COMICS LEGEND MARSHALL ROGERS PASSES AWAY...
From Newsarama:
"Comics have lost another luminary. Details are still sketchy, but word came earlier today that Marshall Rogers died yesterday or Saturday. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. "
Full story here.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Here's something I've been tinkering with lately...
A tentative cover to a Maskarado trade paperback collection (collecting the first three issues, including the preview)...
The first page of issue #1, completely colored and re-lettered, with minor retouching...
It's something I'm hoping to get done, and I'm shopping around for a good distributor. That means it's gonna be a legit publication, not just "indie."
I'm also of two minds whether to leave the interiors in black & white (lower printing cost) or coloring it to give it that extra gloss.
What do you guys think?
A tentative cover to a Maskarado trade paperback collection (collecting the first three issues, including the preview)...
The first page of issue #1, completely colored and re-lettered, with minor retouching...
It's something I'm hoping to get done, and I'm shopping around for a good distributor. That means it's gonna be a legit publication, not just "indie."
I'm also of two minds whether to leave the interiors in black & white (lower printing cost) or coloring it to give it that extra gloss.
What do you guys think?
Friday, March 16, 2007
I'm in Thailand right now for the ADFEST. It's pretty okay, but I've been away for more than a day and already I'm missing Kuki and Jade. I can't wait to get back home on Monday.
Anyway, that's not even why I'm blogging right now. I'm really excited because I've got my first US comics gig, as an inker on THE ADVENTURES OF LIGHTNING SQUIRREL. It's written by Jeff Kipnis, pencilled by Victor Cabanelas and published by Rabidfrog Productions. I'm on board for issue number 3. It's a six-issue miniseries, so I'll be doing four issues total.
But that's not all. I'm going to be PENCILLING and INKING another book for another US independent publisher by the middle of this year. I don't know if I can give away the details yet, but it's an ongoing book. I'll post updates as soon as I can.
On top of that, I'm trying to get issue 8 of Maskarado finished and have been seeing if a colored TPB collection of the first Maskarado storyarc will be feasible. Plus I'm doing a 7-page short story for yet another US indie.
Oh, and THE WITNESS was picked up by SCAR COMICS in the UK for inclusion in their anthology, DEAD BY DAWN Quarterly. At least I don't have to draw that anymore. Hehe.
Pile that on top of my regular job, and I think I'll be dead by 2008. :)
But really, I'm very excited that all this comics work is coming my way. I just hope I can keep up.
Anyway, that's not even why I'm blogging right now. I'm really excited because I've got my first US comics gig, as an inker on THE ADVENTURES OF LIGHTNING SQUIRREL. It's written by Jeff Kipnis, pencilled by Victor Cabanelas and published by Rabidfrog Productions. I'm on board for issue number 3. It's a six-issue miniseries, so I'll be doing four issues total.
But that's not all. I'm going to be PENCILLING and INKING another book for another US independent publisher by the middle of this year. I don't know if I can give away the details yet, but it's an ongoing book. I'll post updates as soon as I can.
On top of that, I'm trying to get issue 8 of Maskarado finished and have been seeing if a colored TPB collection of the first Maskarado storyarc will be feasible. Plus I'm doing a 7-page short story for yet another US indie.
Oh, and THE WITNESS was picked up by SCAR COMICS in the UK for inclusion in their anthology, DEAD BY DAWN Quarterly. At least I don't have to draw that anymore. Hehe.
Pile that on top of my regular job, and I think I'll be dead by 2008. :)
But really, I'm very excited that all this comics work is coming my way. I just hope I can keep up.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
Well... at long last I've switched to the new Blogger. Which really doesn't mean anything, really. I'm still the web-illiterate guy that I always was. :P
Haven't blogged for so long because, once again, Blogger had been blocked in the office. Time will tell if it's gonna get re-blocked again.
What's new? I've gotten a comicspace account, which is great. Lots of comic fans, creators, publishers there. if you're a comic geek like me, you should definitely sign up. You can find my page here.
Gio Paredes has announced that he'll be releasing his indie comic soon, entitled Kalayaan. Be on the lookout for that as well.
Speaking of Gio Paredes and Kalayaan, a team-up between Kalayaan and Maskarado will occur in MASKARADO #8, plotted by Gio and scripted and drawn by me. Hopefully it'll be out by the middle of the year.
This year is also Maskarado's 15th anniversary, and I'm cooking up something for Maskarado readers and fans. I can't announce it yet, I want it to be a surprise. :)
I've got another a few international projects lined up, but I don't know if I can announce them yet. I'll update stuff here as soon as they become much more definite.
