Sunday, November 29, 2009

ZABALA-SANTOS EXHIBIT




Last day na kahapon ng exhibit ng Jose Zabala-Santos sa Animahenasyon na ginanap sa Gateway Mall, Cubao. Pinilit ko talagang pumunta para makita ang mga original drawings niya. Maraming event kahapon, kasama na ang mga forums tungkol sa animation at pagpapalabas ulit ng Dayo, pero hindi na rin ako nagtagal sa event. Humingi lang ako ng souvenir program.

Ang makikita itaas ay ilang gawa ni Zabala-Santos sa komiks at studies sa animation.

Friday, November 27, 2009

BOTONG & COCHING Book Launch

Thursday, November 26, 2009


Naaalarma na ang international community. Mas masahol pa daw tayo sa Iraq ngayon.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

2nd SAN PABLO COMICS FESTIVAL

Programme of Activities

9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Start of Portfolio Reviews

10:30 AM-11:00 AM
Art Contest Mechanics and Proper

11:00 AM-onwards
Launch of Hourly Trivia Contests

1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Panel Discussion/Interviews with Guest Artists.

2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Start of Book Signing by the Guest Artists.

3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Presentation/Comics Workshop

5:00 PM-5:30 PM
Announcement of Art Contest Winners

5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Presentation of Certificates

6:00 PM Closing

The San Pablo Comics Festival is organized by KOMIKERO Publishing and JONASDIEGO, Inc. in cooperation with the KOMIKERO Artist Group and the GRAPHIC LITERATURE GUILD of UPLB.

More infos here.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

SONNY TRINIDAD, Sumakabilang Buhay Na


Pakikiramay sa kanyang mga naulila.

Basahin ang ilang impormasyon tungkol kay Sonny Trinidad sa blog ni Arman Francisco. Ang ibang likha niya ay makikita rin sa blog nina Dennis Villegas at Gerry Alanguilan.

Pelicola.tv - Watchmen: Alan Moore Special


Pelicola.tv - 04: Watchmen (Part 1 of 2-Part Alan Moore Special)

A two-part special on author Alan Moore, Fully Booked: Dialogue opens the pages to his most influential work yet: Watchmen.

Fully Booked: Dialogue takes a look at the insights and opinions of Ramon de Veyra (Writer/Columnist, Philippine Star), Emil Flores (Associate Professor, UP Diliman) Quark Henares (Filmmaker) and Fonz Recto (Graphic Artist) as they take us through the pages and panels of the Watchmen..

Monday, November 23, 2009

MANGAHOLIX CARICATURE & SKETCHING


Me and Ernie Patricio.

PKR #1 featured artists: Edbon Sevilleno & Carlo Pagulayan.
Photos by Carlo Pagulayan.

Friday, November 20, 2009

MANGAHOLIX

Nasa Mangaholix ako ngayong Sunday afternoon para magdala ng kopya ng Pinoy Komiks Rebyu. Nasa table lang ako ng mga veterans.

Mangaholix Manga Mania 2009
Anime/Manga/Gaming/Toys/Cosplay/Rock Convention!

November 21-22, 2009
10:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday-Sunday
World Trade Center's East Pavilion

Thursday, November 19, 2009

FREE DINNER!

Munting salu-salo kagabi sa Racks, El Pueblo kasama ang ilang tagakomiks. Mula sa kaliwa (nakatayo) ako, Hannibal Ibarra, Jann Galino, Heubert Khan Michael, Ernest Hernandez, Joey Ochave, (nakaupo) Rico Rival, Danny Acuña, Jess Jodloman, Clem Rivera, at isa pang artist na hindi ko na maalala ang pangalan (arrggg!).

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Robert Crumb on Illustrating the Bible

Sunday, November 15, 2009

SPUTNIK SIGNING

Congratulations kina Gio Paredes, Macoy Tang at Josel Nicolas sa isang matagumpay na book signing kagabi sa Sputnik!

