Comments on: Meeting a Comics Historian

By: PJ Magalhaes

PJ Magalhaes — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:39:05 +0000

damn that sucks Gerry but you got to meet him none the less! I would love to grab that issue you guys are all talking about! sounds very cool and candy for the eyes!

By: Rod Samonte

Rod Samonte — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:14:28 +0000

Auggie,
May gout ako, matagal na but usually nakukuha sa gamot, and it doesn’t last for a week. This time I had it for the longest time from February to just 3 weeks ago. The whole month of February, ay parang nag-lock ang mga tuhod ko and I could not walk for a month, akala ko wheelchair bound na ako ng permanente. Medyo unti-unti nakuha sa gamot, then I started walking bit by bit. I finally got rid of the painkillers and medicine, which was bad for the kidneys and liver, I am now basically medicine-free (knock on wood), I’ve lost the limp, and started walking normally, but not long distances, just around the house, maybe a bookstore, I can drive though, as it was my left knee that was affected. However, I have to watch what I eat, it all starts with high-purine foods and uric acid in the joints.
Rod

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:31:46 +0000

Auggie, TCJ ay The Comics Journal. Ang issue #129 medyo matagal na, I think from 1989 pa. Available pa rin sya sa official site. Tingnan ko kung makakakuha ako nito.
Ito ang page nya…
http://tinyurl.com/6owghj

By: auggie

auggie — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:17:54 +0000

Vir,

Ano itong TCJ ? Thomas Jefferson Library ba ? please clarify, at kung saan available /mabibili ito, at kung magkano….Thanks.

Rod,

Bakit anong nangyari sa iyo at hampered ang locomotion mo ? Arthritis ? inuman mo ng CELEBREX, powerful pain-killer. Ako medyo hindi na rin makalakad ng long distances, humihina ang endurance ko at madali akong mahapo. Kung uuwi ka you need not walk, baka kami na lang ang pupunta sa bahay mo…..

By: Vir

Vir — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:19:33 +0000

Guys,

You should look for this article by Dr. John Lent in TCJ #129 “Komiks: National Book Of The Philippines” A very comprehensive write up and constructive criticism of Philippine comics.

By: Rod Samonte

Rod Samonte — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:05:52 +0000

Auggie,
I don’t know it I can go home, may problema ako sa paglalakad ngayon, can’t walk long distances. I missed the Wizard convention earlier this year and two other book fairs where I’m always a regular. I also missed my High School 50th anniversary grand reunion of our class. Tumatanda na yata. Masyadong maraming pages to be Xerox, probably better to buy the whole magazine. It’s only $7.50 cover price, siguro pag used, kalahati na lang. I’ll look around.
Rod

By: auggie

auggie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:21:27 +0000

Rod,

Paki Xerox, naman niyang article na iyan, at please furnish me a copy. Kailan ba ang uwi mo rito ? a-attend ka ba sa 400th year anniversary sa UST sa 2011 ? sana makuha itong si Professor Lent sa UST or UP kahit man lang isang semester as visiting professor… baka pwedeng i-arrange ni Dean de los Santos sa Atelier ?

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:41:48 +0000

Sana nga he’ll write an update on the current comics scene.

By: Rod Samonte

Rod Samonte — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:32:35 +0000

Sorry, guys didn’t know that. I was mentioning names who are, as of this writing, making a splash here in U.S. comics and those were the names that immediately came to mind. I should have mentioned Portacio of course and Pagulayan, Philip Tan, among others, sino pa ba? Actually ang dami na namang Pinoy illustrators dito sa America. I tell you this is another Philippine invasion. Dr. Lent, hope you’re reading this.
Ironically, and to our major embarrassment, as Gerry points out – there seem to be nothing or if there was, it was at best minimal – written about our valiant and talented Philippine illustrators who had been encroaching territories that once was dominated by Americans until this magazine feature. Now, I can’t even count the number of Pinoy illustrators working in American Comics. Mabuhay ang Pinoy.
Rod

By: auggie

auggie — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:15:12 +0000

Gerry,

Professor pala itong si Dr. Lent sa Temple University, teaching Communication studies. kung mi balak kang mag post-graduate studies , palagay ko, hindi malayong makakakuha na scholarship dito ki Dr.Lent, sa Temple University, at siya rin ang adviser mo. Pakitanong naman sa kanya kung ano ang chances ng mga Pinoy Komikeros, na makakuha ng scholarships sa university for post-graduate studies.Salamat Gerry…