That's all for now, I guess. TTFN!
Haven't blogged for so long because, once again, Blogger had been blocked in the office. Time will tell if it's gonna get re-blocked again.
What's new? I've gotten a comicspace account, which is great. Lots of comic fans, creators, publishers there. if you're a comic geek like me, you should definitely sign up. You can find my page here.
Gio Paredes has announced that he'll be releasing his indie comic soon, entitled Kalayaan. Be on the lookout for that as well.
Speaking of Gio Paredes and Kalayaan, a team-up between Kalayaan and Maskarado will occur in MASKARADO #8, plotted by Gio and scripted and drawn by me. Hopefully it'll be out by the middle of the year.
This year is also Maskarado's 15th anniversary, and I'm cooking up something for Maskarado readers and fans. I can't announce it yet, I want it to be a surprise. :)
I've got another a few international projects lined up, but I don't know if I can announce them yet. I'll update stuff here as soon as they become much more definite.
That's all for now, I guess. TTFN!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Pics of the small salu-salo with veteran komiks creators last January 6...
Ang mga barako.
Bong Leal makes his dramatic entrance
Erwin Cruz smiles for the camera
Steve Gan
Jun Lofamia
Noli Zamora with Vic J. Poblete in the background
Hal Santiago and JoeMari Mongcal
Mel Capital, Rudy Villanueva, Hal Santiago
JoeMari Mongcal and Al Cabral
Detail of Hal Santiago's original art
Another detail of Hal Santiago's original art (can't show it whole, it's FOR ADULTS ONLY!!)
Yet another original Hal Santiago piece
Photos provided by Bong Leal and Erwin Cruz. Special thanks to Randy Valiente!
Ang mga barako.
Bong Leal makes his dramatic entrance
Erwin Cruz smiles for the camera
Steve Gan
Jun Lofamia
Noli Zamora with Vic J. Poblete in the background
Hal Santiago and JoeMari Mongcal
Mel Capital, Rudy Villanueva, Hal Santiago
JoeMari Mongcal and Al Cabral
Detail of Hal Santiago's original art
Another detail of Hal Santiago's original art (can't show it whole, it's FOR ADULTS ONLY!!)
Yet another original Hal Santiago piece
Photos provided by Bong Leal and Erwin Cruz. Special thanks to Randy Valiente!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
"I AM CHRONOS... MASTER OF ALL TIME!"
Kuki used to jokingly call me Chronos, Master of All Time. It was from an episode of Johnny Bravo where he encountered a hibernating bear who called himself by the same name.
Why did she call me that?
Simply put, I'm a time-watcher. I'm a bit obsessed with time. I can go a whole day without a cellphone, but I feel lost without a watch. If I forget my watch at home, I feel uneasy throughout the day.
I even synchronize all my watches. Even the clocks at home. I know when a clock is running early or late. Even my office computer and home computer are on the same time.
When I travel to another country with a different time zone, I carry two watches. One, for the time here in the Philippines, the other, for the time in whatever timezone I'm currently occupying.
I remember this one time, I had to go to this ice cream factory. They made us leave our watches. Any kind of timepiece was forbidden inside the factory! If I had to work there, I'd go crazy in a few days!!!!
I really don't know why I watch the time. Maybe I don't like to waste it. Maybe that explains why I walk faster than other people. I don't want to waste my time travelling, so I try to get from point A to point B in the fastest way possible.
And, as you can see, I've installed a clock in my blog. The good folks at worldtimeserver.com made it possible.
Does anyone find this weird?
Kuki used to jokingly call me Chronos, Master of All Time. It was from an episode of Johnny Bravo where he encountered a hibernating bear who called himself by the same name.
Why did she call me that?
Simply put, I'm a time-watcher. I'm a bit obsessed with time. I can go a whole day without a cellphone, but I feel lost without a watch. If I forget my watch at home, I feel uneasy throughout the day.
I even synchronize all my watches. Even the clocks at home. I know when a clock is running early or late. Even my office computer and home computer are on the same time.
When I travel to another country with a different time zone, I carry two watches. One, for the time here in the Philippines, the other, for the time in whatever timezone I'm currently occupying.
I remember this one time, I had to go to this ice cream factory. They made us leave our watches. Any kind of timepiece was forbidden inside the factory! If I had to work there, I'd go crazy in a few days!!!!
I really don't know why I watch the time. Maybe I don't like to waste it. Maybe that explains why I walk faster than other people. I don't want to waste my time travelling, so I try to get from point A to point B in the fastest way possible.
