24 Hours
July 17, 2010 · Comments Off
The 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge, organized by Jonas Diego and his gang of rapscallions begins today! This is just the first shot from a wide array of activities that comprises this year’s Philippine International Comics, Cartoons and Animation festival.
More info about the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge...
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(UPDATED!) The Philippine 24-Hour Comic Book Challenge!
July 1, 2010 · Comments Off
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 friends Jonas Diego, Jamie Bautista,...
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FREE Comic Book Creation Workshop
May 15, 2010 · Comments Off
If you want to learn how to create and publish your own comic book, you can attend the FREE workshop conducted by Jamie Bautista, creator of Cast (Komikon Award winner) and Private Iris (Anvil Award Winner) and publisher of Siglo: Freedom and Siglo: Passion (National Book Award Winners).
Jamie Bautista...
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Signing at Sputnik!
May 14, 2010 · Comments Off
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...
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TIMAWA Original Art Up for Charity Auction (A FEW HOURS LEFT!)
May 11, 2010 · Comments Off
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 is...
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Why Manny Villar Does Not Get My Vote (Updated)
May 7, 2010 · Comments Off
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 all. I am...
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The Need for Serious Criticism 2
May 5, 2010 · Comments Off
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 form...
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Free Comic Book Day 2010
May 2, 2010 · Comments Off
This is probably my fourth or fifth time to participate in Free Comic Book Day, and it’s always been at this comics shop in Robinson’s Galleria in Ortigas called Comic Odyssey. I’ve maintained good relations with pretty much most of the owners of the different comics shops in the country....
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Back to Inking!
April 30, 2010 · Comments Off
I come back to inking in a BIG way with Ultimate Comics Avengers 2, #1! The issue is already out, and Leinil Francis Yu and I will be launching the title tomorrow during Free Comic Book Day, at Comic Odyssey, Robinson’s Galleria. We’ll be signing, along with Edgar Tadeo, and possibly Jay...
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Bill DuBay, 1948-2010
April 29, 2010 · Comments Off
From the Comics Reporter:
“Bill DuBay, the co-creator of The Rook and a longtime key cog at Warren Publishing as an editor and writer, passed away in Portland, Oregon on April 15. He was 62 years old.”
Full article here.
Bill Dubay isn’t Filipino, but he collaborated with a lot of Filipino...
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