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Comic Con in CEBU...the FIRST EVER!

2010-06-17T21:48:00.001+08:00

Big Ape Design Studio and JONASDIEGO.COM
in cooperation with
Super Debil Robot Comics and Kawalo Concepts & Designs presents
The 1st CEBU COMIC BOOK Convention
happening on the 25th of September 2010
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Activity Center in Ayala, Cebu.

Check out the details here.

KOMIKSTRIP 2010 Coverage by FLIPPISH.COM!

2010-02-18T18:28:00.000+08:00

KOMIKSTRIP 2010 Pictures!

2010-02-15T00:31:00.000+08:00

The KOMIKSTRIP: UPLB's First Comic Book Convention is brought to you by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.com in cooperation with the 101 Boutique and the Graphic Literature Guild.

The event was sponsored by T-Pencil and Visprint Publishing with exclusive online video coverage by FLIPPISH.COM.

The Komiks Art exhibit was made possible by the Philippine Comics Art Museum Online.

Check out more pictures from the event from the following people!

http://charlz-csweddings.blogspot.com/2010/02/komikstrip-uplb.html
http://aktibongpinoy.multiply.com/photos/album/63/KomikStrip_The_UPLB_Komik_Convention
http://charlz-csweddings.blogspot.com/2010/02/komikstrip-uplb.html
http://picasaweb.google.com/jwed2501/KomiksTRIP#

If you also took pictures at the KOMIKSTRIP leave a comment below with the link to the pics.

Next year uli!

PINTADOS Comics Making Body Painting Contest at the KOMIKSTRIP

2010-02-08T23:32:00.002+08:00

Join the PINTADOS Comic Book Making/Body Painting Contest! Click here for more information.

Only at the KOMIKSTRIP: The First UPLB Comic Book Convention happening this February 13, 2010 Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Presented by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the 101 Boutique and the Graphic Literature Guild.

Special guest include Manix Abrera, Gerry Alanguilan, Hazel Manzano, Carlo Pagulayan, Harvey Tolibao, Lyndon Gregorio, Mico Suayan, Carlo Vergara, Ariel Atienza, Komikero Artist Group, Bayan Knights, Ian Sta. Maria, Jann Galino, Gilbert Monsanto, Emil Flores, Andrew Villar, Randy Valiente, Dibuhista Comix Legends, Budjette Tan, David Hontiveros, Michael David, Ace Vitangcol, Jed Siroy, Kevin Ang, Rod Espinosa, Ner Pedrina, Edgar Tadeo, JP Cuison, and Boboy Yonzon.

This event is sponsored by T-Pencil and Visprint Publishing with exclusive online video coverage from FLIPPISH.COM.

Komiks Art exhibit is courtesy of Philippine Comics Arts Museum Online.

Sign up at our Facebook Event Page here.

Sign up for the ARTWORKSHOP here. Workshop fee is Php 150.00 with a maximum of forty (40) participants and will be on a first come first served basis.

For more information about the KOMIKSTRIP visit our official website here.k

KOMIKSTRIP 2010

2010-02-07T19:12:00.002+08:00

Take a Trip to the KOMIKSTRIP: The First UPLB Comic Book Convention happening this February 13, 2010 Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Presented by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the 101 Boutique and the Graphic Literature Guild.

Special guest include Manix Abrera, Gerry Alanguilan, Hazel Manzano, Carlo Pagulayan, Harvey Tolibao, Lyndon Gregorio, Mico Suayan, Carlo Vergara, Ariel Atienza, Komikero Artist Group, Bayan Knights, Ian Sta. Maria, Jann Galino, Gilbert Monsanto, Emil Flores, Andrew Villar, Randy Valiente, Dibuhista Comix Legends, Budjette Tan, David Hontiveros, Michael David, Ace Vitangcol, Jed Siroy, Kevin Ang, Rod Espinosa, Ner Pedrina, Edgar Tadeo, JP Cuison, and Boboy Yonzon.

This event is sponsored by T-Pencil and Visprint Publishing with exclusive online video coverage from FLIPPISH.COM.

Komiks Art exhibit is courtesy of Philippine comics Arts Museum Online.

Sign up at our Facebook Event Page here.

Sign up for the ARTWORKSHOP here. Workshop fee is Php 150.00 with a maximum of forty (40) participants and will be on a first come first served basis.

Join the PINTADOS Comic Book Making/Body Painting Contest! Click here for more information.

For more information about the KOMIKSTRIP visit our official website here.

How LOLA: A Ghost Story was made

2010-02-02T08:38:00.000+08:00

Check out more behind the scenes goodness from LOLA: A Ghost Story from J. Torres and Elbert Or, published by ONI Press here.

