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Between Sucking and Awesome

Filed Under Bold Star, Filipino Artists, My Comics, Philippine Comics | 5 Comments

So what have been up to and why haven’t I been posting? I’ve been incredibly busy. I haven’t even had time to make You Tube videos in a while. I’ve been doing the Martian thing. I’m incredibly slow on it, pathetically so. But I’m working on improving my speed, with Ilyn helping me do the flats on the pages.

I’ve also done further restoration and coloring on some of Francisco V. Coching’s work, including the artwork that’s going to be used on the covers of both EL INDIO and THE LIFE and ART of FRANCISCO COCHING coffee table book to be launched this August. I wish I could post a preview of the the artwork as I’m particularly proud of the restoration and coloring I’ve done on them. But I can’t. ha! ha! Once I can, I definitely will!

The inking thing hasn’t started yet. I’m ready to take it on whenever it does start. I’m very excited about that. 2009 is split right in the middle between completely sucking, and completely awesome. I’m just about to step into the awesome side and God damn, it’s about freakin’ time. The past couple of years has just been… indescribable. In the meantime, I’m hanging by my balls. To anyone out there who owes me money, right now is about the right time to help me out.

Artwork for “Where Bold Stars Go To Die” is only a few pages away from being completed. YEAH! My pal Arlan Esmeña has done a tremendous job on the artwork so far. I’ve enjoyed our collaboration so much that I’m already planning our next project together.

I can’t believe who I got to do a pinup for Bold Stars. I’m so ecstatic that this artist agreed to do it. He’s not Filipino and he’s not typically known to be a comic book artist, but man o man, his artwork is awesome.

I’m also trying to get in touch with other artists to do pinups for it, and being really shameless about who I ask. I mean, what am I gonna lose? The worst that can happen is they refuse. One already has. ha! ha! I guess I just wanted to make this comic book special because it’s Arlan’s first comic book and he’s done a great job. I’m also rather proud of the story I’ve written. It has a rather provocative subject matter so I’m both excited and anxious at how it would be received.

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5 Responses to “Between Sucking and Awesome”

  1. Pinoy Comics USA on June 24th, 2009 9:53 pm

    Gerry,
    Looks like you’re really busy, and Edgar Tadeo too. Wolverine, Not Dead Yet is out on the comics racks. I was looking at it yesterday at Barnes and Nobles. Pencilled by Leinil, inked by Tadeo and Alanguilan, it didn’t look like anything I’ve seen of Leinil Yu before.
    Rod

  2. Dexter on June 25th, 2009 4:04 am

    Gerry i’m already drooling! Hahaha! I guess im not the only one who will say this…” It is anxiously anticipated and its about time- again”.

  3. Gerry Alanguilan on June 25th, 2009 7:25 am

    Rod, Leinil is constantly evolving as an artist, and it’s remarkable to see.

  4. Ed on June 25th, 2009 2:42 pm

    The first compiled printing of Wolverine – Not Dead Yet weren’t well-bound. I think the spines of most copies weren’t glued well. I only had one or two copies left. I had to buy the new hard cover one to see what papers they used in the interior pages. :D

    Leinil was good, now he’s work is awesome.

  5. edwin y. estioko on June 25th, 2009 5:06 pm

    Sir Gerry,
    …Sir greetings po sa nyo and Gud Day tho bumabagyo po,…gusto ko pong magpasalamat ulit sa nyo ng marami, kc po sinubukan ko pong mag consign sa sputnik at pinayagan po nila ako, at sir pasensya na po hindi po ako nakapagpaalam sa inyo dahil pinabasa ko po yung comment nyo from your komikero.com po at pati na din po yung comment sa FHM which is din dahil din po sa nyo para makatulong din po… Sir very many and Big Thanks po sa inyo from the bottom of my heart, sobrang masaya po ako dahil natupad ko po ang pangarap ko tho hindi man po ako kumikita and enjoyment ko po ay yung fulfillment ko bilang graphic novelist & illustrator ay natupad at iyon po ay dahil sa akin na rin pong pagtitiyaga at tiwala sa sarili at sa Faith na binigay sa akin ng Diyos na matatapos ko ito at gayun din po ang inyong malugod na pagpansin sa komiks na ginawa ko, tatanawin ko po ang bagay na iyon at babaunin ko dito sa simulaing ginagawa ko hanggang dulo kung san man ako matapos. Maraming Salamat po Sir sa inyo dahil kayo po ang instrumento at isang rebolusyonaryo sa larangan ng pag-iindie at kayo po ang nagbukas ng pinto para sa lahat ng mga aspiring komikeros. Mabuhay po kayo at Patnubayan po ng Maykapal ang inyong mga proyekto, Maraming Salamat po Sir Gerry.