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Jeff Estrella
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Writer. Dog Enthusiast. Connoisseur of Mediocre Food. Former Comic Book Store Manager.
Pilipinas-born, Scarborough-raised and Toronto-based.

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Ah this looks great!
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I love Asian folk horror, the pain of growing up and complex relationships with parents and siblings.
Also just wild, weird shit and kind of funny.
November 12, 2024 at 11:33 PM
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Honourable mention/Shout out to
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Janghwa, Hongryeon [A Tale of Two Sisters] (2003)
November 12, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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truenorthcountrycomics.com/2024/02/26/j...
Jeff Estrella explores the immigrant experience in 'Balikbayan: The Return' - True North Country Comics
Jeff Estrella chats with True North Country Comics Podcast about his new comic book on Kickstarter entitled Balikbayan: The Return.
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March 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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mabuhaycanada.org/balikbayan-p...
Filipino writer Jeff Estrella wrote a comic book inspired by his dad's engkanto stories.
In hopes of breaking the curse, and to offer a token of love to his comic book-loving father, Estrella wrote "Balikbayan" using the stories he heard as a child growing up in Canada.
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March 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/334...
BALIKBAYAN: The Return #1 - A Filipino Horror Comic
HEREDITARY meets THE WAILING when Ben and his father return to The Philippines to confront the spirit cursing their family.
www.kickstarter.com
March 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
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womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2024/03/inte...
INTERVIEW: Rosie Reads with the Kickstarting Creators of Balikbayan, a Filipino Horror Comic - WWAC
In this edition of Rosie Reads, Rosie interviews the creators of Balikbayan, a Filipino horror comic on Kickstarter.
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March 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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And as always please if you can back, share and shout out the Kickstarter! We can only make this happen with your support and I'd really love to get this book into as many hands as I can!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/334...
BALIKBAYAN: The Return #1 - A Filipino Horror Comic
HEREDITARY meets THE WAILING when Ben and his father return to The Philippines to confront the spirit cursing their family.
www.kickstarter.com
March 10, 2024 at 9:14 PM