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. Yu da Superman! And just after I blogged about Roy drawing Superboy comes news of another Filipino drawing the Man of Steel. Leinil Francis Yu(pencils) and Gerry Alanguilan(inks) will be illustrating a 12-issue maxi-series featuring Superman! The series will be written by Mark Waid. Here's a pin-up by Leinil. Baloney 72 Check out this Batch72 pin-up by Baloney . Very cute!

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POSTED IN THE ALAMAT MAILING LIST : Filipino trains Matt Damon Matt Damon's new film The Bourne Identity is being shown in the States at the moment and it features some Filipino Martial Arts. He trained for a month and half about an hour or more a day for the fight sequences. His trainer is a Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee's art) and Kali (Filipino edged weapons) specialist named Jonathan Eusebio. Jonathan did a great job preparing Damon, he moves pretty good in the film . The film is pretty good as a whole as well. --Rafael-- And in other news... Filipino draws Superboy SMALLVILLE: THE COMIC : 64-page one-shot chock-full of new stories and information straight from the continuity of the TV show! The drama and excitement begin when Smallville writer/supervising producer Mark Verheiden (Fighting American) pens the lead story “The Beast,” featuring art by Roy Allan Martinez .

Bitter Brew Ah, well, it was just a matter of time and a question of what will piss off people that will make them decide to set-up their own little gig. I'm talking about the person who set-up a new message board for ad agency creatives because they didn't like the way I deleted certain messages and message threads and how I gagged some people because they we're either too rude or irritating. The new cafe will supposedly be uncensored and, I have to admit, the moderator did come up with a more organized selection of threads. The moderator said, that in her cafe, people can say anything they want about anybody, any ad, any agency, in any manner they want... upholding freedom of speech and all that. Well, I guess my mother didn't bring me up that way. I just hate it when people quarrel. I'm all for a heathly debate but I just don't have the stomach for mud-slinging. It's only a matter of time before someone in the other cafe gets pissed be...

Muppet Murder Show Jim Henson Production has commissioned Neil Gaiman to write something that will be directed by Dave McKean. Hmmm... I wonder if it involves that three-way with Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo's nose. :)

babbling fangirl :) Well, she's not really a fangirl but she did sign my guestbook! Hello Diane ! new stuff to read 1. IndieFilipino is now online. Check it out! Hmmm... as Gerry suggested, they should have something about indie Pinoy komix. 2. Pagedown , the 72dpi downloadable magazine is also now available. Still looking for heroes... Mark said : "We should realize that there is a human cost to having our people become migrant workers, Wired Magazine or not. We are not `the forerunner of tomorrow's distributed economy` because we want to, but because we don't have a choice ." Be that as it may (i've always wanted to use that phrase), our OFWs not having a choice but to work abroad so that they can feed their families is the main reason they are hailed as heroes. If they travelled abroad just for the heck of it, because they wanted to walk the earth, then they are adventurers and not heroes. And at the end of each day, they ear...

They are everywhere. They are often almost invisible. It hurts them to give so much. Everyone has one. They can be contradictory. Everyone is one. You are one. Heroes walk the streets of every city and town, of every stats, region and country. They often hide behind the illusion of normality, emerging to save the day or repair what is left, if only temporarily. A hero may be you, or may be me, whoever we are. The fact is, we all harbour heroism in our hearts. But sometimes heroes are not even people, rather they stand for all that defines the best of humanity. HEROES is also the new collection from Stone. And it’s photography that is original and powerful. It may surprise you by being, in part, made up of images from your own unconscious. Heroes are on the minds of everybody. The copy above is from a flyer of Getty Images’ new batch of photos called HEROES. I get these books and flyers from them because, for some strange reason, their database has ...

Just came from the MTV PILIPINAS AWARDS . The best parts of the show will probably be not shown on air, like Buwi of Parokya ni Egdar ripping off his shirt and jumping up and down and around Sarah Meyer. A second later Chito and another Parokya member jump on stage, take of their shirts and start to run around Sarah who’s trying to read something from the teleprompter. Rufa Mae Quinto was probably the most unpretentious presentor that went up on stage. Due of some problem with the next band, Rufa Mae and Martin had to ad lib and just chat on stage. That was probably the funniest and best part of the show. I think Martin still makes a great host. He was funny and always has good stage presence. Unfortunately, he just had to sing the “ Simply Amazing ” song, with the commercial appearing on the two huge video walls in the back. Not exactly under the radar, but it was definitely one hell of a product placement. The most intelligent thing said during the whole show was sai...

FWD EMAIL DEPT:a crappy story Last week, I left Manila with a couple of friends heading toward Punta Fuego, in Batangas, when I decided to stop at a comfort station in a relatively new Gas station in Tagaytay. Being a new gas station, this place would have a clean bano and pwede na/ just right clean facility to take a good crap : ) The first stall was occupied (my theory was correct) so I went into the second one. Just when I was seated and poised to emit a very "silent" fart, I heard a voice from the next toilet: "Hi, how are you doing?" Putek!!! I thought in my mind. I am certainly not the type to chat with strangers in highway comfort rooms or any comfort room for that matter. Normally, I would keep as dead silent as possible in a situation like this so no one would think I was there. What was I to do? run? Keep quiet? So many questions in my mind. I really don't know quite what possessed me, but anyway, I answered, a little embarrassed: ...

