He supposedly grew up in a haunted house and was told to sleep early because there were aswang outside their bedroom window. Who would’ve known that these stories would later influence and inspire him to write the comic book TRESE, co-created with artist Kajo Baldisimo.
Their comic book is a three time winner of Best Graphic Literature of the Year in the Philippine National Book Awards. (2009, 2011, 2012)
He is also the writer and co-creator of “THE DARK COLONY Book 1: Mikey Recio and the Secret of the Demon Dungeon”, which also won the same award in 2013.
Budjette was a co-editor for Alamat Comics, The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo: Creatures and Beasts of Philippine Folklore and SOUND: A Comic Book Anthology (co-edited with Charis Locke, published by Difference Engine).
He now works in Denmark as one of the Creative Leads in the LEGO Agency. He lives there with his wife and son, far away from any aswang – or so they think!
TRESE
• Winner, 2012 Philippine National Book Awards for Best Graphic Literature
• Winner, 2011 Philippine National Book Awards for Best Graphic Literature
• Winner, 2009 Philippine National Book Awards for Best Graphic Literature
• Honorable Mention, 2013 Best Horror Stories, chosen by Ellen Datlow
TRESE Book 1 (Visprint, 2008)
TRESE Book 2 (Visprint, 2008)
TRESE Book 3 (Visprint, 2009)
TRESE Book 4 (Visprint, 2011)
TRESE Book 5 (Visprint, 2012)
TRESE Book 6 (Visprint, 2014)
TRESE Book 7 (Visprint, 2019)
TRESE: Bloodlines (Avenida, 2020)
TRESE : Stories from the Diabolical, a compilation of short horror stories set in the Trese universe (Visprint, 2013)
TRESE: THIRTEEN STATIONS, included in the anthology MANILA NOIR, edited by Jessica Hagedorn (Akashic Press, 2013)
TRESE: LAST FULL SHOW, included in the anthology ALTERNATIVE ALAMAT, edited by Paolo Chikiamco (Visprint, 2014)
THE DARK COLONY CLASSIFICADO: The Grinning Nino of Barang (2018) contributing writer, co-editor
THE BLACK BESTIARY: AN ALEJANDRO PARDO COMPENDIUM (Summit Books, 2018) contributing writer, co-editor
THE LOST JOURNAL OF ALEJANDRO PARDO (Summit Books, 2016) contributing writer, co-editor
THE DARK COLONY: Mikey Recio and the Secret of the Demon Dungeon (Visprint, 2013)
• Winner, 2013 Philippine National Book Awards for Best Graphic Literature
KWENTILLION, SciFi/Fantasy Comics Magazine (Summit Media, 2012) contributing writer, co-editor
PRECINTO 13, Alamat Comics (2011)
THE FEAST, Uno Magazine (2010)
TRESE: MASQUERADE, Rogue Magazine (2009)
UNDERPASS (Summit Media, 2009), contributing writer, co-editor
ONE FINE DAY, Basted Comics (Psicom Publishing, 2005)
ALL THE SMALL THINGS, Fantasya Comics (Psicom Publishing, 2005)
