Renaissance original artwork now available for auction at ebay

I received a news from the Renaissance book creators that they are running an auction of all artworks used for the book, featuring Filipino comic book super heroes in their action in saving lives of people who are victimized by the Ondoy Typhoon and flood. I heard that the proceed of the artworks will be donated to charity. please see the info and links below

Tobie Abad's DILIMAN final web comics issue

Tobie Abad's longest running web comics series DILIMAN will have it's final issue, and it will be available only online at http://dilimancomic.blogspot.com

After so many years, it seems I will finally truly be able to end my online comic Diliman this year.  Thanks to my Egg, I've have what I need to finally end the series.  So to those who actually read it, or are still waiting to see how it ends, I can tell you, this year you're gonna get the closing issue. - Tobie via Alamat ML

and more of his email note

I need to make a new website for it though.  Photobucket runs out of bandwidth on the days many people start reading the book again, so I'm wondering if anyone has better recommendations of where I can have the whole 300+ page comic uploaded.

I've been busy with doing other creative projects too, and one of them was a short film for Victoria Court's Director's Cut Challenge.  The short film is on youtube and a winner will be chosen with 60% of the score based on the number of hits the video gets.  For those who want to help me win (views are for the whole month of April) do check it out and share the link around:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeZXpDIRq40

Lastly, I've been meaning to work on a new online comic.  One that tackles matters that are a bit more on the mature side (read, possible adult situations and issues) and I was wondering if anyone knows of a site where such a comic can be hosted without problems.   Nudity and sexual situations will be illustrated and tackled in such a book.

Thanks and here's to people who do indie stuff never giving up on their own work!

Classic Comic Store Ltd. just launched the Classics Illustrated Facebook Fan Page

I received this official Facebook Fan page directly from Classic Comic Store Ltd. via email, and I like to invite everyone to add them in their fan page were you can suggest new titles, drop in comments, interact with other comic readers and find some old favorite comic titles.

visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Comic-Store-Ltd/110776045608121?ref=ts&v=wall

How to use the iPad comic App

iPad is starting to heat up this week and we found a video demo on how the iPad comic app works and a demo on how to use it. This is the new future of comics in the digital world. I'm wondering if we will have our own pinoy iPad comic app version in the future.

Watch the video demo here

No Parking Comics by Core Studios

Core Studios released their new comics "No Parking Comics", a collection of comics and artworks supervised by the 1st Larry Alcala Awardee, Amos Jan Fraser S. Villar. Featuring works from the students of Community of Learners.

book will be available at Summer Komikon on April 17 at Bahay ng Alumni in UP.

website: http://noparkingcomics.deviantart.com/

event: Comic launch of Ambush: Parents Trapped on April 10

they will also release a Ambush shirt and free Yakult drinks to everyone!

Marvel Comics App debuts in iPad

Access to Over 500 of Marvel's Greatest Titles Including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man and Hulk

New York, N.Y. - April 2, 2010 - Marvel Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of the Marvel Comics App for iPad on the App Store. This landmark app launches with over 500 of Marvel's greatest comic books, from classic stories to modern tales, featuring Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor and more of the world's most popular Super Heroes. The Marvel Comics App brings the world of Marvel to iPad owners with each comic presented at incredibly high resolution possible on iPad's full color screen, a user-friendly search engine, innovative viewing options and more.

A preview 18 pages of Carlo Vergara's Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah sa Maynila

The sequel of the hit pinoy komiks or graphic novel of Carlo Vergara is back and the new series called "Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah sa Manila" comic pages are now published online in Carlo's blog. First 18 pages were uploaded and it is free to read and download, thanks to Budjette for the hot tip update.

read more the pages here at Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah sa Maynila

Indie Comics: The Long Road to Glory (via ThePoc.net )

INDIE COMICS: THE LONG ROAD TO GLORY
by Fidelis Tan

“It’s something to think of, for those who want to make comics—there’s no money, no market for our dreams to come true at the level we want them to, so we have to compromise,” said David.
Producing cheap zines for comics conventions is a compromise, he said. So is finding time in between one’s other priorities to continue working on one’s stories, as was the case with Tan and Baldisimo.
“You can find a way to do it even with work,” he said. “The plans you have in mind, that epic you’ve been thinking of since you were 16 years old, you don’t have to finish all that in a month. You just have to work on it, work on your comics, even while being realistic about your situation.”
“You might have to find a job, or do something else in between that thing you really want to do. For everyone with that kind of experience—hang in there.”

READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AT:
http://www.thepoc.net/metakritiko/metakritiko-features/5109-indie-comics-the-long-road-to-glory.html

Leinil Francis Yu secret comic project with Mark Millar and Matthew Vaugh

*** thanks to Budj for sharing this news

Sure, we know about Mark Millar's plans to direct a mysterious superhero movie, and we've heard about the "Kick-Ass" sequel (titled "Balls to the Wall"), but now it looks like we have another project on the horizon from Millar and director Matthew Vaughn.

Rebirth of Komiks News Now Philippines

Finally!
after a year of no update, I successfully transferred all blog post from our first blog in wordpress.com, it seems that I am very comfortable using Blogger than Wordpress, since all my blogs are from blogger.com.

I promise that this blog will continue to deliver news and review about Philippine comics or Komiks.

I like to talk to all readers who posted all their comments, all readers who go back here and check our updates
and also to our komiks creator who never stop in creating new komiks for us.

ok ok, its April 2, 2010, 2PM

I used the new blogger.com template designer at draft.blogger.com to create and use a reader friendly layout
This blog is active again!

The Women in Komiks - special reblog for March 2010 Women's month

Women in Komiks
panels by Ofelia Concepcion, Vivian Limpin, Elizabeth Chionglio, Joanah Tinio-Calingo, Syeri Baet, Gilda Olvidado, Claire Villacorta

Moderated by : Sally Eugenio and Vim Nadera
(from Pasko ng Komiks, December 12, 2007)

Ambush: Parents Trapped The Comic Book Launch at mag:net on April 10

Ambush turns 4--with a bang!

After 4 years of its weekly run in Manila Bulletin Sunday Entertainment section and building its own fan base (young and old), the comic strip “Ambush” is now a published mini-graphic novel. Titled “Ambush: Parents Trapped”, creator Andrew Villar comes up with an indie comics compilation of the best strips in the series, combined with new story lines.

2nd Summer Komikon 2010

Komikon Summer de avance
April 17, 2010
at Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Renaissance : Ang Muling Pagsilang

The book was launched a few weeks ago, and hope I can grab this once it becomes available in our local bookstore, I heard that they are planning to have a book tour this March 2010.


This book brings together sixty of the best Filipino artists from here and abroad. They have come from various fields: comics, cartoons, animation, gaming and graphic design in the hopes that, in their own way, they may be able to help others who were hit the hardest by these calamities and through their art, inspire others to be heroes themselves.

to order : anvilpublishing@yahoo.com / http://www.anvilpublishing.com