Comments on: A Visit from Raule, Spanish Comics Writer

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:24:41 +0000

Hey Powil, I’ll definitely go to Angouleme once I can afford it. :)

By: powil

powil — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:43:01 +0000

Hi Gerry,

Nice to hear na may Spanish artist na bumisita sa inyo.

Why not visit France during their Angouleme international comics festival. There you can promote your comics.

I think ELMER will be well received. I showed it to some comics artist from other countries last year and they liked it more than superheroes.

But I only brought book3 and that time book4 was still on the works and I didn’t have 1 and 2 with me then.

By: auggie

auggie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:01:03 +0000

Rod,

Fado ? I think that’s new. The only Portuguese I hear are those of Bebel Gilberto, Flora Purim, Airto Moriera, Oscar Castro Nieves, Deodato. I also like Cuban Music with the likes of Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Willy Bobo, Arturo Sandoval etc…

By: Pinoy Comics USA

Pinoy Comics USA — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:40:45 +0000

Auggie,
I’m really into Spanish music, especially guitar music, and Flamenco. To that end, I like Jobim, and Stan Getz, and Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis. I love also a Portuguese music called Fado. I wondered if you’ve heard of it. The leading performer right now I think is Mariza watch her in YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzrUs08-SWs&eurl=http://www.chordstrike.com/2009/04/fado-the-expression-of-the-portuguese-soul.html&feature=player_embedded
I watched her perform the same song at the Disney Hall here in Los Angeles.
Rod

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:38:23 +0000

Magnifique, Gerardót!

Haha! There ya go, sago. :P

By: auggie

auggie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:44:52 +0000

JM,

That’s right, pampababa ng blood pressure. To the KOMIKEROS, who wants a sample of this theraphy, check out, MILES DAVIS album, KIND OF BLUE, tunay na pampa -relax, or any album of ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, or STAN GETZ.

Rod,

Padalhan mo nga kami ng sample niyan ?

By: raipo

raipo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:27:15 +0000

Katuwa yang si Raule’ ah! reminds me of that French guy nung isnag miting natin.

By: Jose Mari Lee

Jose Mari Lee — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:15:46 +0000

Rod:

I haven’t gone to the comics shops for a month now, but I’m sure we have it here. I’ll check it out tomorrow.

Auggie:
Doon ka pala nagkaroon ng interest sa Jazz. Pero alam mo, Jazz is very relaxing. Kapag ayokong mag-isip, ito ang pinakikinggan ko.
It feels like kind of re-living William Wordsworth’s poem, DAFFODILS:

“For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils”

I think young people should discover Jazz as well, it’s good for their blood pressure and mental health.
:)

By: Pinoy Comics USA

Pinoy Comics USA — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:51:58 +0000

JM,
Speaking of throwaways. I wonder if this is available in Canada? DC just put one over Marvel in a comics series called Wednesday Comics. Wow, I actually love it. A huge format comics the size of a newspaper, in full color, but just like a newspaper it’s printed on newsprint. It’s 16 pages, each page with a continuing story of Batman, Superman, Metalmen, Supergirl, Deadman, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, etc. and illustrated by DC’s top illustators, Joe Kubert, Ryan Sook, Lee Bermejo, Garcia-Lopez,etc, and writers that include Neal Gaiman. Our local comics store ordered 200 copies of the first issue that came out last Wednesday and was sold-out in 2 days before I could buy a copy. I had to scrounged around to find a copy. It will come out every Wednesday for 16 weeks. Price is $3.99. Marvel execs must be scratching their heads on how to counter this, hehehe. Check out this link: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/afterword/archive/2009/07/08/wednesday-comics-neil-gaiman-helps-dc-comics-evoke-classic-weekly-newspaper-funny-pages.aspx
Rod

By: auggie

auggie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:42:50 +0000

JM,

Consumer-driven society nga ang US, still, mi mga na preserved pa rin silang comics from the past. Example yung mi cult following na EC comics ni William Gaines, meron pang available collection on the market. But the amazing thing is JAZZ & BLUES, strictly, American art-form , pero welcome sa buong mundo. Mi mga Jazz artists na mas respetado pa sa Europe kesa sa US. Another EGREGIOUS example, yung jazz DeeJay sa VOA Jazz Hour eh mas kilala pa sa Russia, Asia, Europe, pero hindi sa America ( nakalimutan ko ang pangalan). doon ako unang na expose sa Jazz . during late hours sa Short wave radio at gumagawa ako ng plates sa Fine Arts. Palagay ko doon din ito na expose si Raule.