Wonder Bulakenya behind Wonder Woman comics

By Mariam del Rosario

Wonder Woman in the Philippines? But Wonder Woman is already in the Philippines.

Filipino artists on spotlight with the iconic superhero Wonder Woman with its latest comic book Wonder Woman #37 and one of the artists is even a Bulakenya.

Ray- Ann Fajardo had lived in Meycauayan, Bulacan for almost ten years before moving to Taguig City to live with her husband but she could not forget how Bulacan was very close to her heart as it is the place where her career had started as a flat artist and an assistant colorist for well known companies like Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

She is part of the comic book team of DC Comics together with Stephen Jorge Segovia, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz and with it colorist, Romulo Fajardo, who is her husband. 

They are the faces behind the Wonder Woman # 37 and it is their biggest break yet as Wonder Woman takes on Dark Seid in the streets of Philippines.

Ray- Ann had finished a degree of Fine Arts in St. Scholastica’s College while Romulo had gone out of his way when he finished a degree in Polytechnic University of the Philippines with Political Economics.

Their career as international comic book artists started when her husband, Romulo, joined a small competition in digital webbing and won.

They became confident in their art pieces and tried to pass as many portfolios to DC Comics and was fortunately picked to be its minor artists and eventually they became the official colorists and flat artist since 2011 and took part in many known comic works like Batman & Robin Eternal, DC Universe: Rebirth Omnibus, Justice League: The Darkseid War Saga, etc.

Now, at the top of her career, Ray- Ann even have an advice to probinsyana’s like her to always be ready to take opportunities and challenges, as she started as a freelance art caravan teacher to storybook graphic artist for Lampara Books then persevered to work for DC Comics and here she is.

“Proud din naman ako na nanggaling ako sa Bulacan kaya minsan hindi na nagmamatter kung saan ka galing, nagmamatter na kung gaano ka kagaling.”

Wonder Woman is their biggest project for 2017 together with the release of the Wonder Woman movie and Justice League. The last edition was even featured in GMA News as the setting took place in Manila. They are currently working on the latest editions of Wonder Woman and Justice League.