Free Comic Book Day, May 1, 2010
The first Saturday of May is “Free Comic Book Day”, and it means exactly what it means. Participating comic book stores all over the world will be offering customers FREE COMICS! Click on the link below for more info on what this event is all about:
Free Comic Book Day
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/
Here...
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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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The Art of Joey Celerio
Filipino Komiks Illustrator Joey Celerio passed away last Friday, January 15, 2010. He was one of the more popular illustrators to emerge during the 1970’s when most of the old masters have passed on, moved to the US or have retired and moved on to other things.
Below is only a few of the artwork...
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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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Filipino Komiks Illustrator Joey Celerio Passes Away
I’ve received several simultaneous messages on the passing of another Filipino komiks illustrator, Joseph Christian Celerio, more popularly known as Joey Celerio.
Joey was at one point one of the most sought after illustrators in the country for his refreshing, dynamic style. Joey was the son...
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