Aug

15

ELMER Previews Solicitation

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Comic book retailers! You might be interested in ordering ELMER from SLG Publishing in the upcoming issue of PREVIEWS (it might be out already), where it’s actually a Featured Item! You can download the online catalog here, where you will find Elmer in page 108. Thanks!! :) Click image to embiggen!

Aug

6

SLG Publishing’s Official ELMER Trailer

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Jul

28

French Elmer for Pre-Order

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If you would like to read ELMER in French, or would just like a French edition, Amazon.fr is now offering it for pre-order. It will released on November 19, 2010. CLICK HERE. Elmer in French will be published by Editions çà et là.

Jul

26

ELMER at the San Diego International Comics Convention 2010

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Photos from the SLG Publishing booth, care of Mr. Dan Vado, at the recently concluded San Diego International Comics Convention. SLG Publishing will be releasing ELMER Internationally on November 1, 2010. Official ELMER Site: http://elmercomics.com SLG Publishing Site http://slgcomic.com

Jul

19

Ultimate Comics Avengers Vol. 2 #5

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That’s detail from the cover of Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 #5, which I inked over Leinil Francis Yu. The issue is set to be released on July 21, 2010!

Jul

15

“Pinoy Komiks” at St. Paul University, Manila

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Last July 10, 2010, I was invited to attend the freshmen initiation at the St. Paul University in Manila. The theme of their initiation was “Pinoy Komiks”, and I had been invited to give a talk on the history and the state of the Philippine comics industry. I did not hesitate to agree because more [...]

Jul

15

ELMER at Amazon.com!

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Woo hoo! ELMER is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com! Click here! This is the one being published by SLG Publishing, which is set to be released on November 1, 2010. You can read the first 30 pages of ELMER free via downloadable PDF from the SLG Site here.

Jul

14

A Chance to Talk About Comics

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The popularity of the Hey, Baby! video (below), retitled “Lakas Tama ni Manong” on Facebook was great for it gave me the opportunity to talk about Philippine comics to a nationwide audience. For some reason, this video really took off online, and came to the point that it was even being shown on regular TV. [...]

Jul

12

Welcome Everybody!

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Hello and welcome to Komikero.com! I’m sure you heard about this website from somewhere, specially today. And so you went here, and here you are! Welcome! Thanks very much for giving me a bit of your time. This website is basically a regularly updated journal of the things I want to write about Philippine comics [...]

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 [...]

Jun

9

Updates (Or Lack Thereof)

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Apologies for the lack of updates. I’ve been extremely busy with inking Ultimate Avengers as I come close to finishing our last few issues. Here’s a detail from the cover to our 2nd issue which is already available now. And yeah, check out the June 2010 issue of Playboy Philippines, which may well be considered [...]

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 [...]

May

11

TIMAWA Original Art Up for Charity Auction (A FEW HOURS LEFT!)

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Only a few hours until this auction ends! Last chance to bid! It’s very rare that I ever sell any original artwork of my own characters. This is one of the times that I do. It’s a one page illustration depicting the death of TIMAWA. In this one drawing, he truly does finally die. This [...]

May

7

Why Manny Villar Does Not Get My Vote (Updated)

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Yesterday I received an email from what I assume to be a comics industry colleague, forwarding an article by Buddy Cunanan on why he will be voting for Manny Villar. This post is not a point by point rebuttal of that forwarded article. The truth is, this is not a reaction to that article at [...]

May

5

The Need for Serious Criticism 2

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My first article on the need for serious criticism in local komiks sparked a torrent of discussion not only on this blog but on several other places online. It’s made me consider a lot of the things I’ve said in reaction to the comments. What came out of it is a second article in the [...]

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