FRAMED Beyond Comics

Fellow Comic Fans! Our favorite Komikeros will have their works on canvas and will be on exhibit on May 20, 2011. Most of the artist here I do personally know from Indie Komiks Manila. Happening at the Art Asia Gallery in SM Megamall and also have a special guest Tony De Zuniga (Jonah Hex) and Known Painter Toti Cerda. And if you love comics and painting this is an event you should not miss. 

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HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY KRISIS KOMIX!

Its Earth Hour one again and its also the 2nd Aniversary of Krisis Komix! I have not posted new strips lately but just wait because I will post new strips later and again its about EARTH HOUR!
yey! Also wait for the launch of the new compilation KRISIS KOMIX WORLD KRISIS. It will be a new and exciting year for krisis komix!

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Another FREE Comic Book Day from National Bookstore!

You are invited to the FREE COMIC BOOKS AND MORE event

on Saturday, February 5, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the activity center

of Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa City!

Get 20% off on all graphic novels during the event!

Get a free comic book!

Get a free sketch by top comic book artists!

Get a chance to win prizes just by showing up… no purchase necessary!

The last free comic book day at Powerplant mall was a success, so its exciting to hear that there will be another one this coming February! See you there!

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PICCA fest this October!

I love this festival for all those who love comics, cartoon and animation! too bad I was not able to join but will drop by to cover this one. There will be famous comics people coming over plus the indie comics available. However krisis komix will not be there, but komikon is just month away! After cosplay season is now comics season!
Mabuhay ang Kartunistang Pilipino!
For more information just go to http://piccafest.com/

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The Winner of the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge!

At long last the winners are in for the second Philippine 24-hour Comic Book Challenge! Congratulations to Kuya Freely Abrigo (Kulas, Kapitan Tog) for winning best art and the GRAND PRIZE! Kevin Justin Ang won Best Story! Congratulations to you all! I was not able to complete my participation due to some technical difficulties but these guys inspired me to try next year. Kudos to the other comic book artist who participated in the challenge!

 

an except from the website post.


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One such work came to the attention of one of our judges, Gerry Alanguilan.

“Norby Ela's art still has a long way to go and did not score highly. However, his story is one of the highest ones I rated. I found it strangely affecting, not only because of the subject matter, but because of how it was written. It’s quiet, unforced and surprisingly convincing, free from bombast and hysterics. He almost made me believe he was reliving a memory, rather than simply imagining a story.”


Gerry Alanguilan

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Here are also the top 10! enjoy reading!

Tatong Jurolan
Sampaguita

Mikko Marcelo
Essay

Teddy Pavon
Worth Dying for

Ammathorn
Y2Kill Filipinos

Freely Abrigo
Bakit?

Jazz Carmona
Ang Huling Salong-bola

Kevin Justin Ang
Part of the Job

Norby Ela
Weather-weather Lang

Tobie Abad
Deadline

Noel Cervantes
Brewed Coffee Dilemma

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Metro Comicon this weekend!

COSPLAY ALERT!

Metro Comic Convention is this weekend! there will be cosplayers, anime voice actors, game designers and what's great is that it's going to be in SM Megamall Megatradehall! I'll also be a guest panelist on Day 1. Below is the schedule of activities:

DAY 1 – August 21, Saturday
10:00 Gates open

12:00-1:00pm – Band Performance – WETT DOGG

1:00pm-2:00pm – Game Developer’s Association Panel
Get an in-depth scoop on the Video Gaming industry in the Philippines, and find out more about how involved Pinoy Talents are in the development and production of your favorite games!

2:00pm-3:00pm – Kartunista Panel (moderated by EJ Howard)
Meet, greet, and listen to the talented men and women behind your favorite cartoon strips HAZEL MANZANO (Callwork), LYNDON GREGORIO (Beerkada), FREELY ABRIGO (Kulas), ANDREW VILLAR (Ambush) and MANIX ABRERA (Kiko Machine) as they talk about things such as their creative processes, latest releases, and more!

3:00pm-4:00pm – Band Performance – MARRY ME AMY

4:00pm-5:00pm – Marvel Panel (moderated by RJLedesma)

Celebrity and self-confessed comic-book enthusiast RJ LEDESMA interviews Fan-Favorite Pinoy Marvel Artists on stage!

5:00pm-6:00pm – Veterans Panel (moderated by Gerry Alanguilan)

World –renowned Komikero, Gerry Alanguilan, helps us gather facts about the rise and fall of local komiks industry through the eyes of the people who had seen every moment of komiks happen: our legendary veteran komiks artists! Don’t miss this segment and learn about the possible future of komiks!

6:00pm-8:00pm – Lifetime Achievement Awarding Ceremonies
Witness history unfold as Metro Comic-Con exalts 3 of the Philippine Komiks Industry’s unto the Hall of Fame, with the first MCC Lifetime Achievement Awards!

DAY 2 – August 22, Sunday
10:00 am Gates Open

12:00-1:00pm – Band Performance –FROM ETERNITY

1:00pm-2:00pm – Film Showing – SUPERMAN : DOOMSDAY
Witness how the World’s Greatest Super-hero faced his Doomsday, brought to us by Magnavision Inc. and DC@75!

