Babbling Point

Happy birthday to the angels and ninjas, the new mutants and old gods, the timawas and flying phantoms, the vampires and them wasted youth. Happy 11th birthday to Alamat Comics! Today, November 3, marks the 4015th day of existence of Alamat. I had hoped that our anniversary would be marked by the launch of a full-color, hundred page graphic novel; instead we launched two new, black-and-white, Xeroxed comics books: TRESE and KUNOICHI BOY. Make no mistake, we’re might mighty proud of our latest creations. As far as TRESE is concerned, it’s the latest story I’ve written and gotten published. (Even thought “Batch72” did come out in 2001, those scripts were written in 1995. So, I couldn’t really say they were new.) After 11 years, we’re not really at the height of our imagines full-color, monthly dreams. I’m just glad that the “new komikeros on the block” are doing well, and doing things better. It’s really nice to see whenever a the latest issue of CAST and MANGO JAM hit the magazine racks...

. One Last Drink at the Diabolical by Budjette Tan Alexandra Trese held the hot mug of coffee in her hands as she looked out the one-way mirror. From the her private room on the second level of the club, she could see everything that was happening in The Diabolical. It was a Saturday night and the party people kept streaming in and out of the club's ten-foot double doors. After she inherited the restaurant from her father, she decided to convert it into a club. The place now looked like a crumbling chapel that was constructed during the 1800s. She renovated it to keep up with the times, to make more money, and more importantly to create a neutral place; for not only did she inherit her father's friends, she also acquired her father's enemies. She took a sip from the dark brew and looked at the right side of the club where she saw Hank Sparrow, the bartender, who kept the drinks flowing. Hanging out at the bar, getting free drinks from Hank while flirting with the girls, wer...