Friday, November 13, 2009

SPUTNIK'S FIRST AUTOGRAPH SIGNING

Bukas na ito! First time din na gagawin itong pagsasama-sama ng tatlong pinaka-active na indie creator. Para sa iba pang impormasyon, pumunta sa website ng Sputnik.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

MANGAHOLIX 2009


http://mangaholix.deviantart.com/

THE LITTLE RED BOOK

Nakuha ko ang maliit na librong ito na kulay pula noong isang taon sa isang event sa Singapore. Wala itong pamagat, may maliit lang na drawing ng lalakeng nakasakay sa motorbike sa harap. Wala akong maintindihan kahit isa dahil nakasulat ito sa Korean. Maraming magagaling na artist ang makikita sa loob, sayang nga lang at walang mga pangalan, kung meron man ay hindi ko rin mabasa. May website na nakasulat ng maliit sa back cover pero dead link naman. Hindi ko tuloy ma-search sa web ang iba pa nilang mga trabaho.




Ian McCaig's VISUAL STORYTELLING

May nabili akong dvd ng tutorial ni Ian McCaig tungkol sa visual storytelling. Napaka-informative nito para sa mga tagakomiks at gumagawa ng storyboard. Ang kinabiliban ko rito ay ang aktuwal na pag-drawing ni McCaig na paulit-ulit siya kung magbura hangga't hindi niya nakukuha ang gusto, at ibang klase rin siya humawak ng lapis.

Si McCaig ang isa sa concept artist ng Star Wars at sa tingin ko ay isa sa pinakamagandang gumawa ng pigura ng tao sa kasalukuyan.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

QUIZ NIGHT

Nauuso ngayon sa mga bar ang quiz night, na-invite lang ako ng mga kaibigan na sumali. Ang sistema ay maglalaban-laban ang mga team (kahit ilan) tapos may itatanong ang host sa stage. Usually ay mga trivia questions. Nangamote kami nu'ng Italian and Fench food category na, pero mataas naman kami nu'ng 'about Pacquiao' na ang tanong hahaha. Sumunod namin ay ang archeology category.

Sixteen teams ang sumali at panglima kami wohoooo! Hindi na masama dahil first time lang naming dumayo sa ganitong event. Nanalo kami ng gift check sa isang class na resto sa Serendra. LU nga pala ang team na ginamit namin. Tinanong kami ng host kung may ibig bang sabihin ang LU, sabi namin ay 'Loosers Underdog' hahaha. Pero ang totoo, ang ibig sabihin nu'n ay 'Luneta Universtiy'.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Animation Council of the Philippines honors Zabala

The Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) is honoring Jose Zabala Santos with a posthumous lifetime achievement award in this year's 3rd Animahenasyon Pinoy Animation Festival, which is slated to run on November 25-28 at the Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City.

Two years ago, the lifetime achievement award for animation was given to Larry Alcala. The main objective of this award is to recognize the pioneers of Philippine animation, and the underlying motive behind this is discovering our own animation identity.

What is truly an original Filipino animation? Little has been written about Philippine animation. In fact, the prospect of writing a comprehensive animation history of our country is still in its abstract stages. Most archival magazine and newspaper clippings published in 1930 down to 1970 would inform and reveal the names of Larry Alcala, Nonoy Marcelo and Jose Zabala Santos at the fore. These artists are respected names in the local cartoon & komiks industry.

"Their resounding achievements particularly in animation served as obvious choice for candidates on the first three years of Animahenasyon, " explains Ricky Orellana, Animahenasyon 2009 festival programmer.

"Zabala," as he is best known in the industry, was the uncle of equally famous cartoonist Severino "Nonoy" Marcelo. He and Marcelo first collaborated on the latter's full-length animation production titled "Tadhana" in 1978. According to a magazine interview that same year, Marcelo mentioned that his uncle Jose has been in the field of animation ever since he was 14, and it was his uncle who was Marcelo's closest collaborator.

Zabala officially began his career in 1932 with Sampaguita magazine when then editor Amado Hernandez saw his potential. The pre-war period saw the introduction of characters and cartoons such as "Titina," "Lukas Malakas," "Sianong Sano" and "Popoy." In 1935, he popularized Lukas Malakas in Liwayway magazine.

