P20 pesos each ko din sya nabili. Kaso ,may humiram at hindi na naibalik. Problema pa nun, nalimutan ko na kung sino nanghiram.

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“Yuson, Francia, and Flashpoint: Good Readings for the New Year”

Three important literary works which came out at the tail-end of 1993 merit serious attention for they underscore certain benevolent developments. They signal that, in an economically deprived country like ours, good writing is not a contradiction in terms; and that slowly but steadily, Filipino writers continue to gain audience in America. At the very least, these works reflect the tenacity and configuration of the Filipino imagination.

[The article then proceeds to discuss Alfred A. Yuson's "Trading in Mermaids" from Anvil Press and "Brown River, White Ocean" from Rutgers University Press, an anthology of Philippine literature in English, edited by Luis Francia. Finally, Bautista talks about "Flashpoint."]

“Flashpoint” is the title of a comics magazine (Straight Lines International) specializing in science-fiction. The first issue is a high-gloss, finely crafted story entitled “Faith’s Fools.” The plot is by Alexander Santos and David Hontiveros; script by David Hontiveros; art work by Carlos Vergara; color rendition by Joey Gohu and Baron Vergara; and the cover by Johnson Morco. The story, about a sense-shattering secret involving two worlds in parallel dimension and an invasion that will alter the realities of existence, is finely drawn in full colors. The whole issue is a feast for the eyes, and will undoubtedly be a collector’s item. This work b senior college students of De La Salle University serves to establish the needed foundation for the realization of a true science-fiction genre in the country.

http://komix101.blogspot.com/2002/04/excerpt-from-cirilo-f.html

The deadline was short and I just had bought a really nice thick pen that had a very flexible point. So I used it like a brush. I loved it! I’m thinking of doing another story one day where I will use nothing but that kind of pen, or in the absence of it, a brush.

That San Dig story was actually translated and reprinted in Q Strip, a comics magazine published in Croatia. :D

I kind of like that story because it’s kind of based on a true story. I have to tell you that the legend is true, as far as my dad tells me. But I don’t think we had a makapili ancestor. I just put it in there.

I wrote about it earlier here:
http://alanguilan.com/sanpablo/2007/02/im-in-croatian-read-or-die.html

Unfortunately, di ako nakakuha ng kopya kahit isa.

Pero para sa akin, mas nagsimula ang lahat dahil sa nakilala namin ang gumawa ng SIGAW SAKLOLO! Kaya kami gumawa ng ashcan para maguage ang lakas ng komiks ay dahil kay Dino Ignacio. Ifeature mo siya Gerry dito!

But thanks for sharing this, Gerry, as well as your reactions to it.

Those were the days. :)