Break Out Comics #4!
Here is our fourth issue which we were able to release last Dec. 11, 2007 at the Pasko ng Komiks(which was a success). Thanks to the people of Read or Die for allowing us to seat in their table. Thanks to all those who bought it.
Adonis was not able to finish Hamok in time so we have to come up with a new cover. To those who are waiting for the continuation of Ryan Francisco's TInCan Defender, here it is. Also featured in this issue is our entry to the KOMIKON 2007 Make the Page Contest. The KOMIKON organizers supplied the script and our new artist Butch Bantog did the art.
I also used a new software to layout and letter this issue. I am now using Comic Life from Plasq. So enjoy reading!

Dressing Up at Pasko ng Komiks

I suddenly had a crazy idea of dressing up as Gagamba (a 1950s komiks character of Virgilio Redondo) for the Pasko ng Komiks last Dec. 11 at the CAL Building, UP Diliman. Here are pictures taken by Azrael Colladila of myself there.





Here is what Ryan came up using the picture of Az.


Though it was a little uncomfortable, I was able to pull it off. The mask was made by Ryan (Thanks, Wry!).

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The Pasko ng Komiks was a success. I was able to sell copies of our comics. No. 4 was specifically released that day. Thanks to the READ OR DIE people for letting me sit beside them (I wasn't able to bring a table and chair.) I'll to try to post some pics I got and some insights as soon as possible.

Pasko ng Komiks



From the READ OR DIE blog:

Read Or Die, the UP Institute of Creative Writing and the UP College of Arts and Letters in partnership with Komikera and the New Worlds Alliance invite you to attend Pasko ng Komiks, a symposium on Filipino komiks. The event is the culminating activity of the 2007 College of Arts and Letters Week. The symposium will bring together komiks writers and artists from different groups and backgrounds along with respected critics.

The event is sponsored by the UP College of Arts and Letters, the National Book Development Board and WikiPilipinas.

There will also be an exhibit of komiks prints from select collections and artists in FC Gallery 2 as well as an open cosplay event featuring characters from comics–whether Filipino komiks, Western comics and graphic novels, or manga and manwha. We would like to invite everyone to participate in the cosplay.

The exhibit will be curated by Ms. Teta Tulay of the innovative female artists collective Komikera. For inquiries about donating prints or your own for exhibit, please contact her at komikera@gmail.com.

If you are a komiks publisher or artist and would like to sell your work during the symposium, please see our selling guidelines.

“Pasko ng Komiks” will take place on December 11 (Tuesday) from 8AM to 6PM at the Claro M. Recto Hall, Faculty Center, UP Diliman. Registration starts at 8AM.

Program Guide

Morning Session:

Moderators:

Professor Michael Chua (Department of History)
Ms. Sally Eugenio

8 AM - Registration

8:30 AM - Opening Remarks - Professor Virgilio Almario (National Artist for Literature; Dean, UP College of Arts and Letters)

9:00 AM - Patrick Flores, Gerry Alanguilan, Glady Gimena (Komiks in Philippine culture and history)

11:00 AM - Dennis Villegas, Orvy Jundis, Pablo Gomez (The study and collection of komiks)

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Afternoon Session:

Moderators:

Professor Vim Nadera (Director, UP Institute of Creative Writing)
Ms. Sally Eugenio

1:00 PM - Ofelia Concepcion, Vivian Limpin, Elizabeth Chionglo, Joannah Tinio-Catinglo, Gilda Olvidado (Women in komiks)

3:00 PM - Carlo Vergara, Andrew Drilon, Andrew Villar, Carlo Pagulayan, Randy Valiente, Jonas Diego, Melvin Catinglo, Rey Tiempo, Victor Balanon, KC Cordero (Creating komiks)

5:00 PM - Emil Flores, Romulo Baquiran, Lawrence Mijares, Bobby Yonzon (Synthesis)

Closing Remarks - Bienvenido Lumbera (National Artist for Literature)

We're going to be there to sell our komiks. If we finish it, we might be able to release Break Out Comics #4 during the event. Hope to see all of you there.

Preview of Covers





Here are the covers of Break Out Comics #4 and Special #3. Issue #4 features a new story of Adonis de Leon. The character's name is Hamok. Special #3 is done by Ryan Francisco. This is our entry for the comic creation contest. Both will be released at the 3rd KOMIKON.

Images at the 28th Manila International Book Fair

Here are some images my sister Jennivy got from the Manila International Book Fair. I volunteered my services for Read or Die, a book club which advocates reading and literacy, which participated in the MIBF and organized some of the events there.

My sister Jennivy, my nephew Zire and niece Bea, and our alaga Winona joined the literary cosplay. My sister was Death from The Sandman, Winona and Zire as Jill and Jack of the nursery rhyme, Bea as Tinkerbell of Peter Pan. My siter was 8th Place out of 23 cosplayers.