Thank you so much to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for making this possible. This is the first Filipino comics with augmented reality (AR) feature, alongside a mobile app for edutainment purposes. Everything is free to the public.

Tuldok produced a special comics release paying homage to the traditional Pinoy komiks entitled Bernardo Carpio Komiks, the Philippines’ first comics with augmented reality (AR) in 2023. This comics, AR, and mobile app venture was made possible through the RISE Project under the CCP Innovation Grant. As a spin-off project expanding from the organization’s Tuldok Animated Folktales Project (under the production of the Bernardo Carpio short animated film), this special release comics with AR component features a 12-page adaptation of the epic tale of Bernardo Carpio. The comics showcases three AR pages that work using Tuldok’s AR app for mobile phones. This comics project will eventually be digitally available for free to the public. The copyright to this comics remains with the team of artists who worked on the project.

The full copy of the digital comics can be accessed using the Bernardo Carpio AR app. Tuldok is also currently looking for potential partners and/or funding opportunities to print the comics for the public.

Tuldok’s long-term plan is to also produce more special release comics inspired by the country’s cultural heritage.

Check out the project’s official webpage from Tuldok Animation Studios.

Check out the Bernardo Carpio mobile app’s official webpage from Tuldok Animation Studios to maximize the potential of the Bernardo Carpio Komiks with its AR component.