Mervin Malonzo graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines, Diliman with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Painting. He is a designer, painter, and cartoonist. He has his own design and web development team, Pepe & the Polygons, based in Paranaque, the Philippines, and is the co-founder and lead designer for The Quarterly Bathroom Companion Comics Compendium, or the QBCCC anthology. His design and animation work can be seen at www.mervinmalonzo.com and www.pepeandthepolygons.com.

"A compelling story about the consequences of mistakes and the difficulties of redemption. After Lambana is a fascinating and memorable graphic novel." --Foreword

"In this haunting and beautiful fantasy based on Filipino folklore, a young man and his mysterious friend search for a cure to his magical illness while roaming in the shadows of the law." --New York Public Library

"If you want to read something different and intriguing, then look no further." --Book Riot

"After Lambana reveals a version of Manila that is both deadly and magical. The stakes are high and the twists shocking, and vivid imagination brims on every page. Brought to life through Malonzo's evocative art and coloring, and Victoria's remarkable talent for pace and dialogue, After Lambana's mixing of urban noir and Filipino myth is original, unsettling, and deeply satisfying." -- Isabel Yap, author of Never Have I Ever: Stories

"This bittersweet urban fantasy unfolds with satisfying layers, and carries pointed echoes of the current political climate in the Philippines. Readers will welcome the diversity it brings to the graphic novel and fantasy genre landscape." --Publishers Weekly

"The art is fantastic, the writer is a well-known, award-winning writer...They're a great combination. If you like myths and fairy tales from around the world, whether you're Filippino or not, you will enjoy this a lot, for sure." --Comic News Insider

"Victoria's contemplative story is strikingly complemented by Malonzo's illustrations. Malonzo's lines express both delicacy and disquiet, andhellip;[his] illustrations not only express the mysteries and beauties of both human and magical realms; they also effectively picture the terrors that desperate, fearful, and vengeful beings, be they human or nonhuman, can commit against others." --International Journal of Comic Art