About Apollo Baltazar

Apollo Baltazar is a Filipino-American cartoonist from Southern California, currently residing in New York. He has his BFA in comics from the School of Visual Arts. When he's not making comics, he's either playing the Sims, baking sourdough bread, or drinking over-priced iced matcha lattes. Apollo has previously done work for the Washington Post, the Nib, and Quindrie Press.
Books
What's in a Name? – Washington Post, June 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/06/29/transgender-name-changes/
Morena – The Nib, June 2023 - https://thenib.com/morena/
Interlocking Pieces – The Nib, December 2021 - https://thenib.com/interlocking-pieces/


Awards
School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship - Will Eisner Sequential Art Scholarship - 2022
Guest at MCAF
2025