He delivered his webinar, Filipino Stories in Comics and Beyond with Whilce Portacio, sponsored by Animation Council PH, Animotion, and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde on February 13, 2021. Whilce grew up in the US. “The US is a great place to grow up in, with great opportunities but you have to be tough,” he muses. “Almost all the parents in my generation, they made a decision while we were growing up, they didn’t talk with us in Tagalog.” He confessed that he did not speak Tagalog until he was in his late 30s. Stan Lee and Ironman Superman and Batman