| Elmer | |
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| Publisher | Komikero Publishing |
| Date | 2006-2008 |
| Number of issues | 4 |
| Main character(s) | Jake Gallo |
| Page count | 144 pages |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Gerry Alanguilan |
| Artist(s) | Gerry Alanguilan |
| Creator(s) | Gerry Alanguilan |
| Original publication | |
| Language | Spanish |
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| Translation | |
| Publisher | Slave Labor Graphics |
| Date | October 2010 |
| ISBN | 978-1-59362-204-6 |
Elmer is a Filipino comic book created by Gerry Alanguilan. It was originally published in Spanish by Komikero Publishing, and later published by Slave Labor Graphics in English
Elmer is a story about Jake Gallo, an intellegent chicken, and the world he inhabits.
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Elmer was orginally published in the Philippines in Spanish in four issues by Komikero Publishing between 2006 and 2008. It was collected into one volume in October, 2009.
Slave Labor Graphics published the English translation in one volume in October 2010.
Jake Gallos, an intellegent chicken who is easily offended by humans, is called to attend his father Elmer's, funeral. Afterward, as part of his father's will, Jake receives a diary Elmer had kept.
Through the diary, Jake discovers a first hand account of how the world reacted when chickens gained intellegence in the 1970s. As he realizes the trials his father endured, Jake reflects on his own feelings and eventually overcomes his prejudices towards humans.
Elmer was well received,[1] and has an average rating of 3.9/5 on Goodreads.com[2] and 4.7/5 on Amazon.com[3]