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The online letters column of TRESE

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Yes, Budj! I was able to read it. :-)

It looks VERY promising. I liked the theatrically masked gun-toting minions. I liked the seedy underground led by aswangs. (It's a thread I intend to pursue in a Zaturnnah story, but with a different treatment, of course.) And Trese herself looks like an interesting character.

I think the challenge here is upping the ante, so that it doesn't look head-on like Kate-Beckinsale-in-Underworld at first glance. (I didn't really think that at first glance, but we all know how critical some folks can be.) The artstyle is very appropriate; it lends strongly into the fast-paced nature of things.

Also, I strongly encourage that this be released in full graphic-novel form. Even at a 100-page (or thereabouts) digest size. If you'd like to score a double-whammy: release a version locally in Filipino, then have the English version up for sale on Lulu or Cafepress.

It's a great comeback, Budj. It's long overdue. Congratulations!

Carlo

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Hello Budjette,

Just finally reacting to the Con. It was pretty good! Except I wasn't able to go around much since I was stuck at the booth :/

I was also looking for you since I read Oliver's copy of “Trese” and I REALLY liked it!

It had a good mystery, interesting motivations, a tragic twist (the original reason then the follow up with the second white lady) and some fun background characters (the theatre masked 'hitmen' were simple yet so coooool :P).

I really felt sorry for the baby the most and the mother afterwards when she had to restore the balance. I hate her motivation but it is sorta understandable if you take it from a love perspective. Sigh.

K!

Fero

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All credit of The Kambal aka “the masked hitmen” must go to Ka-jo Baldisimo, the artist of TRESE. All I wrote in the script was that they were twins and they wore masks. Ka-jo then emailed me The Kambal in those masks and completely agreed that they looked cool and creepy.

Hey Carl, if all goes well, we should have that 100-page TRESE trade paperback by next year. As of this writing, Ka-jo has already shown me the first ten pages of TRESE #3 and we should be finalizing the script to TRESE #2 by next week. The trick is to keep on doing this on a monthly basis.




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TXT MSGS ABT TRESE

Hey Budj!

Just read TRESE and really enjoyed it. I think it’s your bets work. I liked the character touches, the setting, and tone. Hope to see more.

Dean

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Hey, I like TRESE. I like your character. Don’t ever make her sappy. She reminds me a bit of Faith in “Buffy”. Faith always kicked ass. I liked her more than Buffy.

Cecille

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Hey Budj, congrats on TRESE.
Enjoyed it.
It like CSI: UNDERWORLD.
Hehehe

Russ

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Thanks to everyone who sent their feedback. Glad to know that you enjoyed our first trip into Manila’s “underworld”.

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