Aug

19

Guest Artists at the Metro Comic Con

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There will be a bunch of artists, both young and veteran (and those somewhere in between) who will be attending the Metro Comic Con this weekend. Those include: Manix Abrera Danny Acuña Gerry Alanguilan Kajo Baldisimo Jomar Bulda Dennis Crisostomo Edwin David Rod Espinosa Jann Galino Ernest Jocson Jun Lofamia Heubert Khan Michael Gilbert Monsanto [...]

Aug

18

ELMER Collection from SLG Press Release

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Elmer, the acclaimed graphic novel by Philippine cartoonist Gerry Alanguilan about talking chickens, will finally see print in the United States this November in a new edition released from SLG Publishing. A window into a world where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, Elmer tells the story of a family of [...]

Aug

14

Metro Comic Con, August 21-22, 2010

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One of the BIG comic book events in the Philippines is now just about around the corner. Metro Comic Con finally happens on the weekend of August 21-22. August 21, a Saturday falls on a holiday so there’s no school and no offices so there’s plenty of opportunity to go and visit! I for one [...]

Aug

6

The Quarterly Bathroom Companion Comics Compendium

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When this image appeared on Facebook, I was immediately impressed by the audacity of it. I thought, holy crap, is that what I think it is? Right between the eyes? Insane, these people. It reminded me of Alex Niño, who drew genitalia in his illustrations which few people noticed because they were so awed by [...]

Jul

15

“Pinoy Komiks” at St. Paul University, Manila

Filed Under Dr. Rizal, Elmer, Humanis Rex!, My Art, My Comics, Philippine Comics, Photographs, Timawa, Video Blogs, Wasted | 13 Comments

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

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 [...]

Jul

1

(UPDATED!) The Philippine 24-Hour Comic Book Challenge!

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What is a 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge? Basically, it requires you to finish a 24 page comic book in a span of 24 hours. It would be fun if those 24 hours were all consecutive from end to end. One such event was held in the Philippines a few years ago attended by my [...]

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

14

Signing at Sputnik!

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Artists included in this signing are Macoy (School Run, Mascot), Andrew Villar (Ambush) and Gio Paredes (Kalayaan). And speaking of Sputnik, the little Cubao store that’s becoming a mecca of underground and indie comic book creators, it’s one of the featured locations in Arnold Arre’s newest short film “Kaye for Komiks”. You can see it [...]

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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