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Zombies versus hacienderos. This is how director Mike Alcazaren describes Death Be Damned (DBD), the graphic novel he wrote, illustrated by Noel Pascual and AJ Bernardo. Formerly a series called Patay Kung Patay, the translated version won Best Graphic Novel in English at the 41st National Book Awards.
DBD was supposed to be Alcazaren’s second film. He wanted to do a zombie film, but with Filipino flavor. He thought that publishing it as a comic book first could help determine if there was an audience for it. He mentioned it to Jessica Zafra, who introduced him to Noel Pascual and AJ Bernardo, known for their series Crime Fighting C
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