LOLA: A Ghost Story

Story by J. Torres
Pencils by Elbert Or
Inks by Jonas Diego
Grayscale by Robo Monkey Pixel Fighters’ (RMPF) Neil Amiel Cervantes and Katrina Mae Hao

Inking LOLA: A Ghost Story

2010-01-31T07:48:00.000+08:00

LOLA: A Ghost Story, written by J. Torres and pencilled by Elbert Or, is currently now available in hardcover from Sputnik Comics, Druid’s Keep, Comic Odyssey, Planet X and Fully Booked.

I did some inks here and there for the book and my studio Robo Monkey Pixel Fighters (RMPF) did some of the grayscale (some of Elbert’s students took some of the pages in an effort to meet the deadline). It was certainly an interesting project and a delight to help illuminate J. Torres’s story, especially one such as this that highlight Philippine culture and belief systems and spins it into one entertaining yarn.

I hope that we see more of these kinds of stories in the future.

There have been a lot of kind words online on the book and the illustration. In behalf of RMPF, especially Neil Amiel Cervantes and Katrina Mae Hao who did the grayscaling, we’d like to say thank you by giving you guys out there a peek into how a LOLA page got produced.

Let’s begin!

The Pencils

Elbert typically sends the pencils to me online in a 300 dpi, PSD format file.

I prefer to ink via traditional methods so the first order of the day is to convert Elbert’s lines into blue.

I do this to allow me to erase the blue lines digitally in Photoshop later, after I’ve inked over it.

This blue line version will now be printed out on a specialty board I buy that I use specifically for inking works.

With Elbert’s pencils I don’t go immediately to inks.

I spend some time figuring out the intent for a particular page via a script I was provided with. After that I spend some time with a blue Prismacolor pencil adding elements which I feel will help in the storytelling, setting up shadows to help create the mood and ambiance the scene needs, and correct some details in the art.

It is only after accomplishing this that I start inking over the blue lines.

The Inks

Most people probably think of inkers as tracers, content to follow the penciller’s lines and not figuring prominently in the art process.

It’s a common misconception by people not familiar with the comic book production process.

A bad inker can easily ruin great pencils so it is always in the best interest of an art team to get a good inker.

I use different tools for different inking projects.

In the case of LOLA, I used a Sakura brush, Chinese ink, Prismacolor blue pencils, UNI Pin technical pens of varying points, a felt tip pen, and a bunch of rulers, French curves, erasers, and a bottle of correction fluid (an inker’s best friend).

The finished product looks a bit something like this.

At this point, I turn over the page to Neil Amiel Cervantes or Katrina Mae Hao for scanning and cleanup.

They begin by taking out the blue lines, taking out the smudges and dirt found all over the page and making sure that the white are crisp and the blacks are…well, black. They check with me on the cleaned up line art and I go over it to see if we missed anything.

Once that’s done, I give them the go signal to start the grayscaling process.

The Grayscale

Disclaimer: The original mandate for the book was to produce it in grayscale.

It was only when promotions and solicitations for the graphic novel came out did I find out that it was converted into sepia. Consequently, some of the intended effects that were clear on grayscale were lost in sepia mode but I’m hoping the readers would still like it, nevertheless.

The guys used a combination of cell-shading and airbrushing techniques to great effect.

After adding grayscale, we go over the page again for a final check and then we e-mail it back to Elbert who will send it to ONI Press for lettering and whatever else that needs to be added.

Overview

Click on the image below to see the entire process

LOLA: A Ghost Story

Story by J. Torres
Pencils by Elbert Or
Inks by Jonas Diego and Elbert Or (with assists from some of Elbert's students)
Grayscale by Robo Monkey Pixel Fighters' (RMPF) Neil Amiel Cervantes and Katrina Mae Hao

Go buy our book now!

KOMIKSTRIP Teaser!

2010-01-17T10:44:00.001+08:00

KOMIKSTRIP: The First UPLB Comic Book Convention is presented by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the Graphic Literature Guild.

Click here for more information! Click here to sign up at our Facebook event page!

Comic Odyssey Online Store

2008-11-26T07:34:00.000+08:00

Wow! Check out the new Comic Odyssey online store!
Congratulations, Sandy!

AXE Dark Temptation Bloggers Event

2008-11-13T01:29:00.000+08:00

It was certainly a night to remember as nine bloggers, armed with lab coats and AXE Dark Temptation (of course!) participated in the AXE Dark Temptation Blogger's Event.

We toured three of the Metro's hottest dance clubs: Ascend in Boni High Street, Fiamma in Makati, and Alchemy in Pasig. The objective? To get as many girls' numbers using wit, charm, and AXE Dark Temptation.

Sige na nga...isama na natin ang good looks. He he he!

I actually thought that we were going to start up slow but the bloggers were off and running at full throttle from the get go. Boy, was I ever wrong!

Marcelle won the night with 50 number and contact details.

Marcelle insists that Fritz had it better because he actually got a response from one of the girls he approached during the course of the night.

Ronald Guanzon was a scant four numbers away from a tie with Marcelle.

We, the organizing team, were in the background most of the time...but that didn't mean we didn't have some fun ourselves. It is a party after all!

