Zinegang & Komiks Meet-Up Lands in Fullerton

August 21, 2025

We’re bringing Filipino and Southeast Asian print culture to the OC and IE!

On Saturday, August 23, 2025 (1–4PM), join us at Comic Book Hideout (215 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832) for the Zinegang & Komiks Meet-Up—a free, all-ages gathering celebrating komiks, zines, and indie print culture.

Who’s Tabling

Hot Tropiks
Based in the IE, Hot Tropiks publishes and distributes komiks and kids lit from the Philippines and its diaspora.

At this event, Hot Tropiks will be launching Maloles: The Reckoning Vol. 1 – Keeper of the Underworld by Ebony Soy. Ebony is a self-taught artist whose work spans painting, tattoo design, and illustration. She has exhibited across California and Hawai‘i, served as Justice + Equity Chair at 11:11 A Creative Collective, and contributed to comics including Jemini, Giant-Size Lumpia, and Kwento Comics. Ebony will also be signing copies at the Hot Tropiks booth.
Social: @hot.tropiks

Yakapin Studios – Katie Soldevilla
Katie Soldevilla is a Filipino American artist from Los Angeles who has been creating zines since 2019. She draws inspiration from humor and everyday life.
Social: @yakapinstudio | Website

MLOU the Artist
MLOU is a Filipino artist based in Los Angeles. Their zines include stories about coming out to family in the Philippines and traveling solo as a genderqueer person.
Social: @mloutheartist

Redinkedpanda – Dean Rullan
Dean Rullan, known as Redinkedpanda, is a freelance illustrator, comic book, and cover artist.
Social: @redinkedpanda

FAHNS OC-IE (Outdoor Patio Host)

Laineypaints
Highlight: Live Photo Booth Drawing by Laineypaints
Social: @laineypaints

PPN Creations
Creators of Specter Outlaw, a 50-issue story now on its 17th issue about a ghost who kills children’s nightmares using his teddy bear battle mode. At this event, they’ll feature Specter Outlaw TPB Vol. 4 with a new story about the Abductor plus a 10-page after-credits scene.
Social: @ppncreations

Allen Roman – @magedark
Allen Roman is a cartoonist and painter from Los Angeles. He makes travel journals, comics about friendship, and stickers of his signature Mola Mola characters. At this event, he’ll debut travel watercolor journals from Covington, KY; Salinas, CA; and San Diego, CA, along with new Mola Mola family stickers.
Social: @magedark

Let's Go!

This meet-up is about more than selling books and zines. It’s about community—connecting creators from the Philippines, diaspora, and allies here in Southern California. Whether you’re deep into komiks culture or just curious about the indie print scene, this is a chance to meet artists, pick up zines you won’t find anywhere else, and see what’s brewing in the Tropiks.