Babbling Point

9-in-1 VPE Kolektib Intelidyens 9 of VPE’s great page masters will come together in this 1 sizzling event. The three-hour meet and greet event will showcase our published books, upcoming titles, and the people behind them. A short talk by the editor and some extraordinary presentations will highlight the program. featuring : carlo vergara david hontiveros manix abrera freely abrigo eros atalia alan navarra budjette tan kajo baldisimo carlos malvar Avid readers, fans and followers, publishing partners, writers aspiring to get published under the VPE name, and curious cats are all invited to grace the event. See you on Saturday! 9-in-1 VPE Kolektib Intelidyens May 24, 2008 3pm Shop 33, Cubao Expo

13 days to go book 1 the front and back cover By the end of the month TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE should already be in several bookstores. (We'll be giving you a complete list as soon as they are delivered.) This book compiles the first four cases of Trese, has an introduction from Gerry Alanguilan, an afterword from me-- where I talk about the beginnings and influences of TRESE, a bonus section in the back-- with sketches and character designs from Kajo. TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE Published by Visual Print Enterprises Written by Budjette Tan, Art by Kajo Baldisimo Format: Black&White, 104 pages Cover price: P140.00 the sneak preview

Two guys walk in a bar… Well, it doesn’t have to be a bar. It could happen in a café, in the bus, or in the elevator. … and they start about girls. About the girl they’ve always lusted after, about the girl they loved, about all the trouble they got into because of girls. You don’t always get the complete story but you hear enough to know enough. Sometimes, there’s just that one guy who does all the talking and he’s delivering his sermon on girls, he’s laying out his manifesto on the problem with women, he’s confessing why he can’t live without them. You know what I’m talking about? Then that’s exactly what you’ll get when you read Alan Navarra’s GIRL TROUBLE. It reads like a transcript of several guys (or is it just one guy’s) discussion of women. It reads like rambling poem, like two DJs who thought they were off the air and talked about the things that shouldn’t be broadcast. Aside from the rambling transcript, GIRL TROUBLE is told through a series of black-and-white photos and grap...