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The Republic | Monday, June 18th, 2007
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Or the Webcomic Republic rather.
The Webcomic Republic is webring for Filipino Webcomic Creators which hopes to empower them by offering Webcomics as a viable alternative to print in terms of monetizing and popularizing their comic books and reaching a global audience. It has three objectives:
1. Help drive traffic to each member’s sites.
2. Create more opportunities […]

Brush Pens are Still Available! | Monday, June 11th, 2007
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Just got a hot tip from Komikero pal, Gerry Alanguilan.
Turns out that Brush Pens, locally distributed by Sterling, are still available in the metro…just not in any National Bookstore branches. Check out the stationary section at SM Makati if you’re still looking to get them.
Good news for those fellow comic book creators who prefer the […]

New Stories | Friday, June 8th, 2007
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“Whoa! I’m back!”
It seems like it’s been ages and, to a certain extent, it has been. So, what have I been up to lately?
Making comics of course!
First up is a webcomics I wrote called Frustrated, Inc. that just recently finished it’s 14 day run over at jonasdiego.com. It’s in Filipino so I must apologize to […]

Oras Mo Na Part 8 | Friday, May 25th, 2007
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Part 8 of Rudy Florese’s “Oras Mo Na” is up at Gerry Alanguilan’s blog.
Check it out here!

Look who flew in! | Monday, May 14th, 2007
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Tickets to the following play dates are already available:
June 16, 3PM
June 24, 8PM
July 1, 3PM
Prices at:
Php 800 Orchestra Center / Loge
Php 700 Orchestra Sides
Php 500 Loge
Interested parties can call (0922) 349-9939 / (0916) 385-3642 for ticket reservations.

Mico with the Guys | Friday, April 27th, 2007
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Just in case you guys wanted to see what Mico looks like.
Taken with the IAS Manila, Inc. artists with copies of Moon Knight no. 9 and Pizza! Mico’s the one with the long hair in the center.

Mico Suayan Comes Over | Thursday, April 26th, 2007
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Mico Suayan, hot new artist for Moon Knight dropped by the office the other day with some great swagg for the boys over at the office…a signed copy of Moon Knight no. 9 his first issue as the official artist following after David Finch!
Mico used to work for IAS Manila, Inc. as our Lead Penciller […]

Life imitates Art | Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
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Or in this specific instance, comic book art.
Scientists discover kryptonite, that piece of mineral, that robs Superman of his considerable powers in the comic books and in the movies.
Strange but true.
A mineral found by geologists in Serbia shares virtually the same chemical composition as the fictional kryptonite from outer space, used by the superhero’s nemesis […]

The Challenge of the Superduperfriends! | Friday, April 20th, 2007
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Finally it can be told!
This is something IAS has been working on for the past month now but we didn’t really want to bite the bullet until we got everything up. And get it up we did!
Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to present The Challenge of the Superduperfriends!
Medyo matagal-tagal din naming ginagawa ito pero […]

Ole Charles… | Thursday, April 12th, 2007
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Rico said, “sorry for the off-tangent, but the last part of this post resonated with me (click here for the article).
I remember watching an interview of Charles Schulz, done a few days after he retired. And I found myself crying when he sadly said something like “you know, Charlie Brown never got to kick that […]