Apr
19
The Lakan Hive
Filed Under Architecture, My Art, My Comics, Philippine Comics | 6 Comments
This is the page from Lakan where the hive structure (scroll down or click here) was used. This was also drawn in 1992. The lost Lakan comic book, which should have been one of the very first titles of the Philippine Independent Komiks Movement, would be seeing publication, with all three finished issues combined into [...]
Apr
19
The Lost Lakan Hive
Filed Under Architecture, My Art, My Comics | 8 Comments
In 1992 I was involved in one of the earliest comic books of the independent komiks movement: Lakan. Unfortunately, Lakan is a comic book that has yet to see publication in spite of the fact that all three issues of it are completely written and drawn. I was still a practicing Architect at the time [...]
Dec
7
The Second San Pablo Comics Festival in Pictures
Filed Under Architecture, Bold Star, Comics Artists, Family, Filipino Artists, Komikero Group, Philippine Comics, Photographs | 27 Comments
We had the venue, the Lion’s Club of San Pablo, for only ONE day. So we had planned to bring all the tables, chairs, mobile, tarpaulins, decorations, exhibits and exhibit panels early in the day before the doors opened at 10am, and pack them all up by 6:00pm. We were at the venue at 6:30am. [...]
Sep
21
Painting a Ceiling
Filed Under Architecture, My Art | 18 Comments
I’ve gotten so engrossed in comics for the past 16 years that I’ve almost forgotten that I had a totally different career a long time ago. I graduated from UST with a degree in Architecture, and several weeks before graduation, I was already working as a construction supervisor. I have a lot of stories from [...]

























