Tag: comics
News: Mangaholix Manga Mania 2009
by otaking on Nov.10, 2009, under News
Mangaholix Manga Mania 2009 on November 21-22 at the World Trade Center!
Some of you may remember Mangaholix from my Komikon 2009 post, especially with that awesome sketch I scored from Kriss Sison.
LikeOtaGonzo: Komikon 2009
by otaking on Oct.20, 2009, under Otagonzo
My ticket to Comicland
Stuck in traffic.
For some reason, the 2009 Komikon, at Megatrade Hall 1 in SM Megamall, was held on the same day as the 3 Day Mega Sale. That meant traffic jams. That meant parking wars.
I stayed upbeat about it, turned up the music, plurked on my phone. It’s tradition to curse in traffic, blame the traffic aids, blame reckless drivers, blame the government, blame the weather, but I guess I’m not much of a traditionalist. Even the empty parking lot next to Podium, my go-to place whenever I suspect that parking is going to be scarce, was full.
I hoped a lot of the people in line with me liked comics.
Soapbox: Local Conventions Aren’t For Otaku
by otaking on Aug.11, 2009, under Soapbox
Open Forum: What do people want from cons, anyway?
by otaking on Aug.10, 2009, under Open Forum
Considering the widely divergent opinions about last weekend’s Metro Comic Con 2009, especially in the comments section of my coverage of the event, I’ve been wondering, what exactly do people want out of conventions? I mean, there are the basics — spacious venue, good sound system, good marketing, good layout — but all those things together don’t seem to add up to a convention that everyone would like.
Otagonzo: Metro Comic Con 2009
by otaking on Aug.09, 2009, under Otagonzo
Yoo-hoo! I'm over here! Cobra t-shirt and lightsaber, just like I said! My neck's ready for punching nao!
(Again, like the previous Otagonzo, this isn’t a comprehensive two-day report. This is just what it was like for me to attend Metro Comic Con 2009, nothing more.)
Interlude: Writing Through Writer’s Block
by otaking on Jul.05, 2009, under Interlude
I’m sitting at an outside table at Il Pirata, the inexplicably pirate-themed Italian restaurant near my place in Eastwood. I had the Carpaccio di Manzo (perfect balance of cheese, arugula, lettuce, and raw beef) and the cream of mushroom soup, (rustic, hearty, not at all like the overly-processed slurry you get from a can).
I’m trying to write the script for the next issue of my webcomic but the scenes aren’t coming easily to me. I know what’s supposed to happen. I just…
Writing for a comic isn’t like writing prose. You need to visualize the sequence of panels, how the words interact with the art. You need to give enough direction to the artist so she has a clear idea of what you want, but you can’t be so exacting that you stifle her artistic talent, which is considerably better than yours, otherwise you wouldn’t need a separate artist.
Comic of the Moment: Transmetropolitan
by otaking on Jul.01, 2009, under Comic of the Moment
My Comic Book of the Moment: Transmetropolitan
I HATE IT HERE.
That is the title of a newsfeed column, written by Spider Jerusalem, outlaw journalist of the future. And it is a very, very strange future, depicted in a comic book by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson entitled Transmetropolitan
Manifesto XVI: The New Producers
by otaking on Jun.22, 2009, under Manifesto
Back in UP, a particularly bitter Comparative Literature Professor who learned that I was a Creative Writing major coldly informed me that the writer, the painter, the playwright, and the musician is not the creator of art. He said, a smug smirk on his face, that it was the critic who created art.
I smirked back at him. Then I corrected his grammar.
You should have seen the look on his face.
Omake: Please Don’t, Brother
by otaking on Jun.17, 2009, under Omake
My friend magiqa showed me this video of Jonas Diego (of Robo Monkey Pixel Fighters fame), Johnny Danganan (of Isip Ni Balbona), Gerry Alanguilan (the famous comic book artist), and Ryan “Raipo” Toledo, who are here today to teach us the very important and very useful Japanese translation of the phrase “Wag po kuya”.
It’s great watching local otakings goof around. 
