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21

Renaissance is TODAY!

Filed Under COMICS CONVENTIONS, My Art, My Comics, Philippine Comics | 22 Comments

February 21 Update: Renaissance is TODAY, but I will be late. Lots of work stuff still to finish. I’ll be there around 11:30am onwards.

The first thing that people ask is… what is “Renaissance”? There seems to be some confusion as to what it is, I know. Even the posters that have come out have been kind of vague. The simple answer is that it’s very much like a one-day comics convention. It IS a comics convention. The difference is, it is a comics convention for charity. Ticket sales, as well as the money earned from sketches, and the money earned from a special book that’s going to be launched at the event, will go to charity.

What is this special book? It’s a book that collects illustrations from many of the best Filipino illustrators in comics and animation in the world. Who are going to be in this book? In this poster is a list:

The illustration I contributed is the one on top. Also in the book is a kick ass collaboration between Whilce Portacio and Philip Tan!

The awesome thing is… every single piece of original art in this book are going to be auctioned off at EBAY, the profits of which will also go to charity.

What is this charity? It’s been agreed, specially in the light of the good results of the Ondoy auctions of last year, that many of our fellow professionals in comics need our help financially to deal not only with tragedies like this, but also for personal tragedies like sickness. A charity will be established specifically for this purpose.

So yeah! If you want to help out, please visit us this Sunday, February 21 at the Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall. Doors open at 10am and I’ll be pretty much there the whole day.

I’ll be doing sketches! I’ve pledged to do at least 10 sketches for the event. If you want a sketch from me, please reserve it at the door when you arrive. I’ll be pretty much hanging out at my table the whole day selling ELMER and BOLD STAR.

Ticket price is P100, but please bear in mind, that goes to charity. If you think it’s too expensive, and you think helping comics creators in need is not worth it, then you just better shut up and keep your opinion to yourself because if you blurt it out, I’ll kick you in the nuts, we’ll never speak again, and I’ll pretty much grow old thinking how much of a selfish cheapskate you are.

See you there!

Comments

22 Responses to “Renaissance is TODAY!”

  1. johnbecaro on February 16th, 2010 9:37 am

    I might be here. I wanted to show my support for this noble cause.:)

  2. Jun Pamintuan on February 16th, 2010 10:36 am

    Yep, I’ll go there as well. By the way Sir Gerry, do you know how much will the special book be?

    Wow original art! but ouch..ebay..I thought they can be bought through a live auction or some other means other than ebay because not everyone has an ebay account or yeah, not everyone likes ebay. Ah well. Sketches will do for me.

    I am looking forward to this great event! The way I see it, the local comic industry is indeed getting better and better everytime one of these conventions gets done. More people become aware that Filipino comics is alive contrary to old belief that it is dead.

  3. Gerry Alanguilan on February 16th, 2010 10:54 am

    Pasensya na Jun if we go Ebay with the original art. The objective is to make as much money from the artwork as possible, which you and I can agree won’t be possible if these drawings were sold locally. See you Sunday!

  4. Karen K on February 16th, 2010 12:07 pm

    Gerry, I’ll be there to support the effort. Cheers!

  5. jerome dizon on February 16th, 2010 4:23 pm

    Gerry.

    Sayang.. sa april pa ako uuwi sa Pilipinas.. pero okay lang me Aabot ako sa komikon..at least ako na mismo pupunta sa venue at hindi ang mother in law ko hehehe.. tanong ko lang kung available yung BOOK (collected artworks ) after the event sa sunday.

  6. juanitobayocboc on February 16th, 2010 9:53 pm

    hi gerry! once again here’s ur avid fan :) , how many copies are there for the book,is it just 1?
    by the way i’ve been collecting all of ur comics and
    ur other works. :) so far i’ve got elmer series, and where bold star goes to die and siglo compilations.would you happen to have your previous works that are still in circulation?

  7. Gerry Alanguilan on February 17th, 2010 12:06 am

    Hello Juanito! Yes, the Lastikman comics I wrote that Arnold Arre drew and Edgar Tadeo colored is still available at Powerbooks. Medyo kelangan lang hanapin kasi natatabunan ng ibang stuff.

    “how many copies are there for the book,is it just 1?”

    What book were you referring to?

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  9. dj on February 18th, 2010 12:41 pm

    Sir Gerry, how much will a sketch from you cost?

  10. Gerry Alanguilan on February 18th, 2010 12:54 pm

    Hey DJ… the rates will be the same for all artists. Each sketch will actually very inexpensive, but we get to work on it for only 3-5 minutes per sketch. I can’t say how much now because I myself don’t know yet.

  11. Ruel M. Sarmiento on February 18th, 2010 1:46 pm

    Wow. Michael V is gracing the event. He’s a very talented illustrator. :)

  12. dj on February 19th, 2010 10:01 am

    i hope inexpensive means i can afford it :) really would like to get a sketch from you.

  13. jeff on February 19th, 2010 7:49 pm

    ok lang ba magpasign ng mga comic books sa mga artist?tnx

  14. Gerry Alanguilan on February 19th, 2010 7:57 pm

    Jeff… ok na ok. :D Kahit marami OK lang.

  15. jeff on February 19th, 2010 8:16 pm

    tnx jerry first timer ako diyan sa megamall palagi ako sa may comic odyssey or planetx…

  16. jeff on February 19th, 2010 8:17 pm

    whole day ba lahat ng artist dun sa feb 21?

  17. ken on February 20th, 2010 9:05 am

    are all the artist mentioned going to be there?

  18. Miguel Dumlao on February 20th, 2010 7:31 pm

    I’ll be going with my dad to support this convention even if we will come from san pablo, laguna. Dang, I forgot my Bayan Knights comics from my gramma’s house, I was planning on asking Mr. Gilebert Monsanto if he can sign it…
    I’m super looking forward to the convention… :)

  19. norby on February 22nd, 2010 5:16 pm

    kuya gerry, what’s the ebay link for the Renaissance art? thanks.

  20. jerome dizon on February 22nd, 2010 5:48 pm

    Gerry

    available pa ba yung Renaissance book?? kung available pa saan sya mabibili??

    salamat

  21. Gerry Alanguilan on February 22nd, 2010 6:18 pm

    Jerome… the book will eventually become available at NBS, Powerbooks, etc., if they’re not there already.

    Norby, the online auctions aren’t online yet.

  22. jerome dizon on February 23rd, 2010 3:07 am

    Thanks Gerry I will surely get this when Im in the`Philippines this coming April. See you at the Komikon(for the first time )