Johnny Hart Dies | Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
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Johnny Hart, creator of the comic strip B.C., died yesterday at age 76 years old because of a stroke.
The comic strip B.C. is regarded as one of the best comic strips in the world. Launched in 1958 through Creators Syndicate, Inc., the strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers with an audience of at least […]
Happy Easter | Sunday, April 8th, 2007
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Hope you all had a good one!
On Vacation… | Thursday, April 5th, 2007
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Just wanted to pimp the next installment of Gerry’s webcomics before the long holidays. Click here.
Right about now the lot of you people out there will probably be in a beach somewhere or headed back to the provinces. One usually sees this kind of mass exodus during Holy Week with the Monday holiday coming as […]
Jim Asks a Question | Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
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Jim, a good friend of mine, asked a question. I was going to answer it in the same thread but I thought it’s a good jump-off point for some discussion about comics and animation industry.
Jim asks…
“This might not be a direct response to the article, but I was just wondering whatever happened to the animated […]
Dario Carrasco Interview | Sunday, April 1st, 2007
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Dario Carrasco is interviewed at Sequential Tart.
Digital Webbing Presents character Fist of Justice will be receiving the Dario Carrasco treatment, and fans are the big winners! Carrasco has been a comics artist since the early ’90s, and he’s cut his teeth on some of the most iconic Marvel superheroes out there. After his move to […]
Why Comics are down in the Philippines | Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
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Ask people in the comic book biz reasons for the decline of comic books (or Komiks as it is affectionately called) in the Philippines and inevitably one of the reasons that will be cited is the increasing competition from radio, television, games, and (more recently) the Internet.
I feel however, that this reasoning is misleading.
Books have […]
FREE Comic Book Day! | Monday, March 19th, 2007
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More good news from the good folks over at Comic Odyssey.
Comic Odyssey is proud to be a participant in this year’s FREE COMIC BOOK DAY.
Stop by any one of our shops on MAY 5, 2007 SATURDAY and receive your FREE COMIC BOOK(s).
We will be giving out a variety of Free Comic Book Day Editions of […]
KOMIKERO Store | Saturday, March 17th, 2007
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My good pal, Gerry Alanguilan has finally set up shop online which you can visit here.
Up for grabs are the first two issues of Elmer (with a free sketch if you buy both), original art from Wolverine, Batman/Danger Girl, Silent Dragon, and Superman: Birthright, and Batch 72 comics from Alamat.
Head on over to the KOMIKERO […]
Controversy over 300 | Friday, March 16th, 2007
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As the movie continues to enjoy box office success, not to mention the resurging popularity of the Graphic Novel by Frank Miller (currently at no.8 at Amazon), a number of controversies have plagued the movie, some of which are:
Racism in its portrayal of Persians.
Being labeled […]
The New Captain America!? | Thursday, March 15th, 2007
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I…I…I don’t know what to think.
The image was posted by Marvel Comics at their website.
At the moment, judging from the conversations at different forums, people either hate it or love it (no middle ground). Too early to tell right now where the majority will go with this.
This may merely be a clever misdirection on Marvel’s […]