Long Le's "Limbo: Dumpling Seller", "Touch" and "Van Lang Fantasyland"

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Adryana Putri's "The Legend of Nyai Anteh" and "Matali Mencari Menantu"

Indonesian graphic designer Adryna Putri illustrates the Javanese folktale "Nyai Anteh and the Moon" and the Balinese story "Matali seeks a son-in-law":

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Nancy Duong's "Scarlet Moon" and "Year of the Cat"

Vietnamese-inspired illustrations by Nancy Duong.

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Pintakasi's "The Lam-Ang Experiment"

"The Lam-Ang Experiment" is futuristic science fiction based on the medieval Ilocano epic of Lam-Ang.  This 3-volume graphic novel is written by Michael A.R. Co. and illustrated by artists from the Creative Media and Film Society of the Philippines ("Pintakasi").

Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo's "Trese"

Trese is a graphic novel series by writer Budjette Tan and artist Kajo Baldisimo. Contemporary crime intersects with supernatural world in present day Manila, where mythical creatures of Filipino folklore, such as the dreaded aswang,  manifest in modern forms.

When the police are stumped by mysteries of preternatural cause, they rely on Alexandra Trese, a private investigator with unique connections to the Underworld...

Click thumbnail to visit the official Trese blog. For more information, see Trese on Wikipedia.

Suggested by jnguyễn.

Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations for Children of the Dragon

Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam is a collection of Vietnamese myths and legends retold by Sherry Garland and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.

De rides the giant raven in The Raven and the Star Fruit.

Pleasantly subtle warm-cool color temperature shift on the raven's feathers. The concentric bands of turquoise in the sea below nicely evokes the clear waters of Vietnam's beautiful beaches.

The marriage of Princess Mi Nuong and Son Tinh, Lord of the Mountains in The Legend of the Monsoon Rains.

Delicious depiction of Southeast Asian fruits in the foreground: durian, mangosteen, starfruit, rambutan... It's nice to see the flora of tropical Asia get some love :-)

Merfolk in Southeast Asian Ramayana paintings

The following Southeast Asian Ramayana paintings were photographed by Margery H. Freeman and displayed on the learnnc.org site (no affiliation with this blog). Click thumbnails to view images on Learn NC.

Modern Balinese painting of Ravana's mermaid daughter with dark skin.

Thai mural depiction of the same mermaid character in an earlier scene in the epic.

Another Thai Ramayana mural painting featuring a merman, a mermaid and what appears to be a nagini. (female naga)

The Songkhla Mermaid

Created in 1966 by Jitr Buabus, this bronze sculpture is located at Laem Samila Beach in Songkhla Province, Thailand.¹ The mermaid character comes from Phra Aphai Mani,² a fantastical epic poem written by 19th century royal poet Sunthorn Phu.³

Notes:

1. Songkhla Mermaid on wikipedia
2. Thai Blogs: Mermaid in Songkhla
3. Sunthorn Pu on wikipedia

Carl Angel's "Children of Bathala"

Children of Bathala is a series of paintings by illustrator Carl Angel, depicting the mythology of the Philippines.