Gener "Ner" Pedrina (born January 1, 1970) is a freelance Filipino comic book artist[1] who has taken on various roles in the industry. Most notable is his creation of Sanduguan. Pedrina graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the Angeles University of the Philippines, Angeles City, Pampanga.
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Pedrina began his career with his first foray into comics initially as a member of the Alamat co-founding group Virtual Media, the creators of A.R.C.H.O.N. During his stint with them, he co-created the short-lived Handicrap Comics (1996) with his original partners and company mates Jonathan "Kajo" Baldisimo and Jeck Ebreo, which lasted all of six issues. The comics contained 3 titles per issue, one of which was Sanduguan which appeared in issues 5 and 6. His other creations appeared in Handicrap were the Bato and Zodiac comics.
After Handicrap, Pedrina was commissioned to do pin-up art for Alamat Comics' On The Verge and later did art for True Philippine Ghost Stories published by Psicom. He also did color work for Darna as it was released in International 3-issue format, published by Mango Comics in 2003. In 2004, he also did the art for Dynatica Comics' Tikbalang Nation. He worked with Psicom creating lay-outs for the magazine section of DC Kids Philippines, the official digest-sized reprints of the TV tie-ins- Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes! and Justice League Unlimited.
1998
Handicrap # 1-6
Published by Handicrapcomix
1999
ON THE VERGE
Pin-up for Dancing with a four legged Iguana
Published by Alamat Entertainment, Inc.
LEGEND OF ZODIAC #1 & 2
2002
Philippine Legends Published by Psicom
Ang Alamat ni Bernardo Karpio
Alamat ng Maynilad
Alamat Ng Mais
Alamat Ni Apobolinayen At Ang Araw
Tigbauan At Lamokon
2003
Look And Find Series Coloring Published by Psicom
1 - Invasion
2 - The Forest
3 - J Brothers Adventure
4 - Baranggay Anay, cover only
5 - The 12 Huntsmen
6 - The Abduction
8 - Carnival
Philippine Ghost Stories #8
Pin-up
Published by Psicom
DARNA Color Assist
Published by Mango Comics
SANDUGUAN REVELATIONS Written by Christophe Pacaud
Published by Blue Shuffle
WAN: Tatlong Kuwento. Talong Buhay
With Tobie Abad
2004
TIKBALANG NATION Written by Jason Banico
Published by Dynatica
2005
FANTASYA
"Kasaysayan: Minsan Isang Tag-Ulan"
Written by Alex Osias
Published by Psicom,
BASTED "Noon At Kailanman"
Written by Kate Aton
Cover colors
Published by Psicom
BASTED: Tagos Hanggang Buto Cover colors Published by Psicom
PROJECT: HERO
Razor Lolita
Written by Jason Banico
Published byQuest Ventures
KOMIKS ATBP
Ang Alamat ni Bato
Published by Point Zero
SHINING GOLD: APOCRYPHUS
Written by Darrin Hunt
under Ronin Studios
2007
SANDUGUAN:Himagsikan 0
Published by Kathang Indio
Sandugo travels into another earth meeting the super-powered Katipuneros
2008
SANDUGUAN:Himagsikan 1
Published by Kathang Indio
The Adventures of team Sandugo continuous as they face the mind-controlled Magdalo
SANDUGUAN:Himagsikan 2
Published by Kathang Indio
Sandugo joins forces with the Katipunan and launched an attack against the forces of the Espanol regime
SANDATA 0 Published by Kathang Indio
The origin of the man called Sandata is revealed.
BATO, Agimat Warrior 1
Published by Kathang Indio
Collecting the early origins of Bato in the heydey of Handicrapcomix plus an origin story.
2009
KALAYAAN #6
Written by Gio Paredes
Published by GMP Comics
Sandugo Team cross over to the pages of Kalayaan Comics.
Ner began creating the Sanduguan universe with Handicrap comics expanding it into other media. After Handicrap Comics, his Zodiac comic was released independently in Comic Quest stores in 2002. The work was then published online. Sanduguan's iconic character representations gained a large fanbase among artists and comic book buffs, and many popular artists volunteered to represent the characters in various art forms. Sanduguan quickly became a gallery favorite.
There was an attempted release of Sanduguan in Blue Shuffle's digest in 2002, but production fell through. Sanduguan was released as an RPG campaign in the 2003 comic convention. It was released in a new format independently sold exclusively for the Comic Convention in 2004, and is scheduled for release as a seven-issue mini-series Sanduguan: Revelations. Bato was published anew with the release of Komiks ATBP published by Point Zero, an offshoot of Blitzworks in 2006.