Altar Egos : Part Teen Drama, Part Comic Book Adventure Most coming-of-age movies follow a basic formula: equal parts melodrama and angst, topped with a dash of sex. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, in theaters June 14, adds sterner stuff: incest, religion, and animation - the latter crafted by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. The graphic novelist gives the live-action film vivid segments that bring 14-year-old Francis' fantasies to life. Francis and his friends, '70s acolytes of the Hulk and Silver Surfer, transform into superheroes - the Muscle, Captain Asskicker, Major Screw, and Brakken - while his teacher/nemesis, Sister Assumpta (played by Jodie Foster), morphs into the evil Nunzilla. "The animation becomes metaphor for what he's going through in real life," says McFarlane. "There's not too much subtlety in comics." In this case, that's a virtue. - Jennifer Hillner ======================= Had an idea similar to this. Started wr...

When you open a comic book you’ll see that the pictures are drawn in little boxes. These boxes are called panels. The spaces in between the panels are called gutters. Right now it feels I’m stuck right there, somewhere in between all the action that’s happening in the comic book industry. Stuck in the gutters. Last Saturday, after everyone got their “airtime” at Dundee’s place, the guys turned the spotlight to me and asked what was up with me. They’ve been hearing me rant about “HAVING TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE TURNING 30” these past couple of weeks. So I told. Told them my plans and why I was planning to what I said I’d do. And they all had suggestions on what I should I do. They had questions. I gave answers. I really want to get things done. And then move on to other stuff. Tell other stories. Early this week, I found out that something’s brewing in the corners of the local comic book scene. Actually, some of it isn’t just brewing—it’s already done! We used to know...

I wanted to blog about last Saturday night, but Mark beat me to it. Read it. Yeah. That's right.

Filipinos everywhere I caught the last two minutes of Krocodylus on StarMovies. I was channel surfing and came to a stop when is saw this wet girl on top of this wet guy. (I think anyone would stop to see something like that). Guy says some chreesy like and kisses the girl and they proceed to make out on that muddy riverbank. Credits roll and I was surprised to see the names of Susan Africa and Maureen Larrazabal . Now I'll have to try and catch the rest of this B-movie and see if Maureen get's wet and muddy with Krocodylus! Talking about kissing, coming out this September 2002 is KISSING CHAOS the trade paperback. "In September 2001, Oni Press debuted KISSING CHAOS, the first full-length miniseries by Arthur Dela Cruz. Released every 3 weeks, the eight-issue miniseries built a hardcore fan following that waited with baited breath for each installment to see where the mystery was going next. It even earned Dela Cruz an Eisner Award nomination for Talent Dese...

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I finally got to read the TIME magazine issue about Asian Heroes. When I first flipped through it in the bookstore, I was disappointed to see that there was no one to represent the Philippines. Then again, I couldn’t really think of anyone to represent our country. So, I read the issue and read the ones that attracted my attention, the Taiwanese pop star that bridged political gaps, the Japanese cartoon character, the William Gibson article about the Japanese actor, the one about Jackie Chan, and the intro about the little boy defending his water buffalo. After leafing through it a third time, I finally read the editorial box and was surprised to find out that there was an article about someone in the Philippines. As it turns out, our “hero” isn’t even Filipino. He’s an American living somewhere in Visayas and he’s a bookie for jueteng and he was considered the “hero” of the islands because he brought hope to hapless lives of the people. And again, I thought there must be s...

Of Mice and Jedi 10:55pm Stuck at the office. 9:30pm LFS of STAR WARS: EPISODE 2 started in Cinema 4, Robinsons Galleria. 10am Bought tickets for LFS of EP2 7pm Presented revised materials to clients. Client still didn't like it. Wants to see something esle. Must see it by tomorrow. 830pm Meet up with Brandie outside his office. Gave him the tickets to the movie. 730pm Muttering and grumbling on the MRT on the way back to Makati. 9:45pm Brainstromed with the whole team. Finally have some new ideas. None of them are mine. Thank God, the team was around to pitch in. 10:58pm Too tired to go anywhere. I just want to finish writing this copy. But I don't know where to start. Once again, I struggle with this one line. This headline. This damned headline. 10:59pm I'm obviously making no effort of writing copy. Blogging. Trying to clear my head. Didn't really have a proper dinner. Had chocolate ice cream, potato chips, and pe...

FROM THE FWD EMAIL DEPT. Being Twenty-Something to Thirty-Something They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now. You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you do not realize is that they are realizing that too and are not really cold or catty or mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you. You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you would be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing that you are going to have to st...

Ling & Locke make beautiful comics together Found these online comic books... Beautiful sad little stories... Wish they were published. TREPANATION by Locke IMPOSSIBLE THINGS #2 by Ling & Locke Happy reading.

A couple of weeks ago, I emailed a whole bunch of people about viability of publishing a komix magazine. Well, it seems like Summit Publishing is doing exactly that. Summit is the publisher of Candy, Preview, Seventeen, and FHM. Their newly acquired property is a comics magazine called W.I.T.C.H., published by Disney in Italy. Check out the official W.I.T.C.H. website. If you can't understand Italy, here's a review in an American site: And get to see more art at these sites. From the looks of it, they've got a winner here. The artwork is very manga, which will go big with the otakus here. Storywise it's like Buffy meets Charmed. And they even get articles about fashion, astrology, and magic. All this for only P60.00! Perfect... Geez, why didn't I think of this?!

Why do I do this to myself? Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age At age 30: Mark Twain published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog." Danish novelist Hans Christian Andersen published his book of fairy tales. Physicist Armand H. L. Fizeau measured the speed of light. Bill Gates was the first person ever to become a billionaire by age 30. Bummer!