Comments on: Awesome Find

By: knovs

knovs — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:45:41 +0000

gerry: “It blew my 10 year old mind and it blew… something else.”

he he he! naalala ko tuloy nung bata pa ako… ganyan din ang nangyari sa akin nung mabasa ko ang “The Long Tomorrow”.

By: raipo

raipo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:41 +0000

steal gerry! pasalamat sa booksale may kogaratsu at grendel devil by the deed ako! tsambahan nga lang.

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:09:05 +0000

Hello Auggie! Yes, “The Long Tomorrow” is definitely it. Curiously enough, roughly 20 years later, I was still able to buy a copy of Long Tomorrow, as well as other Moebius books at National Book Store… in the children’s section. :)

By: auggie

auggie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:29:04 +0000

Gerry,

You must be referring to Moebius’s LONG TOMORROW, mi mga explicit sex scenes doon.

By: Eusebio Yu

Eusebio Yu — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:42 +0000

What I used to do is search their online website and look for steals. Those copies are in much better condition since they don’t display them. After ordering, I can pick them up at a branch of my choosing. Usually, takes less than 5 days. I also found out that if you wanna order 5k or more, you can go to their warehouse in Bicutan.

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:21:58 +0000

Many people still do jzhunagev. I remember a time when they placed these R rated Moebius comics, complete with sex scenes with both male and female genitals so beautifully drawn and interacting with each other, in the children’s section at National Book Store. It blew my 10 year old mind and it blew… something else.

By: auggie

auggie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:59:09 +0000

Rod,

Sa mga bargain sales na iyan ko rin nabili yung series of Masterworks ng PACIFIC COMICS yata ( nakalimutan ko na, yung Bernie Wrightson at Frank Frazetta. Gumagawa , pa noon ng comics si Frazetta, SILENT KNIGHT, amazingly parang Hal Foster ang rendering. Yung ki Wrightson naman, compilation ng mga selected works niya sa Warren, gaya ng THE LAUGHING MAN. Yung ki Corben, mga compilation ng Edgar Allan Poe Stories.
Other rare finds sa BOOKSALE: Rolling Stones, coffee table book, 2,000 plus ang orig price, went down to 250 bucks, natcherly, sinunggaban ko.Dr.Marten’s book and other Punk bands sa England, Hellblazer na hard bound, 95 bucks only. Mga fairly recent issues of COMMUNICATION ARTS, HOW, PRINT, and other art related trade journals. I got fairly recently, mga B&W works ni MATISSE !

Ive’ heard taga UST daw ang mi ari ng Booksale, graduate daw ng PHILETS.

By: jzhunagev

jzhunagev — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:39:11 +0000

Hey thanks for the advice Sir Gerry…
Guess I’ll have some digging to do…
I never thought they would place graphic novels in the children’s section… which makes me wonder… hhmmm… do people always regard comics as a kiddy thing? Just wondering…

By: chummy

chummy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:25:45 +0000

I saw a copy of the book at NBS and it was still very pricey and I really wanted to buy it,nice find sir, lucky you :) . I do my weekly Booksale rounds whenever I can and will eye on one and try my luck, I’ve had awesome finds in booksale recently with Doctor Midnite TBP and Deadenders:Stealing the Sun TPB, Booksale is a godsend as always :)

By: Pinoy Comics USA

Pinoy Comics USA — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:26:13 +0000

Gerry, Auggie,
Nice finds. Sige payabangan ng “Finds.” hehehe. One distinct advantage I have is that here in America there are what you call Garage Sales or Yard Sales. People sell their junk (or what they think is junk) for oh, starting from a quarter, to some ridiculous price that nobody would even touch at a garage sale. Here’s what I found for 50cents, the copy here is in Ebay, my copy is a little more beat up outside, but the pages are excellent:http://cgi.ebay.com.my/HAL-FOSTER-PRINCE-VALIANT-THE-YOUNG-KNIGHT-RARE-BOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ360138840412#ebayphotohosting
Starting bid is $174 for THE YOUNG KNIGHT, A TALE OF MEDIEVAL TIMES, illustrated by the great Harold Foster of Prince Valiant fame. The book is one of the hardest to find of Hal Fosters comics. I am a great fan of Hal Foster so it’s in my collection forever.
Gerry, linshak na-miss mo si Moebius?
Rod