Pugad Baboy - Major Story Arcs

Major Story Arcs

As mentioned earlier in this article, the strip does not showcase domestic life alone as Medina has created story arcs which involve the various characters in adventure, dramatic or other plotted situations.

There is no standard as how long a story arc may last, since it can run from several weeks to a few months. The story arc is only titled when it is included in a compilation.

This list below contains named story arcs that last at least 15 strips long and which compilation each appears.

  • Bakasyon (15 strips, The Best of Pugad Baboy)
  • Baboy Scouts (24 strips, Pugad Baboy 3)
  • Wisedog (17 strips, Pugad Baboy 3)
  • The Baguio Connection (51 strips, Pugad Baboy 3)
  • Retraining (45 strips, Pugad Baboy 4)
  • The Malunggay Conflict (30 strips, Pugad Baboy 4)
  • Ang Hiwaga ng Dueñas (52 strips, Pugad Baboy 4)
  • Feminist (34 strips, PB5)
  • Olympig Games (19 strips, PB5)
  • 2078 (45 strips, PB5)
  • Maidnappers (88 strips, PB5)
  • The Olongapo Caper (49 strips, Pugad Baboy 6)
  • Oplan Paglalanse (23 strips, Pugad Baboy 7)
  • Alamang Boy (26 strips, Pugad Baboy 7)
  • Col. Manyakis (35 strips, pugad baboy 8)
  • Father Marty (21 strips, Pugad Baboy 9)
  • Kulto (41 strips, Pugad Baboy 9)
  • James Bab (38 strips, Pugad Baboy X)
  • Matrona (23 strips, Pugad Baboy X)
  • Apo Hikers (62 strips, Pugad Baboy XI)
  • Paraiso (54 strips, Pugad Baboy XII)
  • Private Investigator! (77 strips, PB the 13th)
  • Babman (37 strips, Katorse)
  • Aso (88 strips, Kinse!)
  • Benigno Ramos: Bounty Hunter (71 strips, Pugad Baboy Sunday Comics)
  • Bodyguard (53 strips, Pugad Baboy 21)
  • Green Heroine (87 strips, PB 24)

Not included in the list above is Planet of the Dogs, Medina's homage/parody to Planet of the Apes. This story arc (which appeared in Disi-Sais!) is relatively short at only 9 strips long. Since that arc, it took Medina three years before he came up with Benigno Ramos: Bounty Hunter, and then another three with Bodyguard.

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