The Fourth San Pablo City Comics Festival is an event that is meant to celebrate Philippine comics by gathering together today's most popular comic creators to interact with their readers. At least 50 different artists will be on hand to promote and sell their comic books. The festival will be held at Roño's Place, a…
Zines are all the rage these days. If you can't get enough of them, here's another event you can go to. Match Cut Zine Fair will run for two days, February 20 and 21, Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the REDREC Grounds, in front of the University of the Philippines Los…
The biggest comic convention south of Manila is back on its fifth annual run. Organized by the Graphic Literature Guild (GLG), ELBIKON is all set to host over a hundred exhibitors, including Manix Abrera (Kikomachine Komix), and Toto Madayag (Libreng Komiks). ELBIKON is where artists can showcase their crafts in the form of comic books,…
The fifth installment of LB's most awaited art and zine market is happening tomorrow, November 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at Smokehouse, One Bonitos Place, Lopez Ville (Bangkal Street), Los Baños, Laguna. Only 10 pesos to get in. Freebies are in store for early birds, so make sure to arrive early. Organized by Asshulz, Magpies, and…
Text and photos by Kimmy Baraoidan There is a need to arouse historical consciousness in each individual Filipino because we are drowning in neo-colonial culture, writer and civic intellectual Epifanio San Juan Jr. said in a recent forum. With Philippine history vanishing from the school curriculum and the alarming ignorance among the youth about the martial…
Text and photos by Kimmy Baraoidan Comics, books, zines, stickers, art prints, postcards, bookmarks, knickknacks – Elbikon 2017 in a nutshell. For four years now, the Graphic Literature Guild (GLG), a student organization from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, has been hosting Elbikon, each year bigger than the last. Over a hundred exhibitors…
Get ready for the biggest Elbikon yet! Mark your calendars and head over to the UPLB Baker Memorial Hall this coming Saturday, February 18, 2017. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. With over a hundred exhibitors, this year's Elbikon is bringing together established and up and coming local comics artists. This year's speakers include Asshulz, Hulyen, Norby…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Comic strips courtesy of Manix Abrera “At dahil hindi natutulog ang balita, nakatutok kami beinte-kwatro oras (And because the news never sleeps, we are tuned in twenty-four hours),” goes the spiel of veteran news anchor Mike Enriquez of GMA Network–a mantra that everybody in the media would come to know as early…
Text and photos by: Kimmy Baraoidan There's a Filipino saying that goes, “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay 'di makararating sa paroroonan (He who does not know where he comes from will never get to his destination). In pursuing any art form, an artist must know the history of the medium, its masters and…
It's a good year for local comics so far. Regular comic cons in and beyond the metro keep comic artists and fans connected and updated. Local artists are emerging. The scene is very much alive. Two of the country's popular comics artists are set to launch their books. Toto Madayag will make his debut into the printed world…