The war put his career in the back seat in 1941. A year later, he ventured into the advertising world with the Manalang advertising agency. He was part of its art department until 1948. Advertising introduced him to animation in which he most enjoyed. A year after Manalang, he joined Philippine Manufacturing Company (PMC). The notable "Juan Tamad" animation that he worked with Francisco Reyes in 1955 eventually immortalized Zabala. However, the six-minute pioneering animated short film for a PMC product shot in 35mm and processed in the U.S., is believed to have never had a commercial run.

Through the years, Zabala has been associated with such big names as Vicente Manansala, Tony Velasquez, Mauro Malang Santos, and Francisco Coching, among others. He was a recipient of numerous awards and honors such as the Komiks Operation Brotherhood or KOMOPEB Life Achievement Award and the 4th Gintong Parangal ng Malabon's Gawad ng Katangian both in1984.

Zabala was born in Calumpit, Bulacan on July 20, 1911. He is known as "Mang Pepe" to his neighbors in Kuatro Kantos, Malabon where he grew up. His innate talent and drawing skills may have come from his mother who was into painting. Zabala decided to take up Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines. When he learned that there was no course in cartooning which was his primary interest, he decided to quit. To fulfill his dream, he enrolled instead in a U.S. correspondence course on cartooning, which gave him his diploma.

Zabala left the industry that he loved most at the age of 74 on September 7, 1985.

At present, there are no written guidelines for the Animahenasyon lifetime achievement award. "In order to institutionalize the proceedings, " Orellana continues, "the succeeding lifetime achievement awards after this would require nominations from any animation/film historians or advocates representing the local animation industry, the academe, and the independent animation and arts community. A process shall be created and the proponent would present to a committee some documents or a list of contributions and achievements of his/her nominee. This committee will then decide whom to bestow the next lifetime achievement award for animation in 2010 and the years to come."

For queries, you may contact Jazel Virtusio of the ACPI Secretariat at tel. nos. 483-9501, 817-2727 loc. 108, or mobile no. 0915-9909420, email animationcouncil@ gmail.com or web site http://www.animatio ncouncil. org

Monday, November 09, 2009

Comic books are good for children's learning

Parents should not "look down" on comics as they are just as good for children as reading books, a new study claims. Continue....

Sunday, November 08, 2009

DEATHLOK/ ANINO SA BALAOD

Salamat kay Lan Medina sa signed copy ng Deathlok #1. Nagkaroon siya ng signing kahapon sa Comic Odyssey. Bukod sa mga batang artist ay naroon din ang mga beterano tulad nina Rico Rival, Jun Lofamia at Danny Acuña.

Kung kayo ay magagawi sa Popular Bookstore, makakakuha kayo ng libreng komiks na ang pamagat ay 'Anino sa Balaod' na isinulat ni Ron Gutierrez at iginuhit ni Gilbert Monsanto. Pasensya na nga lang sa hindi makakaintindi dahil isinulat ito sa Bisaya.

Friday, November 06, 2009

WALTZ WITH BASHIR

One of the best animated movie I've seen.



Sana meron na ring graphic novel na makarating dito.
Narito rin ang website ng illustrator at art director ng pelikula na si David Polonsky.

LUIS--animated short

Simply amazing!

LUIS from diluvio on Vimeo.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Genesis: The Word According to R. Crumb


The obsessive cartoonist interprets Genesis, and climbs to the top of Amazon's Christian best-seller list. Continue....

Ro
bert Crumb explores the Bible's dark side in comic book Genesis. Continue...

JAMES JEAN in Manila


Details here.

Monday, November 02, 2009

Ron Sapinoso's THE HAND



Wow! TV networks, film outfits should hire this guy!

Posible na palang gawin ang 'The Hands' ni Hal Santiago. Iniisip ko noon na hindi na mangyayari ito dahil lagi na lang sablay ang visual effects ng mga local shows natin.

Ang short video na ito ay gawa ni Ron Sapinoso, dating manunulat sa komiks na ngayon ay isa sa inspirasyon ng marami sa atin, kabilang ako. Ilang beses na siyang nai-feature sa mga babasahin at tv programs.



Mabuhay ka, Ron!