Me with Sebastien, President of Yellowasp / Netbooster

Me with KS, our Art Director

Me with Valerie, our Event Organizer

Well, everyone had fun, come to think of it!

My only regret was that I never got the chance to get a certain girl's number being so busy helping keep things running smoothly.

Oh, well. Maybe next time, eh?

The Comic Odyssey Blogsite

2008-10-08T13:45:00.000+08:00

I would like to proudly present the Comic Odyssey Blog created and maintained by RMPF with the permission and blessing of the Comic Odyssey Management.

The site right now is basically just a mirror of the Comic Odyssey site but it will be featuring it's own unique content in the days to come.

Why a blog site, you may ask?

It's an experiment for RMPF in creating blogsites (an affordable alternative to websites) and it's a way for Comic Odyssey to increase their online presence.

So, please check it out and help spread the word! Click here!

Martial Law Offer

2008-10-07T21:51:00.001+08:00

You get two dictators for the price of one!

I'm kidding, of course! Scary joke.

I'm talking about Arnold Arre's upcoming new Graphic Novel, Martial Law Babies. The book's retail price is Php 500.00 but interested readers can avail of the special pre-order offer: receive a signed copy of the book at Php 50.00 off and have it delivered straight to your address a week before its official release.

For more info, you may check out the website or send an email to preorders (at) martiallawbabies (dot) com.

Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image.

Benefit Concert

2008-10-06T16:50:00.000+08:00

Hey, guys! I'm helping promote a benefit concert entitled "MP3: Musikang Pinoy Plus, Palabas!" to benefit victims of cancer happening this October 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM.

Performers include Coke Bolipata (violinist), Alexis Edralin (soprano, leukemia survivor), Renato Lucas (tenor), and classical musicians from the alumni of the Philippine Highschool of the Arts (PHSA); Anino Shadowplay.

Orchestra Php 800.00
Balcony Php 500.00

Your attendance will mean a lot.

For ticket sales and more information please get in touch with the organizers at their e-mail address: mp3benefit (at) gmail (dot) com.

Please help spread the word about the concert. It's going to be very much appreciated!

My Webcomics!

2008-10-06T13:42:00.000+08:00

The idea was to update each webcomic site at a rate of at least once a week.

The next thing I knew I was updating them on a daily basis rapidly depleting the stock of pages I have built up. It’s no fun after all going to a webcomic site and finding only 2-3 comics uploaded.

I got each webcomic title equipped with a navigation bar for an easier reading experience.

Speaking of webcomics, I wish Blogger would come up with a webcomic template just like WordPress has. Maybe one of these days the people from Google would surprise us online webcomic creators and whip one up.

Anyway, check out my webcomics!

Graphic Detail
Graphic Detail: Zombie
Huling Laban
Life and Times
The Terrific Adventures of Harold
Young Arthur
Zombie Nation

Buy my E-book!

2008-10-05T09:12:00.000+08:00

As a sort of experiment, testing the waters so to speak, I compiled some of my more popular articles from my different blogs, designed a cover, and turned it into an e-book for sale over at spotbit.com.

You can check out my e-book here.

The Prince and the Pee

2008-10-03T20:16:00.001+08:00

How many times have women complained that us men keep peeing on the toilet seat and that why, for the love of God, can't we aim properly? They don't understand the reasons why and frankly how can you explain it properly to them without sounding like a total idiot?

I decided to dedicate a few pages of my webcomic, Life and Times, to explaining the reasons behind this. Click on the following to read the comic.

Life and Times 3
Life and Times 4
Life and Times 5
Life and Times 6

There's a navigation bar just below the comics for easier...well, navigation.

RMPF Workshop Series in Mandaluyong

2008-09-30T21:52:00.000+08:00

We're happy to announce that aside from the previously announced locations for the RMPF Workshop Series (click here) we've opened up another one over at Mandaluyong together with one of our partner institution, Euphony Music and Arts School.

You can now avail of the workshops we're offering at the following address:

Euphony Music and Arts School
2nd Floor Market Place Mall
General Kalentong, Mandaluyong City

Contact Details
(02) 531-6351
Look for Gina Dy

Remember that we also can take the workshop to your location if the current places where the RMPF Workshop Series is being offered is still too far from where you live.

All you have to do is ask.

Check out the workshops that we're offering here.

The RMPF Workshop Series

2008-09-29T23:53:00.000+08:00

ROBO MONKEY PIXEL FIGHTERS is proud to announce the RMPF Workshop Series.

Together with our partner institutions, Euphony Music Studio and St. Vincent Tutorial Center (both located in Makati City) we're offering the Cartooning for Kids Workshop and Cartooning Workshop.

Click here for more information about the workshops.

For inquiries you can get in touch with us here.

Martial Law Babies

2008-09-29T23:52:00.000+08:00

From Jamie Bautista and Arnold Arre.

Coming this October 2008!