Hansel Razon Dimapilis is a visual storyteller based in Quezon City, who likes to imbue her works with whimsy, wonder, and warmth.
She graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a degree in Creative Writing, but she always had a passion for the visual arts, particularly comics, which she ended up pursuing. Nowadays, she mainly works freelance on a variety of comics and illustration projects. She particularly likes drawing expressive characters and detailed backgrounds.
She strongly advocates for more komiks in Filipino mainstream media, particularly children's literature. Aside from comics, she likes books, sweets, and pedestrian lanes.
Looking for representation.
WORKS & AWARDS
Baby Butterfly (2024) Graphic Memoir Oneshot - 1st Prize Winner, Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC)'s Short Comic Book Making Contest 2024
On Being Quiet (2024) Graphic Memoir Oneshot - Receiver of Komiket Komikstarter Award
Spirit Sprints: Ang Buyag ng Pook Kawayan (2023) Graphic Novel - Illustrator
Enchantment (2020) Oneshot Manga
SMILE (2019) - Komiket Award 2020
The Fall of a Sparrow (2018) - First Runner-Up, International Graphic Shakespeare Competiton
PRESS
Komiks Kwentuhan S03E13: Hans Dimapilis | Spirit Sprints (Youtube, 2024)
Report on the 3rdASA Biennial Conference “Shakespeare, Traffics, Tropics” (Asian Shakespeare Newsletter, 2018)