And, as you can see, I've installed a clock in my blog. The good folks at worldtimeserver.com made it possible.
Does anyone find this weird?
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Real-life vigilante superhero. From BBC NEWS...
POLICE HUNTING MYSTERY SWORDSMAN
Police on Tyneside are seeking a man carrying a sword who came to the aid of plain clothes officers during a burglary attempt.
The officers were threatened by a man with a knife after they discovered armed men trying to break into a house in Laygate, South Shields.
Another man armed with a samurai sword appeared and attacked the man with the
knife, before leaving the scene.
Three men have been charged with aggravated burglary.
One faces an additional charge of attempted wounding with intent to resist arrest.
POLICE HUNTING MYSTERY SWORDSMAN
Police on Tyneside are seeking a man carrying a sword who came to the aid of plain clothes officers during a burglary attempt.
The officers were threatened by a man with a knife after they discovered armed men trying to break into a house in Laygate, South Shields.
Another man armed with a samurai sword appeared and attacked the man with the
knife, before leaving the scene.
Three men have been charged with aggravated burglary.
One faces an additional charge of attempted wounding with intent to resist arrest.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Saturday, January 6, I was invited to a little salu-salo at Hal Santiago's house. It was great! There was no real occasion, just a gathering of some komiks veterans.
Bong Leal tagged along with me. Dodo Dayao was supposed to go, too, but he was finishing up a painting or something.
I got there a bit early, and Jun Lofamia and Rudy Villanueva were there, along with Mang Hal. Rudy Villanueva is Hal's brother-in-law, and he lives next door. It was great that Mang Jun still recognized me since we met only briefly at the Komikon. Mang Hal and Mang Jun showed some original stuff, and they were amazing (and huge). They auction off original art on ebay, with Steve Gan being their sort of online agent. If you see the original pieces upclose, you'd be amazed at the craftsmanship that went into them. The brushstrokes really flow across the paper. And the sense of composition is flawless.
Others in attendance were Steve Gan, Freddie Fernandez, Florie Medina, Vic Poblete, Noli Zamora, Mel Capital, JoeMari Mongcal, and several others that I can't remember. Komiks collector, historian and all-around fanatic Erwin Cruz was also there. It was especially exciting for me and Bong to be able to meet Noli Zamora, who we both admire greatly.
One thing that I admire about these men is that even though they've all gone to different things and different jobs, they still hold a special place in their hearts for komiks. We all talked about different stuff, but every now and then the topic would go back to komiks.
I forgot to bring a camera (d'oh!), but Bong did. I hope he e-mails me the pics so I can post them here soon.
Bong Leal tagged along with me. Dodo Dayao was supposed to go, too, but he was finishing up a painting or something.
I got there a bit early, and Jun Lofamia and Rudy Villanueva were there, along with Mang Hal. Rudy Villanueva is Hal's brother-in-law, and he lives next door. It was great that Mang Jun still recognized me since we met only briefly at the Komikon. Mang Hal and Mang Jun showed some original stuff, and they were amazing (and huge). They auction off original art on ebay, with Steve Gan being their sort of online agent. If you see the original pieces upclose, you'd be amazed at the craftsmanship that went into them. The brushstrokes really flow across the paper. And the sense of composition is flawless.
Others in attendance were Steve Gan, Freddie Fernandez, Florie Medina, Vic Poblete, Noli Zamora, Mel Capital, JoeMari Mongcal, and several others that I can't remember. Komiks collector, historian and all-around fanatic Erwin Cruz was also there. It was especially exciting for me and Bong to be able to meet Noli Zamora, who we both admire greatly.
One thing that I admire about these men is that even though they've all gone to different things and different jobs, they still hold a special place in their hearts for komiks. We all talked about different stuff, but every now and then the topic would go back to komiks.
I forgot to bring a camera (d'oh!), but Bong did. I hope he e-mails me the pics so I can post them here soon.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Another Pinoy will be making waves in the US comic book scene!
MICO SUAYAN has been tapped to pencil Marvel's MOON KNIGHT after David Finch. Congrats, Mico! This guy has been one of the best talents to come out lately, and I'm glad he finally has a high-profile gig!
Read all about it here...
MEETING MICO: THE NEW MOON KNIGHT ARTIST MICO SUAYAN
MICO SUAYAN has been tapped to pencil Marvel's MOON KNIGHT after David Finch. Congrats, Mico! This guy has been one of the best talents to come out lately, and I'm glad he finally has a high-profile gig!
Read all about it here...
MEETING MICO: THE NEW MOON KNIGHT ARTIST MICO SUAYAN
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