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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

2

Arlan and Me Drawing

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Rummaging through my old hard drive I found this video I had forgotten was shot, of Arlan drawing a page from “Where Bold Stars Go To Die” and me drawing Elmer while we listen to a comics podcast and trade ideas and stories. It’s a relatively quiet moment, intense as we were on what we [...]

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

24

iPads Sport Pinoy Komiks Art

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…WHICH CAN BE YOURS FOR FREE! Photo by Jiggy Cruz Well, not exactly free. You need to buy either the ELMER 2nd Edition or Trese Book 4 at any branch of National Bookstore (make sure it includes the raffle stub), enter the raffle and one of these iPads can be yours! Those drawings are not [...]

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

16

Elmer 2nd Edition Book Launching

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Whew! The day I had yesterday was amazing. I woke up at 5 in the morning. Slept again. Woke up again at 5:30 because I remembered I had to BE somewhere really important. Me and Ilyn were out of the house and on the way to Manila by 6:30. Stopped over somewhere along the highway [...]

Oct

15

ELMER 2nd Edition Launch is TODAY! (UPDATED!)

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Time moves by so fast! The launch of ELMER 2nd Edition is on today! For those who are just arriving now, ELMER will have a launching/book signing today, October 15 at National Book Store’s Bestsellers, 4th Floor Robinson’s Galleria in Ortigas at 5pm. And yes, I’ll definitely be there to sign books. National Book Store [...]

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.

Oct

8

ELMER 2nd Edition Book Launching on October 15

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Elmer 2nd Edition will be launched this Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Bestsellers, 4th Floor Robinson’s Galleria, Ortigas at 5pm! Of course, I’ll be on hand to sign your books. National Book Store has graciously stepped in and offered to publish the 2nd Edition of Elmer while allowing me to retain ownership of my characters. [...]

Oct

7

More ELMER Nominations!

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My French publisher Serge of Editions çà et là informed me in an email about a couple nominations that Elmer received recently: “Good news: Elmer has been selected as contender for best comic book of the year award by two French festivals which are taking place later this year: Quai des Bulles ( http://www.quaidesbulles.com/ ) [...]

Oct

4

The BIGGEST Komiks Event of the Year!

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Click for Larger Image The biggest komiks event of the year, The Komikon 2011, or the 7th Annual Philippine Comics Convention is next month, November 19, 2011 at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig. I’ll be on hand the entire day selling Elmer (2nd Edition), Where Bold Stars Go To Die, Umlauts and Atom Bombs #1, [...]

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

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, [...]

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