more。 I keep looking for further volumes but so far have only found the second one。 I'll definitely be giving the show a shot sometime soon。 This is just my jam， and I'm happy I didn't miss it entirely。 。。。more
Bryan Rainstein
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Such a cool world， blending Filipino mythology with the comic noir genre。 One of the creator’s big influences was Rod Serling and thats all i need to hear to know I’ll love something。 The artwork rules！ Give this a shot！ It’s also a Netflix anime show which I gotta check out now。
Etienne
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2，5/5。 Outstanding black and white art！！ Unfortunately the story isn't at the same level。 Not bad， the universe is solid enough， but the characters， the dialogues and the cockiness from another decade just didn't click with me。 2，5/5。 Outstanding black and white art！！ Unfortunately the story isn't at the same level。 Not bad， the universe is solid enough， but the characters， the dialogues and the cockiness from another decade just didn't click with me。 。。。more
PrincessLhala
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It was so fun reading a comics with familiarity and athome feeling。
Mir
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This is a series of short stories about crimes involving supurnatural beings， linked by the investigator， a somewhat mysterious woman with supernatural servants of her own， who helps the police with these incidents outside their training。
Anna Thornton
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Of the graphic novels I've been reading， this is one of my favorites。 Great storyline。 The world building is really good。 Of the graphic novels I've been reading， this is one of my favorites。 Great storyline。 The world building is really good。 。。。more
Paolo Aguas
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I love this graphic novel！ Sadly when it first came out in 2008 I didn’t get to read it but after watching the Netflix adaptation （which I enjoyed very much） I finally got to read the first volume which I enjoyed a lot！ I cannot wait to read the next volumes！
Tin G
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Incredibly shallow and poorly written stories。 Very disappointed！ I watched the Netflix Animated Version and thought I would dive into the books to immerse myself even further and to support the writer and the illustrator but holy moly。 What a disappointment。 Netflix gave them a favour by making the storyline more interesting and engaging （despite the incredibly cramped episodes） and as much as I reaaaaally want to like this， I just cant。 I had the books sent from the PH to Australia and the fir Incredibly shallow and poorly written stories。 Very disappointed！ I watched the Netflix Animated Version and thought I would dive into the books to immerse myself even further and to support the writer and the illustrator but holy moly。 What a disappointment。 Netflix gave them a favour by making the storyline more interesting and engaging （despite the incredibly cramped episodes） and as much as I reaaaaally want to like this， I just cant。 I had the books sent from the PH to Australia and the first volume is just bad。 I cannot stress it enough。 I dont understand how some readers gave it a 5 or 4。 I mean， Im filipino but man， this just isnt it。 Its not。 I wanted to support it and was happy seeing it on an international platform but the book falls so flat I had to write a review。 That's how dissappointed I am lol 。。。more
Juliana Mariz
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felt like rereading this again in the wee hours yesterday， and i could say that i really loved and enjoyed it much more this second time around。 i've read this volume first in its visprint edition， and now i can't help but be in awe at how much sir kajo's art has evolved。 the panels are still in that same eerie and noir manner， it's just that this edition highlighted the details on the designs。 i also loved the inclusions from lolo alexander's journal entries， for it provided additional insights felt like rereading this again in the wee hours yesterday， and i could say that i really loved and enjoyed it much more this second time around。 i've read this volume first in its visprint edition， and now i can't help but be in awe at how much sir kajo's art has evolved。 the panels are still in that same eerie and noir manner， it's just that this edition highlighted the details on the designs。 i also loved the inclusions from lolo alexander's journal entries， for it provided additional insights and information about the creatures involved in the cases of this volume。 my favorite case is still rules of the race because maliksi lol 。。。more
Benjamin
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I moved my review for the print version of this onto the Kindle version because Goodreads has this weird alphabet glitch that puts the print version at the top of the alphabet for all my books。3。5， rounded up。 The stories sometimes feel a bit like standard detective fare， but I really enjoyed the usage of creatures from Philippine mythology to sort of turn these stories on their head。 There's a monster of the week formula at work here， but it's interesting enough to hold my interest， and they're I moved my review for the print version of this onto the Kindle version because Goodreads has this weird alphabet glitch that puts the print version at the top of the alphabet for all my books。3。5， rounded up。 The stories sometimes feel a bit like standard detective fare， but I really enjoyed the usage of creatures from Philippine mythology to sort of turn these stories on their head。 There's a monster of the week formula at work here， but it's interesting enough to hold my interest， and they're definitely setting the stage to expand out the universe and our understanding of the main character。 。。。more
Vincent
