Once again, misinformed people in media keep parroting that Carlo J. Caparas is a National Artist. Now, I want to give these people the benefit of the doubt, and be kind and say that they are simply “misinformed”. But it is a lie nevertheless, whether it is intentional or not.

Now I know there are people out there who are TIRED of me talking about this, telling me I say the same things over and over. Just so you guys know, I really don’t want to talk about CJC anymore. I’d be perfectly happy never to talk about him again on this blog for the rest of my life. But if untruths like this keep getting printed, I’m forced to respond. Because if untruths like this continue to be spread without anyone protesting, then it will definitely become the truth. And that would be unfortunate. So I will keep on talking about it, because THEY don’t stop talking about it. If you want me to shut up, well, don’t look at ME. Tell THEM To shut up first. Otherwise you’ll just have to deal with blog entries like this. Or just get the hell off my blog if you can’t handle it.

These may be “innocent” mistakes, but there has just been too many “innocent mistakes” about this issue. A true journalist checks his or her facts before they talk about it. That’s called “RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM”. And if these journalists check their facts, they would find out that Carlo J. Caparas is not a National Artist as of today.

Will I ever close the book on this issue? I wish I could. I swear to God I wish I could. I’ve already said what it would take to shut me up. It’s really up to them.

Thanks to my pal Jonas Diego for alerting me to this latest debacle and click on the link below to read about it.
http://jonasdiegocom.blogspot.com/2011/12/againcarlo-j-caparas-is-not-national.html

Do you want to know how this issue all got started? READ THIS. Sorry, but jacking info into your brain instantly Matrix-style is not yet possible at this time. If you want to be informed to help you form your own opinion, a certain amount of reading is involved.

Related posts:

“Underpass” by A.S. Vel and Nestor Redondo
http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/3374

Emil Rodriguez Mini Gallery
http://alanguilan.com/sanpablo/2005/09/emil-d-rodriguez-part-2.html

Valedictory Address illustrated by Emil Rodriguez
http://alanguilan.com/sanpablo/2005/09/emil-d-rodriguez.html

Offsite:

Pinoy Comics USA: Emil Rodriguez: First to America
http://pinoykomiksausa.blogspot.com/2009/02/featured-artist-emil-rodriguez.html

Emilio Rodriguez’ Moses:Elevating the Art of the Comics
http://pilipinokomiks.blogspot.com/2006/03/emilio-rodriguez-moseselevating-art-of.html

Featured creators include Gio Paredes, Paolo Fabregas and Budjette Tan. Mabuhay ang Pinoy Komiks!

An art gallery of Filipino Komiks creator Ruben Yandoc, also known as “Rubeny“, has been uploaded up at the Philippine Comics Online Museum. Click here or on the link below to see a gallery of his Philippine work, which includes collaborations with other writers and stories he wrote himself. Also included are full installments of stories, including a couple of complete stories which depict the origin of the Christmas Tree (above), and a peculiar (and familiar) monster called “Dagul”.

Ruben “Rubeny” Yandoc: Filipino Komiks Writer and Artist
http://alanguilan.com/museum/rubenyandoc.html

Philippine Comics Art Museum Online

When I set about to do "Where Bold Stars Go To Die", I had many objectives in mind. One objective that I haven't talked about until now is the nature of collaboration I had with Arlan Esmeña, and how I wish it would set an example of how "collaboration" in Philippine comics could be accomplished. I wrote the story, and Arlan provided all the designs and illustrations. Please bear in mind that "designs" and "illustrations" are two different things. Those two are often confused, and the confusion and misunderstanding often lead to artists getting taken advantage of.

"Design" is the act of coming up with the look of the characters and settings. This takes a lot of brainpower and patience to achieve. "Illustration" is the act of drawing those designs.

It is because Arlan was responsible for the designs of the characters and all the settings, I consider him a full co-creator of "Where Bold Stars Go to Die", and not simply a peon which I pay a page rate to draw my story.

Because I consider Arlan a co-creator, I have agreed to give him 50% of all profits made by Bold Stars, and today, I handed over 50% of all money I made from Bold Stars to Arlan's wife. (Arlan passed away in February 2010.)

I believe that to be the nature of collaboration in comics. It’s by no means the only kind of collaboration. It really depends on the creators involved, and how each creator contributes to the creation of the work.

I hope CJC and other komiks writers take this as an example of how a *true* collaboration is done in comics today: Writers and artists share in the creation, in credit, as well as compensation. I make it a point to say this because I just feel utterly bad for all their past “collaborators” who did all the designs and illustrations, and only got a page rate in return. They got none of the credit, and none of the further compensation those properties made and still continue to be made today.

Four indie komiks creators will have a signing this Saturday at Sputnik, Cubao X, Cubao, Quezon City this Saturday, December 10 from 8pm to 12 midnight. Creators include Gio Paredes, who just released his first Kalayaan TPB, Macoy Tang of School Run, Mascot and Operasyon, and the Work-in-Progress duo of Teddy Pavon and Hub Pacheco. Since Teddy and Hub have recently entered serious podcasting, expect a podcast with the creators on their WIP site very soon.

SPUTNIK can be found at the Cubao X or the Cubao Expo, formerly Marikina Shoe Expo, in Cubao, Quezon City.

Download this kmz file, then open it in Google Earth to see exactly where it is.

Long before Nestor Redondo embarked on his tabloid sized adaptation of the Bible for DC comics in 1975, he worked on a much more massive Bible adaptation, published through his own publishing company, Redondo Komiks in 1968. The adaptation was serialized on a one every two week basis, 4-5 pages each installment, on the pages of Superyor Komiks. The run I have in my possession was handed down to me by my father in law, Korak and Tarzan artist Rudy Florese, who was able to photocopy and compile the adaptation. I don’t know how long exactly the series ran, but the last installment in this collection is from April 1971, depicting a scene in Exodus where Moses’ staff turns into a snake. That’s 4 years worth of bi-weekly strips so it’s quite a lot.

