If you wish to contact me for any particular reason, please click here.

Jan

6

ELMER in 2010

Filed Under Elmer, My Comics | 13 Comments

Ruel S. De Vera of the Philippine Daily Inquirer picks ELMER as one of the most notable books of 2009. Woo hoo! :) I actually almost missed seeing it. A friend of my dad called him up on Tuesday telling him about the mention in last Monday’s Inquirer. My dad went to Sta. Rita, our local institutional newspaper and magazine store (I say institutional because it’s been there long before I was born) and asked if there were any issues of the PDI from the previous day. Good thing there was!

I’m told that ELMER has started to appear in branches of Powerbooks. It’s about time! If anyone has spotted it anywhere, please leave a comment about what store it is and what branch. It would be much appreciated!

Things are just starting for ELMER though! It’s going to get a foreign translation sometime later this year. Yeah!

Comments

13 Responses to “ELMER in 2010”

  1. kc cordero on January 6th, 2010 11:01 am

    congrats, ka gerry. may elmer sa comics odyssey, robinson’s ermita branch, pero baka ubos na ang kopya mo roon.

  2. Gerry Alanguilan on January 6th, 2010 11:26 am

    Thanks KC! Kakadeliver ko lang recently sa CO…. tatanungin ko ulit si Sandy kung meron pa. :D

  3. Jun Pamintuan on January 6th, 2010 8:54 pm

    Congratulations Sir Gerry!

    Very nice to see ELMER getting the appreciation it is due. May mga nakita ako na ELMER sa Trinoma Planet X, siguro meron din sa Planet X sa Glorietta yun. Meron din sa Comic Quest sa SM North. Titignan ko pa kung meron sa mga bookstores dito sa area namin pero it would be nice kung meron. Pag nadaan ako ulit maghahanap ako para malaman kung meron nga. Again, congrats and more power to you Sir! Any plans and offer for an ELMER movie soon? Hehe.

  4. Nick Nichelle Dael on January 7th, 2010 1:15 am

    May dedication sa newborn son ko pa yong copy ko at mey sketch pa! Salamat. :)

    Congratulations, sir! More success pa at sana mey reissue din ng Wasted.

  5. jzhunagev on January 7th, 2010 10:17 am

    I agree with Mr. Nick there, sana nga may reissue din ng Wasted plus new materials…

    Anyway, congratulations Sir Gerry… ang ganda naman kasi talaga ng Elmer at very modern ang story telling…

    Wishing you more blessings this 2010…

  6. LAR on January 8th, 2010 9:08 am

    Congrats Gerry! Another achievement for the new year! Wohoooo! :D

  7. Ax on January 8th, 2010 7:20 pm

    I always visit Powerbooks in Ayala and Fullybooked at Serendra. I’ll sure to drop a comment if I spotted the Elmer book!

    O.T.: Hello. Nagulat lang po ako, habang naghahanap ng mga books/comics na “goals” kong basahin this year 2010, nakita ko po itong website na ito. And then saw your photo. Huwat? Subscriber mo pala ako sa youtube channel. Nagulat lang ako kase isa po pala kayong writer/artist.

  8. Gerry Alanguilan on January 8th, 2010 11:42 pm

    Thanks Ax! The You Tube me is my slightly deranged alter ego.

  9. Ax on January 13th, 2010 8:05 pm

    Haha, natutuwa ako sa “hey baby” video niyo sa youtube. At natapos ko na rin pong basahin yung Wasted. It is indeed a magnum opus.

    Btw, nagpunta po akong Powerbooks Greenbelt area, di ko po natanong yung Elmer pero wala po akong nakita. Try ko po bukas kapag napadaan po ako, itatanong ko na this time!

  10. J. Jamir on January 13th, 2010 9:57 pm

    sir, was just wondering if you’ve tried to get Elmer published in the US (through Vertigo or another major publisher)? I think it has serious potential. I’ve read my copy of the collected edition several times and behind the seemingly ridiculous premise is a very thought-provoking story and a social commentary on the ills of bigotry and discrimination.

  11. Gerry Alanguilan on January 13th, 2010 10:39 pm

    Thanks Jeremiah!… I’m working on something in that direction. :)

  12. Ax on January 15th, 2010 8:46 am

    Di ko po pala nasabi, wala pa rin pong Elmer sa Powerbooks Glorietta.

  13. ruth on January 20th, 2010 11:55 pm

    I’ve been looking for “Elmer” since December…no copies at all in Fully Booked/ a different bookstore at Serendra.

    I’ll check the stores mentioned, thanks for the tips! :)