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I bought it because I enjoyed the Netflix anime and listening to the writers talk about the development of Trese on the accompanying "after show。" I think one of the creators said that they wanted to create a Filipino version of Hellblazer， which made we want to read it even more。It's easy to compare Trese to Constantine but what gives the former an advantage over the latter for me is the inclusion of a subtle lesson in Filipino mythology and superstition at the end of each adventure。 It's in th I bought it because I enjoyed the Netflix anime and listening to the writers talk about the development of Trese on the accompanying "after show。" I think one of the creators said that they wanted to create a Filipino version of Hellblazer， which made we want to read it even more。It's easy to compare Trese to Constantine but what gives the former an advantage over the latter for me is the inclusion of a subtle lesson in Filipino mythology and superstition at the end of each adventure。 It's in the form of a brief journal entry written by Trese and provides a brief description of the supernatural entities mentioned in the story。 Each story begins with a map of the area where it'll take place and ends with a journal entry。 Despite the introduction to reoccurring characters （which I don't believe would hinder the reader's engagement） you are not limited to a prescribed sequential narrative order。 You can read the titles that are most provocative to you first。 。。。more
Lorelei
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The Netflix anime brought me here and I'm glad it did。 I hope there will be more badass Alexandra Trese in the future！ The Netflix anime brought me here and I'm glad it did。 I hope there will be more badass Alexandra Trese in the future！ 。。。more
dave
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Just as good as I expected; absolutely loved the last story， too！
Mac Abliter
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Two of the stories in this comic book were already shown in the Netflix series。 The fourth story has a surprising twist that I loved。
Pam
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The integration of ancient Filipino folklore as well as not-so-ancient Philippine history in modern Metro Manila was done very well in this series。 The author created a rich setting， something for one's imagination to run wild in。 That， I think， is the strength of this series。About the individual stories themselves:The first few stories were interesting enough。The last one made me wish I'd brought the physical copy of the book so I could throw it against a wall。 The story is about how Darna （yea The integration of ancient Filipino folklore as well as not-so-ancient Philippine history in modern Metro Manila was done very well in this series。 The author created a rich setting， something for one's imagination to run wild in。 That， I think， is the strength of this series。About the individual stories themselves:The first few stories were interesting enough。The last one made me wish I'd brought the physical copy of the book so I could throw it against a wall。 The story is about how Darna （yeah， that Darna） had her stone （does it have a specific name？） stolen by Ding， who "only wanted her to stop having to work so hard to fight for others。" Because of that， she wasn't able to defend herself when men assaulted her， and Ding， taking on the stone， went on a rampage to avenge her。 Then， at the end， there's a scene with a super-powered Ding taking a frail Darna away from Earth to save her from more suffering。How do you take the most popular superhero in Philippine pop culture--who happens to be a woman--take away her powers， have her assaulted by a group of men， then have some other man--the same one who stole her powers--swoop in to be her saviour？ There are so many things wrong with this that if I actually take the time to enumerate them it would take me hours。This particular twist on the Darna story is the book's worst offense against its female characters， but there were others as well。 They're not quite as egregious， but noticeable enough that by the time I got to the Darna story， I wasn't really surprised by the direction it was taken。The reason this is a 2 of 5 stars and not a 1 is because a） this was written years ago so I'll give it some leeway， and b） the other stories were not horrible and even funny at some points。I will leave with this: there are many more good stories out there by Filipino authors。 Great， amazing stories， even。 By women。 With multiple female characters who have agency， not just one。 Some of them are also inspired by our myths and legends and given a modern twist。 We should all give those stories recognition too。 。。。more
Ronald Esporlas
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Fans of Vertigo's Hellblazer will definitely love this book。 It compose of four mystery cases that will be solved by Alexandra Trese an occult detective and special consultant of the police。 I love how they put Philippine mythology in modern setting。 It also showcase Filipino culture。 I remember the tv series Grimm when I first heard about this way back in 2012。 Because Netflix adapted this， I found the motivation to read this。 It didnt disappoint especially the art。 Trese， by far， is the best c Fans of Vertigo's Hellblazer will definitely love this book。 It compose of four mystery cases that will be solved by Alexandra Trese an occult detective and special consultant of the police。 I love how they put Philippine mythology in modern setting。 It also showcase Filipino culture。 I remember the tv series Grimm when I first heard about this way back in 2012。 Because Netflix adapted this， I found the motivation to read this。 It didnt disappoint especially the art。 Trese， by far， is the best comic book series made in the Philippines。 。。。more
Gael Arguiza
