Jun

2

June 2 Ruminating

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It feels weird that at the end of the month there’s no Timawa for me to work on. For the past two years I’ve devoted this time of the month to do the comics series for The Buzz and I have to admit, I kind of miss doing it. But part of me [...]

Oct

20

Researching

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This is a book I’ve been reading as research for a project I’ll be starting soon. I got it at a local Booksale for 15 pesos. I got hired for it a couple of months back, but since it won’t be out till next year, I actually haven’t gotten the script yet. In the meantime, [...]

Jan

18

First Real 2008 Post

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The past couple of months have been a blur. As far as I’m concerned, yesterday was the end of 2007, and today is a new day, and a new year. It feels very much like a whole new, and whole different chapter in my life.
I worked like mad for the past several weeks just to [...]

Dec

31

My 2007. I Hated It.

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In my earlier post I mentioned that it would be my last update for 2007. It turns out I had something more to say with only one day to go before 2008. I want to get all this out of my system before a new year comes rolling along so I can talk about something [...]

Oct

30

Incommunicado, Somewhat.

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Hello! Only a couple or so more weeks before Komikon and my work sked is simply unbelievable. To be able to finish my projects in time, specially Elmer #3 for Komikon, I’m really going to have to go incommunicado for a while. I won’t make any lengthy essays on my blog, no videos, and if [...]

Oct

24

Humanis Rex! Collection Cover

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Aug

13

My Drawing Tools

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Arno from the comments section asked me about my drawing tools and I thought I’d post a scan of some of the things I use to create my comics.

I use a variety of tools, combinations of which differ with the kinds of projects I do. From the top, the first thing there is a Staedtler [...]

Jul

30

KOMIKON 2007: November 17, 2007

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The date for this year’s Komikon, The Philippine’s annual Comics Convention, now on it’s 3rd year, is finally set for November 17 at UP Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
I will be launching three titles at the event: The Humanis Rex! Collected Edition, Elmer #3, and the collected edition of Francisco V. Coching’s [...]

Jun

24

Toycon, Komikon 2007 Plans

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Several people have asked why I wasn’t at the recent Toycon. I really didn’t plan on coming this year. In fact, I didn’t attend other comics events recently like the one in Mall of Asia, and I most likely won’t go to the Sci-Fi con as well. I just decided to concentrate on just working, [...]

Jun

21

My Own Font! Plus Humanis Rex! and Amazing Dr. Rizal

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I’ve always wanted to hand letter my own comics. And I wanted to letter them on the original artwork because I believe it to be an integral part of the art of a comic book page. And I still believe it. It’s something I will apply to certain special projects like ELMER, which I will [...]

Jun

18

A New Monitor

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My old monitor had been going screwy since late last year. It developed a slight flicker on top of the screen which disappeared after the monitor warmed up a bit. The flicker disappeared after longer and longer periods of time, until it never went away at all.
I’ve had to resort to shrinking the screen a [...]

May

11

The End of Humanis Rex!

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Humanis Rex! was a proposal I’ve had in mind for many years. It was part of a proposal package I sent to a local newspaper for their Sunday color strips. That didn’t push through for one reason or another, and I proposed it again to another publication, this time a hobby magazine. Unfortunately the magazine [...]

Apr

22

Johnny Balbona R.I.P.

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Johnny doesn’t like Mascots.
Panel from Johnny Balbona. Mwahaha #4, 2005
Johnny Balbona is dead. At least for now. How many times did he die on the pages of Mwahaha! anyway? Most of the time he died off panel, at the very end of the strip where his shenanigans brought him the ire of people around him, [...]

Apr

17

Interview on ABS-CBN’s Studio 23

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To Philippine based readers, you can see an TV interview of me about Philippine komiks at Studio 23’s NEWSCENTRAL this coming April 27. Newscentral begins at 10:30pm and my interview will be within the last 10 minutes of the show. Other people they approached to interview include Arnold Arre and another group, so that gives [...]

Mar

15

HUMANIS REX! The End Is Near

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Not really the end just yet, but almost! Two more installments to go and it’s all done. This is a series I began around March or April of 2005, now it’s two years later. Two years! Two months from now, when I’ve finally finished this, I’ll write an extensive article on the creation of this [...]