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Nov

24

It’s a BIG Weekend for Comics In the Philippines!

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It’s a huge HUGE Weekend for comics in the Philippines! There will be a three day comics festival dubbed PICCAFEST or the Philippine International Cartoons, Comics and Animation Festival from November 25-27! This is their THIRD annual Festival in a row! PICCA’s Mission: “To act as a watershed international forum in the Philippines for cartoons, [...]

Nov

21

At KOMIKON, the 7th Annual Philippine Komiks Convention (UPDATED II!)

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The crowd at Komikon yesterday, right on top of this post, just to give you an idea of how crazy it was. I was taken quite by surprise by the sheer amount of people who showed up. Having gone to this thing for years, I have a fair idea of the amount of people who [...]

Nov

19

KOMIKON 2011 is Today! (UPDATED)

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Spending the day getting ready for the 7th Annual KOMIKON, the Philippine Komiks Convention. I can’t believe it’s already seven years running. Not only is this thing still going strong, it’s even expanded to include a special Summer Komikon every May or April for the last couple of years. That’s two KOMIKONs a year! That’s [...]

Nov

12

See you at the 7th Annual Komikon!

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This coming Saturday, November 19, is the 7th Annual Komikon, the largest comic book convention in the Philippines. And yep! I’ll be there the entire day so if you have anything you wanted signed or if you just wanted to talk, I’m game! Click for Larger Image Thanks to Komikon for making me a guest [...]

Nov

11

Help For Illustrator Bert Lopez at Komikon 2011

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Some two weeks ago, Filipino komiks illustrator Bert Lopez was featured on GMA 7′s charity program “Wish Ko Lang”. Bert was a successful komiks illustrator until he contracted leprosy and all his friends and family abandoned him. He has since been cured, but he has living a very destitute life, unable to work due to [...]

Nov

1

November 5 Comic Book Signings

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There will be two comic book signing events on November 5, 2011. The first one will be at Comic Odyssey, Robinson’s Galleria in Ortigas featuring Stephen Segovia and Michael Jason Paz from 1-5pm. I might drop by early to say hello to the guys and to Sandy of Comic Odyssey, but I won’t stay long. [...]

Oct

29

Filipino Komiks Illustrator Bert Lopez on “Wish Ko Lang” Today, Oct 29, GMA 7

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Photo from Arman T. Francisco It just come to my attention that Filipino veteran Komiks Illustrator Bert Lopez will be on “WISH KO LANG” a TV program on GMA 7, which will be on later today, October 29 at 4:00pm. This is a profle (in Tagalog) of Bert Lopez on Arman T. Francisco’s site: http://arman-komixpage.blogspot.com/2011/01/bert-lopez.html [...]

Oct

19

The Next Big Komiks Event: GTMACCON 2011!

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Click for Larger Image The next big Komiks event of the year, GTMACCON 2011 comes this Saturday, October 22 at SM San Lazaro. Tickets are available at Comic Odyssey branches. This event is unique in that it’s the very first komiks convention that features a cosplay event that would feature only creator owned, Filipino indie [...]

Oct

9

Coching at Esquire Philippines

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Hey Esquire Philippines! You’re awesome for featuring Francisco V. Coching, the REAL King of Philippine Comics in your premiere issue.

Sep

30

October Komiks Events! (UPDATED!)

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Right off the bat on October 1, 2011 (That’s TODAY!), The Second Cebu Comics Convention is being held at the University of the Philippines, Cebu. Click on this page for more info. Event Page on Facebook. I wish they would update their official site though, at least for the benefit of those not on Facebook. [...]

Sep

28

How Do I Find Work at Marvel and DC Comics?

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One of the most frequent questions I get from aspiring artists is, “How do I find work at Marvel and DC comics?” It’s a fair question because it’s something I myself asked many years ago when I wanted to start drawing comics. Having worked in the industry now for almost 20 years, and having worked [...]

Sep

23

Komiks Writers and the National Artist Award

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For those familiar with this site, I’ve been running a protest agaist former President GMA’s addition of Carlo J. Caparas to the roster of Philippine National Artists. Because of a supreme court ruling, the conferment of the title to CJC was stopped, and the case is left pending. That’s how it stands now. So no, [...]

Sep

14

Filipino Komiks Illustrator Tor Infante Passes Away

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I’m finally back online after being off for a while. But I wish I came with happier news. Last September 10, Filipino Komiks Illustrator Tor Infante died of a massive stroke in Manila. He was only 54. He’s just a little over 10 years older than me, so our difference in our generation is not [...]

Sep

1

Don’t Swipe

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Filipino comic book creator RH Quilantang has posted something on his site that I feel I want to comment on. Apparently, someone had all but swiped his character “Manila Man” and he’s trying to spread the word. I feel that I need to help because the guy doing the swiping seems to have some kind [...]

Jul

18

100 Araw ng Komiks: NOT Keeping It Real

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100 Araw ng Komiks (100 Days of Comics) is an online event organized for the purpose of spreading awareness of Philippine Komiks through Twitter, Facebook, DeviantArt, blogs and other online venues. Click here for the event page on Facebook. The Komikero Comics Journal will be posting everyday for the month of July news, opinions and [...]

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