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20

Researching

Filed Under Books, Elmer, Humanis Rex!, My Art, My Comics, Timawa | 16 Comments

This is a book I’ve been reading as research for a project I’ll be starting soon. I got it at a local Booksale for 15 pesos. I got hired for it a couple of months back, but since it won’t be out till next year, I actually haven’t gotten the script yet. In the meantime, I’m doing research. Also, I’m working like mad to finish Elmer #4 before I begin that project, as well as finish off the heavy metal album cover.

I can’t talk more about this project I’m doing research for since they haven’t announced it. But once they do you probably can’t shut me up about it. I’m very excited to be involved in it, specially since I would get to pencil, ink and color the entire thing. This is where all the feedback and critique I’ve gotten about Humanis Rex! and Timawa would pay off. I’ve taken all your feedback to heart and I would sincerely make use of that to better my work.

I had completely recovered from the sickness I had earlier in the month. It was really bad as I really couldn’t stand up for a couple of days and I had a bad stomach for a week. In the past few days it’s Ilyn’s turn to get sick, and being in such close quarters I feel like I’m gonna get sick again. Well I’m really just sick of this. Sick of being sick. I won’t allow it. I was already just hanging around not working for a week I can’t afford to not work now. I’m just going to have to work through this. I’ve done it before.

If I get tired I’ll just read the book.

Comments

16 Responses to “Researching”

  1. Rod Samonte on October 20th, 2008 10:42 am

    Gerry,
    While you’re at it, maybe you should also read another H.G. Wells novel – The Time Machine. To get you revved-up and inspired for your other pending project – The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Rizal. Can I safely assume that’s now on hold?
    Rod

  2. adam! on October 20th, 2008 10:47 am

    so secretive naman…

    at any rate, mahal ko ang WOTW ni Wells. pinanood ko ang KARAMIHAN ng movie adaptations, haha, mula dun sa 50s UFOs hanggang dun sa TV series dati nung early 90s hanggang sa straight-to-DVD b-movie na malasequel nung ke Spielberg na saksakan ng panget talaga pero kasi mahal ko siya and love is blind.

    maganda rin yung BODYSNATCHERS. haha!

  3. kc cordero on October 20th, 2008 11:26 am

    Sana matuloy para kumpleto; pencils, inks, colors. Gerry The Franchise. Lupit! :)

  4. Gerry Alanguilan on October 20th, 2008 11:37 am

    Hello Rod! Tuloy ang Dr. Rizal after ko matapos Elmer. Pero sa lagay na ito, magiging sideline na sya. Gagawin ko sya pakonti konti at pasingit singit hanggang matapos. Kelangan munang kumita. :D

  5. adam! on October 20th, 2008 11:38 am

    nais ko palang banggitin na nakahanap ako ng torrent ng halos kumpletong run nung MARVEL EPIC na magasin nina Veitch, Russell, Starlin, etc, na me kasamang mga isyu ng HEAVY METAL. malaki ang impluwensiya dun nina Alcala, Niño, Zuñiga, etc, e.

  6. Gerry Alanguilan on October 20th, 2008 11:44 am

    Adam, yan ba yung version na nandun si C. Thomas Howell? Sya din ata direktor nung sequel. May mga ayos na idea, di lang maganda execution.

    Natuwa ako dun sa 60′s version. Kala mo talaga magugunaw ang mundo.

  7. Gerry Alanguilan on October 20th, 2008 11:45 am

    KC! Sana! Next month na Komikoooooon!!!

  8. adam! on October 20th, 2008 11:48 am

    Adam, yan ba yung version na nandun si C. Thomas Howell? Sya din ata direktor nung sequel. May mga ayos na idea, di lang maganda execution.

    yung me updated looks nung tripods na nagiging UFO na? yung meron ring slight reprise nung eksena mula sa Spielberg movie na kinain nung tripod sina Cruise.

    off-topic: nakakuha ka na ba nung bagong print ng BREAKDOWNS ni Spiegelmaus?

  9. auggie on October 20th, 2008 10:21 pm

    Gerry,

    Meron ka ba noong WOTW ng defunct CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED or yung Ki Alex Nino na pocket Classics ng Academic Industries Inc. ? parehong maganda ang visualizations at rendering.

  10. Mike on October 21st, 2008 10:14 am

    I’m assuming that your project involves conflict with aliens.

    Mas magandang reference ang Cthulu ni H.P. Lovecraft (cosmic horror) or even Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon.

    If you can find the DVD to the old sci-fi pulp series, Space: Above and Beyond or even the new Battlestar Galactica or Babylon 5 (season 2 and 3), mas okay unless you want a more retro reference for humans vs alien invasion.

  11. Gerry Alanguilan on October 21st, 2008 12:20 pm

    Hey Mike!

    What I’ll be doing is directly related to War of the Worlds, more specifically the original book. :)

    But yeah, that new Battlestar Galactica is awesome!

  12. Cev Ruiz on October 21st, 2008 5:11 pm

    nakaka-excite manghula.

    pero sa tingin ko, it might be a marvel classics project na specifically war of the worlds ni h.g. wells. they’ve been publishing classics like the iliad and moby dick. sana tama ako.

    may no-prize ba sa makaka-hula? hahaha

  13. Markus on October 22nd, 2008 12:04 pm

    Considering how busy you are, this might not be the perfect timing to tell you this – but I really miss your “Creating Comics” articles, Gerry :)

  14. leinil on October 24th, 2008 4:26 pm

    I hope you are doing better, Ger! I didn’t realize your sickness was major and not just your run of the mill flu. We are renovating here so we moved in and out of our condo…. pretty crazy month…..

  15. Gerry Alanguilan on October 25th, 2008 11:23 am

    Thanks pare! Yeah, October has been the craziest of 2008.

  16. Crescent Shield on November 7th, 2008 2:27 am

    War of the Worlds is one of my favorite books! I am so excited you are doing a comic adaptation (presumably). I am a sucker for War of the Worlds adaptations, unfortunately the 1953 and recent movie versions were pretty bad.

    Dan