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I have been wanting to read this book for a long， long time now。 But I finally found it。 Instead of buying the book， I found it on a website named Read Comic Online。 And just。。。WOW。 This was worth the wait。
Ahmed
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This was very good and amazing comic Can't wait to read other books of this series This was very good and amazing comic Can't wait to read other books of this series 。。。more
Beatrice Lapa
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I actually preferred the Netflix adaptation， because the source material itself did not seem to age well。 Lots of problematic themes when you're looking at them from a socio-cultural standpoint。 I actually preferred the Netflix adaptation， because the source material itself did not seem to age well。 Lots of problematic themes when you're looking at them from a socio-cultural standpoint。 。。。more
c u o
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3 STARSThis is definitely one of the better graphic novels out there。I wanted to read this because of the recently released animated netflix show。 I really enjoyed that one， but with only 6 episodes， I wanted more material。 And who knows when the second season would come out， so I bought the first three volumes to quench my Trese thirst。 It's quite different from the show， and some of Alexandra's mission in the comic were not included。 Perhaps it was due to it having more mature/sexual content t 3 STARSThis is definitely one of the better graphic novels out there。I wanted to read this because of the recently released animated netflix show。 I really enjoyed that one， but with only 6 episodes， I wanted more material。 And who knows when the second season would come out， so I bought the first three volumes to quench my Trese thirst。 It's quite different from the show， and some of Alexandra's mission in the comic were not included。 Perhaps it was due to it having more mature/sexual content than what was appropriate。 Don't get me wrong， the show had its mature， brutal， and gorey moments， but the sexual stuff might not be suitable for an animated series。 The art style was beautiful and dark。 It didn't have any color， but there was never a dull moment。 My only criticism would go to the characterization。 I just needed more depth from the characters。 Alexandra and the Kambal weren't as fleshed out as the show， and the side characters were more interesting and their side stories were more engaging。 。。。more
Alexis
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Honestly didn't expect I'll like it （I watched the Netflix anime first）， but damn I was wrong。 Honestly didn't expect I'll like it （I watched the Netflix anime first）， but damn I was wrong。 。。。more
Jes
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Bought because of the hype。 To be honest， I had high expectations because of rave reviews and Netflix getting in must mean it's something。 However， for those who did not grow up in the Philippines， I'm not sure how they can enjoy this book。 Identifying with things in the book may be one of the only few good things in it。 Other than that， the stories are too loose。 The graphics also not as well planned。 For the artist to emphasize situations， there needs to be a buildup， or a big panel for moment Bought because of the hype。 To be honest， I had high expectations because of rave reviews and Netflix getting in must mean it's something。 However， for those who did not grow up in the Philippines， I'm not sure how they can enjoy this book。 Identifying with things in the book may be one of the only few good things in it。 Other than that， the stories are too loose。 The graphics also not as well planned。 For the artist to emphasize situations， there needs to be a buildup， or a big panel for momentous event。 But there's none here。 Sometimes the reader is left hanging。。 Did that just happen？ I feel like the stories could have been conceptualized in 1 night。 The idea is there， but the book could use a better editor。 。。。more
Keith
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Loved the mythology/folklore covered in this volume， especially after spending a good deal of time in Manila/Quezon City。 Very much looking forward to reading the other volumes， as I enjoyed the printed work even more than the Netflix Anime （which I did enjoy）。
Jyc
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★★★★ // Trese is such a cool heroine。 I like that she’s kinda emotionally detached。 My favourite chapter / case was the one with the Tikbalang。 The race was really cool。 One thing I like about this as well is the pure， unadultered Filipino brand of humor。 I learn a lot about myths， too！I am excited to read the other volumes， but unfortunately I only have until Volume 3 + Bloodlines。 Might have to wait until next year for Vols 4-6。Side note: I watched the animated adaptation on Netflix and really ★★★★ // Trese is such a cool heroine。 I like that she’s kinda emotionally detached。 My favourite chapter / case was the one with the Tikbalang。 The race was really cool。 One thing I like about this as well is the pure， unadultered Filipino brand of humor。 I learn a lot about myths， too！I am excited to read the other volumes， but unfortunately I only have until Volume 3 + Bloodlines。 Might have to wait until next year for Vols 4-6。Side note: I watched the animated adaptation on Netflix and really enjoyed it。 I hope it gets a second season because we definitely need more of Trese and the gang。 。。。more
Jilliane
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A bit too dark for me tbh， but I genuinely love how Filipino culture and folklore is told in this。 It brought all the stories I heard as a kid to life
Tabrizia
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Very adventurous with a mixture of fantasy， folklore and mystery that will be a definite treat for any readermof the genre！ I hope there is a volume 2 because I am hooked！
Samantha
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