Tony de Zuniga is known as the first Filipino to ever do illustrations for comic book juggernauts, Marvel and DC comics. He opened the doors to other Pinoy artists in the US four decades ago.
He started as a comic book artist in the Philippines as a teenager and went on to study Commercial Arts in the University of Santo Tomas and Industrial Design at the New York School of Design.
It was in 1968, that he met DC comics editor Joe Orlando, who hired him right away after seeing his impressive portfolio. While working for DC in the late 70s, Tony noticed that the company was simply reprinting the comics that they did before, because the company had cut back on hiring new artists for fresh works due to lack of funds.
Tony then explained to his editor that there is a pool of talented artists waiting to be hired in the Philippines who can be commissioned for the same price as reprints." With his editor, Tony flew back to the Philippines in 1978 to scout for Filipino comic book artists. He single-handedly started the "Filipino Invasion."
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