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

6

ELMER in 2010

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Ruel S. De Vera of the Philippine Daily Inquirer picks ELMER as one of the most notable books of 2009. Woo hoo! :) I actually almost missed seeing it. A friend of my dad called him up on Tuesday telling him about the mention in last Monday’s Inquirer. My dad went to Sta. Rita, our [...]

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 [...]

Jul

26

KOMIKON 2009 Awards Nomination

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I received some nominations for this year’s Komikon Awards! From the email from the organizing committee:
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You and your works are nominated in the upcoming KOMIKON AWARDS 2009.
Nominations were held last July 01 – 15, 2009. You were nominated for the following categories:
For Best Graphic Novel / Anthology:
Elmer by Gerry Alanguilan (http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/878)
For Best Comic Series:
TIMAWA [...]

Jul

24

A Different Publishing Route

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By Komikon in October I’ll have the compilation of ELMER ready. I’ve been debating with myself (and a few people) what to do with the book and how to distribute it. I’ve always maintained that I would be bringing ELMER to the big bookstores once it’s compiled. I’ve reasoned that bringing ELMER to bookstores as [...]

May

30

Posing for FHM Philippines. Oh Yeah.

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I’m an off and on reader of FHM Philippines. For the *ahem* articles. Well, not just the articles. I need it for reference. That’s right. Reference. I’m an artiste after all. *ahem*.
And for a long time after seeing FHM feature all kinds of ordinary Filipinos from all walks of life including balut vendors, fish ball [...]

May

14

At the Summer Komikon

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Summer Komikon is this Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City. If you’re not sure where that is, you can download this file and open it in Google Earth.
I’ll be at the venue from 10pm until 7pm. My party includes myself, Ilyn, Zara and Arlan.
What to [...]

Apr

25

ELMER Around The Web

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Elmer got reviewed at ComicM!x, along with Martial Law Babies and TRESE.
Review: Three Dispatches from the Philippines
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/04/23/review-three-dispatches-from-the-philippines/
Thanks to Andrew Wheeler for the review, and Charles Tan for sending him the copies! Thanks again to Charles for sending an Elmer gift set to Jeff Vandermeer, who offered his thoughts on the set and Elmer as [...]

Mar

28

Elmer Gift Set Batch 1

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The first batch of Elmer Gift Sets will be delivered today. Yes, we’d rather prefer to hand these sets directly to those who bought them rather then send them via courier. We don’t want to take the chance that it they will be lost, and that I feel it’s much better to meet with those [...]

Mar

23

Elmer Gift Set Photos

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Here are photos of the Elmer Gift sets currently being put together.

For the moment, we’re able to put together only TEN sets together, and all of them are now spoken for. Apologies to those whose reservations came in later than the others. I just want to assure you that we’re in the process of acquiring [...]

Mar

19

Elmer Reader Review from the UK

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This ELMER review comics from Linda Jeffreys, who hails from Newcastle, England. I wanted to post this because I found it truly amazing that Elmer could be appreciated in places as far away as that. I’m posting the email in full, and with permission. Thanks Linda!
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Gerry let me start by telling you my experience of [...]

Mar

11

ELMER Hand Bound Collection Preview

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Komikero Publishing, in cooperation with Paper Basket, will be releasing severely limited copies of an ELMER Collection Gift Set, which would include hand bound copies of #1-4, and many other extras including a piece of original artwork (not from the comics, but specially made for each set), a CD containing “Chicken Joy”, Edgar Tadeo’s documentary [...]

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