monkeying around Found another old article, which I re-typed to include in the Komix101 blog . On the Verge Karen Kunawicz Mirror Weekly, March 12, 1998 Budjette Tan is back. And the tables have turned a bit. As President-at-gunpoint for Alamat comics, Budj is used to being interviewed for write-ups in paper, magazines, and TV (I’m just proud to say “On the Verge” was one of the firsts to feature Alamat—that was over three years ago!) Now it’s Budjette who’s writing about a new local comic and graphic literature group called ZENITH GRAPHICS—and I must say he’s written such a fun piece. Mabuhay ang malikot na utak! I meant that in a positive, halfways wholesome sense, OK? Xeroxed Monkeys at the top By Budjette Tan Ever heard of the Hundredth Monkey Effect? No, it’s not some kinky bestiality thing! Supposedly, researches were studying the behavior of monkeys in the island of Koshima, near Japan. Sweet potato is part of the diet of those monkeys. The monkeys somehow learned that if they w