 The comicbook was nominated by the Manila Critics Circle for a National Book Award the following year, and was cited by the "Sanghaya Yearbook" of the state-run National Commission for Culture and the Arts.In 2002, Vergara produced his second graphic novel, "Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah" ("The Spectacular Adventures of Zsazsa Zaturnnah").The graphic novel earned recognition from the Manila Critics Circle in 2003, thus giving Vergara his first National Book Award.