2:00pm-3:00pm – Creativoices FeatureMeet the talented people that give voices to your well-loved Asianovelas and Anime shows! Join them on stage as they showcase their talents and throw in very familiar voices!

3:00pm-4:00pm – Band Performance –FLUSH AND THE TOILETS

4:00pm-6:00pm – Cosplay Competition (Intermission by Cloud 9)Who would you wanna be for a day? Dress up and join the Cosplay Competition made possible by Cosplay.ph! And watch out for the intermission treat from fast-rising all-female group CLOUD 9!

7:00pm-8:00pm – Awarding of Contest WinnersThe best of the best from each of our cool contests get rewarded for their awesomeness!

8:00-onwards – Band Performance (Rap Performances)- KIDY’ALL /X’O ICY

 

for cosplay contest and mechanics refer to this link...

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San Diego Comic Con!

Its that time of the year again that aside from Christmas and Thanksgiving, that many are anticipating to happen. Even here in the Philippines, we wish to be there. I really hope that someday, I would go there to experience it. I believe that this comicon paved way for the comicon fever here in the Philippines. And since there are also a lot of comic geeks here, its no wonder that these kinds of conventions is a big hit for us Pinoys. 

Things to look forward to are the toys, teasers from series, new series, and of course comics. This is also a venue for the biggest cosplay event in the States. Alodia & Ashley Gosiengfiao  are at the comicon too, so we hope that they would be captured during the con. For now, stay tuned for updates regarding  SDCC. 

SDCC runs from July 22 to 25!

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Krisis Komix no. 44! TOYCON 2010!

Krisis komix is back and its TOYCON 2010! more strips soon!

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Cebu Comic Convention!

Big Ape Design Studio and JONASDIEGO.COM, in cooperation with Super Debil Robot Comics and kawalo concepts & designs presents: The 1st Cebu Comics Convention.

There have set a tentative date of September 25, 2010 from 10:00AM up to 7:00PM for the event.

The event aims to bring together Cebu’s comic book community under one roof to celebrate our collective love for the medium. It will feature activities and attractions like comic book art exhibits, panel discussions and talks by comic book professionals, portfolio reviews, contests, cosplay, and art workshops among others.

The 1st Cebu Comics Convention will activities and attractions like comic art exhibits, panel discussions and talks by comic book professionals, portfolio reviews, art workshops, contests, and a lot more.

They will also be inviting Comic book professionals, both from Manila and Cebu, such as John Amor (Pluck), Harvey Tolibao (Iron Man, Psylocke), Carlo Pagulayan (X-Men, World War Hulk), Gerry Alanguilan (WASTED, Elmer) to name a few.

To find out more about the event, you may visit our official website at www.cebucomics.com.

Contact (+63) 932-634-4466 for sponsorship queries.

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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Its my first Free Comic Book Day ever. I missed last year so I made a promise to make it this year. I thought I will be loner there but alas! There were some blogger friends like Aldrin, Vince and Mark, who were more hardcore comic book fans than me. Free Comic Book Day originally started in the US as a way to get American kids to appreciate comic books rather than spending a lot of time with video games. It was also to help the revival of comic industry as it declined when the other form of media like the television and the internet came into the scene.

For this day, special comics from different publishing groups, individual and group artists are given out without any purchase. However, there would be some limitations upon the number of comics that one can avail to ensure many can still receive a copy. In the Philippines, FCBD has been celebrated for some years and it was successful. Participating branches like Comic Odyssey are flocked by enthusiast and comic geeks for this opportunity.

Jejemons spottted on FCBD!

As a first timer for this kind of event, it was very fun to know that you will be getting a very good comic for free. I also appreciate how other local comic artists would also give out some of their works for free like Gerry Alanguilan and Leinil Yu to name a few. I just had 3 comics, Iron Man Nova, War of the Supermen, and  Iron Man -Thor comic. Some may actually got more but its OK, there would be next year and also as this event would be a regular thing in the Philippines, there will be another chance to enjoy a day of free comics.

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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ON LABOR DAY!

Comic Fans rejoice! after another year of waiting, you can now again enjoy the celebration of Labor day with a new comic on your hand. I actually missed last year but will definitely won't miss this one. So better prepare and save the date. Here are the stores who will participate for this year's free comic book day.

COMIC QUEST
30 BAGUIO STREET
MUNTINLUPA CITY
PHILIPPINES

Phone:632-633-5520

DRUID'S KEEP
2002 LEVERIZA ST
PASAY CITY
PHILIPPINES
1300
Phone:632-854-5332

COMIC ODYSSEY
LEVEL 3, EXPANSION MALL
ROBINSON'S GALLERIA
QUEZON CITY
PHILIPPINES

Phone:632-914-0040

FULLY BOOKED**
B6 902 BONIFACIO HIGH STREET
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
TAGUIG CITY
PHILIPPINES
1634
Phone:632-756-5006

**Fully Booked won't be participating on May 1, 2010 they'll be having their FREE COMIC BOOK DAY two weeeks after this event. You can also check Planet X Comics branches in Trinoma and Glorietta 3 for their participation.

also here is Milo Ventimiglia for some words...

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