Apparently, the lead character in Encantadia has four glowing balls, as evidenced by this billboard on EDSA.
Linked from Salamangkiero's Journey.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Glowing Balls
Apparently, the lead character in Encantadia has four glowing balls, as evidenced by this billboard on EDSA.
Linked from Salamangkiero's Journey.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
The Summoning
"The Summoning" written by Reginald Ting and illustrated by Mannie Abeleda. Read the rest of this 6-page story in True Philippine Ghost Stories book 12, pictured on the left.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Kiss/Met 27
written by Reginald Ting; art by Jim Jimenez
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Sunday, July 17, 2005
The Spirit meets The Batman
As announced at the SDCC, Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke will take on Batman/The Spirit. Coming soon from DC Comics.
Good Comics
These are good comics that more people should be reading: The Surrogates and Doc Frankenstein. Click on the images to find out more about them.
Sound Bites
For those who want Neil Gaiman's talk at the Writer's Forum at the Music Museum, you can download the mp3s here. (via Budjette.)
If you missed Vin Simbulan and Andrew Drilon talk about comics from their radio interview at Rx93, you can find the mp3s here. (via Azrael.)
If you missed Vin Simbulan and Andrew Drilon talk about comics from their radio interview at Rx93, you can find the mp3s here. (via Azrael.)
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Kids and Comics
At Wizard World Philadelphia last month, Top Cow's Matt Hawkins made an interesting comment during his "Marketing 101" presentation, stating to an audience of aspiring comics creators: "Comics aren't really for kids anymore. Focus on what sells." He cited audience demographics that confirmed the stereotype of the average comic book reader as a middle-class male in his 20s-30s, and he opined that Marvel and DC, as the leaders in the industry, were the only ones capable of shifting the market back towards kid-friendly comics.
Is the comics industry so healthy that it doesn't need an infusion of fresh blood to keep it going? Where does manga fit in? And what about Marvel's 7/11 deal?
Industry Buzz turned to its crack panel of experts for some answers:
Interested? Read more here.
Thanks to Johanna for the link.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Today's the day that the 6th volume of Harry Potter gets released to the screaming hordes of muggles. I'm not a fanatic but I'm happy that kids all over the world are reading books again.
Me? It's just another book to read in my ever growing stack of reading materials. Don't get me wrong, I liked Sorceror's Stone, disgusted with Chamber of Secrets, liked Prisoner of Azkaban, so-so with Goblet of Fire, and satisfied with Order of the Phoenix. Like always, I'll wait for a friend to lend me their copy of the book.
Because personally, I think this girl can kick Harry's arse any time of day:
Harry Potter image from Amazon.com.
Courtney Crumrin image from Ted Naifeh Online.
Friday, July 15, 2005
Rock Star: INXS
Now this I can get into. I was never able to watch American Idol, primarily because most, if not all, the songs were pop-ish/bitch-in-heat music. Here in Rock Star, the contestants get to audition to be the new frontman for INXS, a band whose original lead singer, Michael Hutchence, committed suicide back in 1997.
After holding world-wide auditions, 15 hopefuls get to show their stuff to INXS (and the world). From the first two episodes, we get to hear songs from Nirvana, Jesus Jones, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, KISS, and much more! From Classic Rock to Contemporary Rock, this is a show I'm presently enjoying.Here in the Philippines, we get a simultaneous broadcast on Star World -- Wednesdays 930AM: the drama in the house, followed by the competition at 10. Viewers then get to vote for their favorite rocker at the official site.
Thursday 930AM: the elimination phase where INXS and Dave Navarro (of Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers fame) send home one of the lowest 3 vote-getters.
If you missed the live telecast, no need to worry; there are replays at 9pm and 1230am the same evening.
Rock on!
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Magic: Spiritualist
You are a Spiritualist. Your magic flows from the primal forces of the cosmos. You could be a gentle Healer, a miraculous Prophet or a spirit-summoning War-mage with the strong link your soul provides to the realms beyond reality. You have preternatural abilities, intutively sensing the personality of people you meet and discerning events yet to happen. You enhance your aura with meditative pursuits. You are a good judge of character but your idealism or morality can confuse others.
Which Magical Order Are You In?
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
The World's Greatest Editor
The train was packed, so I sat between carriages with a mother and her young daughter. Not wanting to make small talk, I set about drawing a little comic for my own amusement.
And that's when the questions began.
The little girl decided that not only was she going to draw all the feet for me, but also that she was going to ask me questions about every single picture.
"Why is he sad? He looks sad."
"He's not sad: he's evil."
"Is he made of hardness?"
"That's right." (I said, stealing the line)
"What's that?"
"It's a gun."
"I have a gun in my teeth!"
"...what?"
"Gun!" (opens mouth: points to gums)
"Oh. Right. Gun."
This exchange went on for forty minutes and three stops, and by the time the child and her mother (so grateful for the break that she slipped me a tenner) disembarked, I had explained the whole premise of my story, start to finish, including all the major characters and their motivations. The child, for her part, had asked all the right and obvious questions (such as why the gun fired dead dogs instead of bullets), catching me completely off-guard. In being forced to examine my story in such forensic detail, I had also been forced to find ways to fix its flaws.
If only all editors were as smart and tenacious as this four year-old girl, we might never have had IDENTITY CRISIS...
Read the rest of Matthew Craig's article here.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Monday, July 11, 2005
Kiss/Met 24
written by Reginald Ting; art by Jim Jimenez; tones by Gilbert Monsanto
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Balete Drive Mysterious Adventures
Available at local book stores for P80 each. Written by Jason Banico. Covers are by Joel Chua. Interior illustrations are by Jonas Diego for book 1, Anthony Yap for book 2.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Batman Begins Adaptation
64 pages. Locally available for P80. Written by veteran Batman writer Scott Beatty (BATGIRL: YEAR ONE) and artists Kilian Plunkett (SUPERMAN: RED SON) and Serge LaPointe.
Solicitation from DC Comics:
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high-tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
Neil Gaiman is here
Mr. Gaiman has just announced that he is safely ensconced in his hotel room under an assumed name here in Manila. All you stalkers can go look for him now.
Granted, he's a very good writer, but I can't seem to drum up the enthusiasm to go to any of the book signings this weekend. No standing in line for this fella.
I had a slight desire to go the Writer's Forum on Monday, but I wasn't able to get any invites. My email to the British Council had gone unanswered.
Eh. No biggie.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Micro Heroes
Heehee. These are fun! Find more micro heroes and villains here.
The Planetary's Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, The Drummer
Even Gil Grissom!
Thanks to Will Pfeifer for recommending the site.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
MIT Weblog Survey
Monday, July 04, 2005
Kiss/Met 20
written by Reginald Ting; art by Jim Jimenez
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Saturday, July 02, 2005
Live 8 - Sign up!
Click on the image above and add your name to the list to petition the G8 leaders to "to double aid, drop the debt and make the trade laws fair".
Most of you may think that this is primarily for the poor African nations, which is a good cause in itself, but if the G8 agrees to the 3-point proposition, it won't be long before they'll do the same for other developing nations with heavy debt (like the Philippines).
Sign up and let's put an end to poverty.
DC Kids and DC Superheroes #15
DC Superheroes reprints the first issue of the JLA arc 'Syndicate Rules', part 3 of Batman 'Broken City', and issue 3 of Superman/Batman.
DC Kids reprints issue 15 of Teen Titans Go! and issue 2 of the Batman Strikes!
These babies are now available at your local stores.
Friday, July 01, 2005
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