Feb

22

Thank You

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I want to thank the organizers of yesterday’s Renaissance event, all the artists gave their time to do sketches, Leinil Francis Yu, and all the people who came and supported us. It was completely unexpected that the money generated from the sketches, as well as Leinil’s sketchbooks and original artwork, was eventually donated towards the [...]

Feb

18

Arlan Esmeña, December 8, 1973 – February 18, 2010

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February 18, 2010 Arlan passed away at 5:30 this morning. :(
Thanks for all your comments. Arlan was very appreciative of all the messages posted for him on this blog. I printed out the comments and gave it to him, and he read them all himself just a few days ago.

The Art of Arlan Esmeña
http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/1939
Arlan’s [...]

Feb

1

Flat in Bed

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The last couple of days I was flat in bed with fever and an erupting stomach. I missed the Komikero meeting last Sunday. I wasn’t able to work, which bummed me the most. I’m feeling a bit all right today to start working again, and there’s lots of stuff to do.
But for a couple of [...]

Jan

28

Looking for ELMER and BOLD STARS?

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If you’re having difficulty finding ELMER and “Where Bold Stars Go To Die”, or if you’re abroad, you can just order copies directly from me.
Just send an email to gerryalanguilan@yahoo.com with the subject : ELMER
Philippine based buyers will send payment via bank deposit, while those from abroad pays through PAYPAL. More details on how to [...]

Jan

8

“Where Bold Stars Go To Die” Review at GMA 7

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Gerry Alanguilan waxes poetic about dead bold stars
FAYE ILOGON, GMANews.TV
01/08/2010 | 10:17 PM
Gerry Alanguilan’s Where Bold Stars Go to Die—which tells the story of young man named Daniel who is obsessed over a dead 80s bold star—is more than what it seems. Despite its title, it’s not just about bold stars.
Read entire review [...]

Dec

7

The Second San Pablo Comics Festival in Pictures

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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. We [...]

Oct

29

Where to Buy Elmer and Bold Stars (Updated II)

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ELMER is now available at the following outlets:
Sputnik!, Cubao X, Cubao
Comic Odyssey, Robinson’s Galleria
Comic Quest, Megamall, Northmall and Festival Mall
Planet X, Glorietta 4
Druid’s Keep, Gateway Center, Magallanes
Solidaridad Book Shop, Padre Faura, Ermita
Directly from me. Just email me at gerryalanguilan at yahoo dot com with the subject line ELMER. Please indicate your location so I can [...]

Oct

19

The Madness that was Komikon 2009

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Live Auction for Flood Victims
That’s Jonas Diego and me on stage yesterday, auctioning a variety of stuff including original artworks, signed sketchbooks by Leinil Yu, etc. The online auctions, the live auctions, as well as the caricature auctions conducted by Mr. Hugo Yonzon at the Podium have so far raised more than 80 thousand [...]

Oct

17

See You at Komikon!

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Elmer and Bold Stars have arrived! Tomorrow, October 18, 2009, will be a crazy hectic day at Komikon! We’ll be there at around 9am to set up my table, which would be the two tables to the right of the entrance. There would be a tarp with a chicken on it so you really can’t [...]

Oct

12

Komikon 2009 is INSANE.

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The 5th Annual KOMIKON, the Filipino Komiks Convention is this Sunday, October 18, 2009, and it’s the culminating activity of the four-day Philippine International Cartoons, Comics, and Animation (PICCA) Festival, which begins on October 15 at the SM Megamall, and surrounding areas.
Komikero Publishing will have TWO new releases at the Komikon:

ELMER COLLECTED EDITION
by Gerry Alanguilan
144 [...]

Sep

20

Pin-ups for Bold Star

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I’m absolutely thrilled to have a spectacular lineup of artists for the pin-up section of “Where Bold Stars Go To Die”. Artists whose artwork are at hand include:
Arlan Esmeña
Brice Beckham
Gilbert Monsanto
Carlo Vergara
Tony De Zuniga
Francisco V. Coching
Oh yeah! Coching! I managed to get permission from the Coching family to use an unpublished nude illustration by Coching [...]

Sep

14

Where Bold Stars Go To Die Cover, Arlan Esmeña Interview

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Arlan just turned in this awesome cover art for Bold Stars. It’s all coming together now, and I’m completely excited.
Yesterday I conducted an extensive interview with Arlan at his home here in San Pablo where we discuss Bold Stars, comics, and robots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVcyLtp3MM

Sep

8

The Art of Arlan Esmeña

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Pinup for “Where Bold Stars Go To Die”
I didn’t realize Arlan could draw this well until last year when I saw a portrait of him that I assumed was drawn by someone else. When he told me he drew it, I realized Arlan had a lot of untapped potential as an artist.

Of course, I knew [...]

Aug

17

“Where Bold Stars Go To Die” Artwork Completed

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Arlan Esmeña, my artist for “Where Bold Stars Go To Die” turned in the completed artwork today. I can’t tell you how excited I am that we have finally come to this point. This story has literally been NINE years in development. I first wrote this story back in 2000, thinking that it’s something I [...]

Jun

24

Between Sucking and Awesome

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So what have been up to and why haven’t I been posting? I’ve been incredibly busy. I haven’t even had time to make You Tube videos in a while. I’ve been doing the Martian thing. I’m incredibly slow on it, pathetically so. But I’m working on improving my speed, with Ilyn helping me do the [...]