Born: 1982 February 8 in Philippines
Biography: Manuel "Manix" Abrera is a Filipino freelance cartoonist, artist, author, and musician. He is well-known as the creator of "Kikomachine Komix", his long-running daily strip in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. His weekly webcomic "News Hardcore!" runs on GMA News Online, a major Filipino news site.
He has produced 16 volumes of "Kikomachine Komix" and a "News Hardcore!" compilation, as well as two wordless graphic novels entitled "12" and "14".
He has won the Philippine National Book Award for "14" (2015), "News Hardcore: Hukbong Sandatahan ng Kahaggardan" (2016) and "Kikomachine Komix Volume 14: Alaala ng Kinabukasan" (2019).
He is the son of cartoonist Jess Abrera and author and academic Maria Bernadette (Dette) Lorenzo Abrera.