Comments on: Life and Art of Francisco V. Coching + Botong Book Launch (Updated)

By: Allan Sioson

Allan Sioson — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:17:40 +0000

Gerry and Macoy,

Size: 6″ x 9″; Bond paper (not the glossy type that I prefer); Black and white comics; Cover needs improvement. The illustrations are marvelous! The Arturo character in Lapu-lapu looks like Fernando in El Indio.

The back cover says that copyright belongs to Atlas Publishing Co., Inc., (#6 21st Ave. Cubao, QC, tel # 9129652 – 60). The Editor is Terry C. Bagalso; Assoc Editor: Jocelyn J. Domingo. Fidel Pestan~o, Jayson Vega, and Divine Grace Bongolan were the ones who collected and prepared the comics.

Gerry, among the NBS and Powerbook stores I went to — only NBS Sta Rosa has this Lapu-lapu comic book.

The back cover shows 5 cover pictures of stories that I think Atlas would like to republish (Seems that Barbaro is one of those stories).

By: macoy

macoy — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:26:00 +0000

@allan,

how was the lapu-lapu book?

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:19:04 +0000

Thanks for letting me know Allan! This is weird! I was at four branches of NBS today and I haven’t seen a copy.

By: Allan Sioson

Allan Sioson — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:39:37 +0000

Gerry,

I was looking for a copy of El Indio at NBS, Paseo de Sta Rosa — instead I found a copy of Conching’s Lapu-Lapu (complete series) published by Atlas. This comic book costs P120. (I finally got a copy of El Indio yesterday at Powerbooks, SM Megamall, though).

I’m happy with my copy of Lapu-lapu. However, I wish that it was published in the same way as El Indio.

By: auggie

auggie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:11:54 +0000

Gerry,

Wala pa rito sa NBS sa SM Naga City, bakit kaya? kinukulit ko na nga yung sa acquisitions/ New arrivals, wala pa daw talaga eh…pakifollow-up naman diyan, thanks!

By: chardinet

chardinet — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:25:50 +0000

Hi Gerry,

thanks for posting the information about the launch. Price of the book is already outthis pm. check this out from vibal site:

http://www.vibalpublishing.com/news.php?m=nv&nid=44

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:05:09 +0000

Rommel, I went around bookstores last Monday, and I found that EL INDIO was readily available in all National branches I went to, including “Booksellers” in Robinson’s Galleria, which I suppose is owned by National as well. It’s usually located in the Philippine Publications section, and they’re usually arranged by author alphabetically.

By: Rommel Joson

Rommel Joson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:49:30 +0000

Wow! I hope the books become available at bookstores soon. I bought El Indio and it was wonderful. I hope Vibal publishes more comics from this era. :)

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:48:30 +0000

Louie, since the book is fresh out of the press, it will initially be available only at the launching. Because of red tape, it will take a month or so before it appears at bookstores. Already EL INDIO is starting to appear in branches of National Bookstore and Powerbooks, a couple of months after the book launched.

By: Louie V

Louie V — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:54:12 +0000

Sir Gerry, doon lang ba available yung book ni Francisco Coching sa nasabing event?