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For a gallery of art from this collection, click on this public Facebook album.

I apologize for the image quality. As I had mentioned, these were scanned from photocopies, photocopied during a time when photocopying was just coming into use. This is a piece of work, I believe, that needs to be collected and republished into one volume. Komikero Publishing will be willing to scan and restore the pages in this adaptation if we would be able to find (perhaps borrow) the original komiks run so we can scan it. We would certainly devote as much care and attention to it as we did the restoration of Francisco V. Coching’s El Indio. We would also endeavor to get in touch with Nestor Redondo’s family to acquire permission to do so.

Since this is a Bible adaptation, I believe we won’t have a problem finding a suitable publisher for it. If you can help, please do get in touch. You can email us at gerryalanguilan at yahoo dot com.

Waking up Saturday morning and seeing the sun shine all my worries about the day disappeared. Normally, I’m a worrier, but I just let it go. Whatever happens will happen. If it rains, whatever, I’ll just sing. lalala. It did drizzle a bit, but thankfully it was short and in the end, I think we all had a really nice time!

Organizers Jonas Diego and Johnny Danganan organize the chairs.

Komiks Illustrator Jun Lofamia and his illustration.

The Great Manix Abrera’s fans arrived first!

Comic Odyssey

Alexis Ravana, winner of the art contest, Young Adults category.

My mom at the art exhibit.

Ner Pedrina, Rommel Estanislao, Freely Abrigo

Mel Casipit, Jon Zamar, Sherry Zamar, Ariel Atienza

Gio Paredes and the just released Kalayaan TPB!

Komiks Veterans Jun Lofamia and Danny Acuña were mobbed!

Jun Lofamia

Danny Acuña sketches.

Arhitect and Komiks Illustrator Marivi Hilos-Nepomuceno and special guest Pol Medina

My parents.

Marvel superstar artist Carlo Pagulayan and Marivi

With Pol Medina, Kajo Baldisimo and Carlo judging the art contest.

Acoustic music from local San Pablo talents Walk Me Home.

With much thanks to the Ultimart Shopping Plaza and the San Pablo Chapter of the United Architects of the Philippines for their generous support of the event!

Thanks also to Comic Odyssey, Fun House (Ultimart), Expressions (Ultimart), and Electro Magnetic Tentacle for their generous donations!

Link coverage as they come.

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YES! The 3rd San Pablo City Comics Festival is finally happening. You may recall the first festival happened in 2003 at the Mariño Residence along Sampalok Lake. The second one in 2009 at Lion’s Club, also along Sampalok Lake.

This year, we’re changing venues once again, emphasizing another San Pablo landmark, the Ultimart Shopping Center. Long time residents of San Pablo cherish Ultimart as their very own mall. Recent renovations make it one of the best places for residents to hang out with its new pleasant design, excellent restaurants and shops.

The San Pablo City Comics Festival is presented by KOMIKERO Publishing and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the KOMIKERO Artist Group and the Graphic Literature Guild (GLG) of UPLB. Well,I guess I’m more of a figurehead than anything else. It’s Jonas Diego and his group that’s doing most of the legwork in the organization of this event, with me helping out in bits here and there. This festival is made possible by the incredible generosity and support of Ultimart itself, and the United Architects of the Philippines, San Pablo Chapter.

Special Guests include Pugad Baboy creator Pol Medina, and Kikomachine creator Manix Abrera.

For more information on this event including activities, contests, maps on how to get there, please head on over the official festival site below:

The 3rd San Pablo Comics Festival Website
http://sanpablocomicsfestival.blogspot.com/

Facebook Event Page. Click if you’re going! Thanks!
http://www.facebook.com/events/301393093220449/

National Book Store will be sending copies of ELMER 2nd Edition, and it will be sold at the Komikero Publishing table.

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Stalwarts of local comics hold 3rd Comics Festival in Laguna
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekspeak/stalwarts-local-comics-hold-3rd-comics-festival-laguna-155442489.html

At the fifth floor of Fully Booked. The place was, well… FULLY BOOKED!

Marvel and DC artist Harvey Tolibao working on a monster Psylocke drawing using only a ballpoint pen! His piece raised 30,000 pesos!

Comics retail chain store Comic Odyssey owner Sandy Sansolis and Marvel superstar Leinil Francis Yu.

The ELMER illustration I drew at the event. It raised 13,000 pesos at auction!

IDW artist Mark Torres draws up some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Marvel artist Edgar Tadeo draws up a Thor!

Marvel artist Stephen Segovia!

Dynamite artist Heubert Khan Michael!

Marvel artist Mico Suayan!

Legendary artist Tony De Zuniga!

With host RJ Ledesma!

Signing copies of Superior.

Harvey and his completed illustration. WOW!

I went to the event thinking it’s going to be a little fun event where I’ll get to meet and hang out with friends… it turns out to be much more fun than I expected, and surprisingly, also kind of a big deal as there was an incredibly huge turnout, and our collective artworks raised as much as 125 thousand pesos for the UN World Food Program. I thought that was incredible.

Check out these articles for more coverage of the event:

Red Dot Diva Coverage
Yo! MC: The NextJam! Coverage
The Web Journal of John Ray Coverage
Toysrevil Coverage
Flipgeeks Picture Coverage

Here’s a particularly nice video made by Marvene Rom Munda.

vinyl+SPLASH Event (AVP) from Marvene Rom Munda on Vimeo.

With my wife Ilyn enjoying some quiet time outside the venue before we went home.