Sep

2

Remembering Arlan

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When Komikero Ryan Toledo posted this photo up at his Facebook, I couldn’t help but shed a tear. It’s been a while since I saw a “new” old photo of Arlan, and it reminded me of just how much I missed him. Those of you who bought “Where Bold Stars Go To Die” know Arlan [...]

Jun

29

ELMER International, Plus! Bold Star Movie

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ELMER will be released both in North America and Europe from two different publishers at the end of 2010. SLG Publishing (formely Slave Labor Graphics) will be publishing ELMER in North America and other English speaking territories of the world in November 2010. SLG currently offers the first 30 pages of ELMER for free via [...]

May

25

It’s May 25… what’s UP?

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It’s been a while since my last update. I’ve been busy inking Avengers, as well as a few pages of Hulk somewhere in there. For a couple of days last week I was flat on my back because of a few bastard biscuits that didn’t seem to agree with me. It spawned all kinds of [...]

Apr

15

Elmer and Bold Stars at Summer Komikon

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Also available at my table is “UMLAUTS and ATOM BOMBS” which brings back to print “July 16″, my story about the 1990 earthquake, as well as a brand new short story called “Mitch and Mischa” illustrated by Marivi Hilos-Nepomuceno, who was a regular contributor to GASI’s love story komiks in the 80′s and 90′s. I’m [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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.

Filed Under Bold Star, Books, Comics Artists, Elmer, Filipino Artists, Komikero Group, My Art, My Comics, Philippine Comics | 38 Comments

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 [...]

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 [...]

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