Philippine Adventure & Romance Stories #1 at Summer Komikon!

Some of you may remember me talking about this title back in September 2009: Philippine Adventure and Romance Stories Preview http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/1998 The first issue has finally been printed and was soft launched during Renaissance at SM Megamall on February 21. A few local creators... 

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Komiks Documentary (In Tagalog) from 2006

This video is actually a school project by students of De La Salle University in Dasmariñas, Cavite. They interviewed me, along with many other comic book people in 2006 for this project. They had given me a copy, and reviewing it again recently I thought that it would be such a waste to just let it... 

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Arlan Esmeña, December 8, 1973 – February 18, 2010

February 18, 2010 Arlan passed away at 5:30 this morning. :( Thanks for all your comments. Arlan was very appreciative of all the messages posted for him on this blog. I printed out the comments and gave it to him, and he read them all himself just a few days ago. The Art of Arlan Esmeña http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/1939 Arlan’s... 

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Autobiographical Comics in the Philippines

Autobiographical comics, or diary comics, is probably the one remaining genre of comics that have yet to be explored fully in Philippine comics. It is a genre virtually unheard of in the old industry, and it is a genre that very few modern day creators have tried. Is it because Filipinos don’t... 

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KomiksTrip 2010

Photos from the recently concluded KomiksTrip 2010, The First University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Comics Convention, February 13, 2010 Flickr Photo gallery here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/komikero/sets/72157623301456907/ Same Gallery at Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=151342&id=552301105&ref=mf ... 

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“Komiks Artist” by Pepper Marcelo, Arlan Update

This is a short video interview with me conducted by Pepper Marcelo around 2005. This was initially intended to be a much bigger thing, with more artists and not just me in it, I was told. I don’t know exactly what happened, but Pepper decided to put this together so at least my part of it could... 

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Broaden Your Artistic Inspirations!

If you are a comics artist wanting to develop yourself as an artist, don’t just look and read at the same old stuff! VISIT THIS BLOG! The Pictorial Arts http://mydelineatedlife.blogspot.com/ Just a sample of what you’ll see. This is an awesome illustration of Prince Valiant by the great... 

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Nestor Redondo at 29

In this photo from 1957, Nestor Redondo is more than 10 years younger than I am now. Time takes no prisoners. Photo from http://filipinocartoonist.blogspot.com/ ... 

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The Second San Pablo Comics Festival in Pictures

We had the venue, the Lion’s Club of San Pablo, for only ONE day. So we had planned to bring all the tables, chairs, mobile, tarpaulins, decorations, exhibits and exhibit panels early in the day before the doors opened at 10am, and pack them all up by 6:00pm. We were at the venue at 6:30am. We... 

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Sonny Trinidad Passes Away

Hal Santiago reports that Filipino Komiks Illustrator Sonny Trinidad has passed away yesterday, November 23, 2009. The wake is currently being held in his hometown of Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Also known as Celso Trinidad, Sonny won the Best Serial Illustrator award during the 1984 KOMOPEB Parangal sa Komiks.... 

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