Oct

29

Where to Buy Elmer and Bold Stars (Updated II)

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ELMER is now available at the following outlets:
Sputnik!, Cubao X, Cubao
Comic Odyssey, Robinson’s Galleria
Comic Quest, Megamall, Northmall and Festival Mall
Planet X, Glorietta 4
Druid’s Keep, Gateway Center, Magallanes
Solidaridad Book Shop, Padre Faura, Ermita
Directly from me. Just email me at gerryalanguilan at yahoo dot com with the subject line ELMER. Please indicate your location so I can [...]

Oct

27

Email Screwup

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If you had sent me important emails to my yahoo address within the last 12 hours, please resend them to my gmail address. Same username @gmail.com
Apparently, Yahoo Mail is screwing up on my end, and has not been sending through emails for the past half day. I hope this is only temporary. Yahoo is [...]

Oct

26

San Pablo City in my Comics

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I’ve been browsing reviews of UNDERPASS online and one particular comment about my story SIM I found funny. The writer said I managed to work San Pablo City into my stories… AGAIN. ha! ha!
For those tuning in just now, SUMMIT Media, the publishing giant responsible for magazines such as FHM Philippines, K-Zone, High School Musical, [...]

Oct

25

Francisco V. Coching Exhibit in New York

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Francisco V. Coching’s works showcased at the Philippine Center in New York
(Source)
NEW YORK — An exhibit featuring the works of Filipino master comics artist Francisco V. Coching will be showcased at the Philippine Center in New York from Oct. 26 to Nov. 26, 2009
Coching, a popular Filipino novelist and comics illustrator, wrote and illustrated 55 [...]

Oct

23

Shameful, Unnaceptable Incompetence

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In the light of what you will read on this blog:
http://mabuhaygirl.multiply.com/journal/item/1104/WTF_is_going_on_Blog_Ni_Ella
I want to assure everyone who donated to help the Typhoon Ondoy Flood victims via the auctions held online, the the PICCA, at the Komikon and elsewhere, your help will go DIRECTLY to the victims and will NOT be coursed through incompetent government agencies.
You [...]

Oct

19

The Madness that was Komikon 2009

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Live Auction for Flood Victims
That’s Jonas Diego and me on stage yesterday, auctioning a variety of stuff including original artworks, signed sketchbooks by Leinil Yu, etc. The online auctions, the live auctions, as well as the caricature auctions conducted by Mr. Hugo Yonzon at the Podium have so far raised more than 80 thousand [...]

Oct

17

See You at Komikon!

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Elmer and Bold Stars have arrived! Tomorrow, October 18, 2009, will be a crazy hectic day at Komikon! We’ll be there at around 9am to set up my table, which would be the two tables to the right of the entrance. There would be a tarp with a chicken on it so you really can’t [...]

Oct

17

Marc Silvestri & Whilce Portacio Art Jam! Auction for Ondoy Flood Victims!

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A new item has been added to the benefit auction! It’s an awesome piece by Marc Silvestri and Whilce Portacio! Marc drew Witchblade and Whilce Drew Dane (of Wetworks) and the rest. Whilce and Marc were pretty excited to do it, and took time out of their extraordinarily busy schedules to put this awesome piece [...]

Oct

16

Francisco V. Coching’s EL INDIO Launches at Komikon 2009

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From Vibal Foundation:
Half-century old masterpiece to be launched at Komikon
More than half a century after it was first serialized in Pilipino Komiks, Francisco V. Coching’s masterpiece El Indio comes back to life in all its black-and-white glory.
Restored by Gerry Alanguilan and Zara Macandili from newsprint, the sequel to Francisco V. Coching’s Sabas, Ang Barbaro (1952) [...]

Oct

12

Komikon 2009 is INSANE.

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The 5th Annual KOMIKON, the Filipino Komiks Convention is this Sunday, October 18, 2009, and it’s the culminating activity of the four-day Philippine International Cartoons, Comics, and Animation (PICCA) Festival, which begins on October 15 at the SM Megamall, and surrounding areas.
Komikero Publishing will have TWO new releases at the Komikon:

ELMER COLLECTED EDITION
by Gerry Alanguilan
144 [...]

Oct

5

Komikon 2009 Poster + Benefit Auction

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The 5th Annual KOMIKON culminates the Philippine International Cartoons, Comics, and Animation (PICCA) Festival on October 18.
An auction will be held at the Komikon to benefit Komikeros affected by floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy. Items on hand to be auctioned will be original comics artwork, a signed Leinil Francis Yu sktechbook, a signed rare hardcover [...]

Oct

5

A Celebration of Pinoy Komiks

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A celebration of Pinoy komiks
KRIPOTKIN By Alfred A. Yuson (The Philippine Star)
Hugo “Boboy” Yonzon III and his ever-equal partner Guia have based themselves in Tagaytay for over a decade now, but they remain in the forefront of preserving the wealth of Filipino comics and cartoons as well as animation, and expanding the international awareness [...]

Oct

2

What Gets Me Through The Day

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This piece of music gets me through the day every day for the past week. Composed by English composer Murray Gold specially for the fourth series of new Doctor Who.

Oct

1

Original Comics Art Auction To Benefit Ondoy Flood Victims

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With the help of other comics professionals, I’ve begun an Ebay auction of original comics artwork which would benefit victims of the flooding brought on my Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana). Initial recipients will be Komikeros who have lost or damaged homes and property, and the rest will be donated to the Philippine Red Cross.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZkomikeroQQhtZ-1
There is only [...]

Oct

1

How To Help (October 3)

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(October 3 Update) Red Cross Paypal Confirmed!
I’ve confirmed with the Philippine Red Cross that they do accept donations via Paypal. Use this email address: give@redcross.org.ph
Or you can go to their Paypal Donation Page here.
Original Comics Art Auction to benefit Komikeros affected by the flood:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZkomikeroQQhtZ-1
(October 1 Update): UPDATED LINKS
Alerts and Information
http://www.quezon.ph/2009/09/29/alerts-and-information-updated/
List of Places to Donate
http://sites.google.com/site/ondoymanila/list-of-places-to-donate
(Sept. 30 [...]