Ikabod Bubwit (literally "Ikabod the Small Rodent", "Ikabod the Small Rat", or "Ikabod the Mouse") is a fictional character created by Nonoy Marcelo, and serves as an allegory of the socio-political woes of ordinary Filipinos.Nonoy (1940 - 2002) , wittyworld.com
He is among the characters for which Marcello is best known. The satirical comic strip about Ikabod Bubwit ran from the late 1970s through 2002.SEVERINO "NONOY" MARCELO (1939-2002) Lifetime Achievement Awardee , animahenasyon.com
Design Ikabod Bubwit himself is considered as the most famous mouse character created by Marcelo. As the title character in the comic strip Ikabod, Ikabod Bubwit was the humorous representation of the socio-political woes of ordinary Filipinos.
Inspirations The comic strip was used at times by Marcelo to reference and portray Filipino political figures, including Ferdinand Marcos, Cory Aquino, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.CARTOONIST Noynoy Marcelo, abs-cbnnews.com Marcelo depicted Ikabod Bubwit as an “irreverent mouse” with “funny antics” who lived in Dagalandia (literally "Mouseland" or "Ratland").Aranda, Rene. ‘Ikabod Bubwit’ creator is dead, philstar.com, October 23, 2002Panao, Alicor. Ptyk is home Ikabod's hometown, Dagalandia, was described as a “recast” of “the Philippines as a nation” with “an apt mirror image for the turbulent setting of the Philippines” during the present and in the past.
See also Barok List of fictional rodents
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