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turning japanese Mysterious Lovely Haunting Fantastic Art by 22-year old Aya Kato http://www.geocities.jp/b_ba_a0530/cheval_noir_files/top00.html

she's so cute Mary-Louise Parker appears as Amy Gardner in WEST WING. And she's so cute! I had more words to describe her but I'm just too tired. I need to go home.

. Six books I wouldn't mind finding under my Christmas tree. Six comics collections are a trip down memory lane By Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2004-12-01-xmasbooks-comics_x.htm Comic books aren't all about capes and secret identities. n Several recent collections unearth rare, underground and early works that don't often get the Hollywood treatment. Though they're not appropriate for children, they may make adult readers recall childhood trips to the comic shop. Here's a roundup of the best offerings: The Comics Before 1945 By Brian Walker (Harry N. Abrams, $50) Devotees of Little Orphan Annie, Krazy Kat and other seminal comic strips will appreciate this hardcover collectors' volume, which presents works from the turn of the century to World War II. (Abrams published Walker's volume of Comics Since 1945 in 2002.) Along with detailed biographies of the era's most no table artists, Wa...

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. StormWatch http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/Asia/sat.html Everyone please keep safe and dry. It doesn't help that this super typhoon is named after a singer know for his novelty songs. Ready or not, here comes Typhoon Yoyong. God bless us all.

. The Fantastic Mr. Bach FROM : http://www.portlandmercury.com/2004-11-25/feature2.html If you were forced at gunpoint to have a three-way with two comic book characters and one had to be a man, who would they be? SEBASTIAN BACH: I'd have to say Valkyrie from the Defenders--she was fuckin' hot. I find it somewhat weird that I get turned on by a comic book character, but anyway... Oh, I forgot, Cherry Poptart. You should pick up one of those--they're X-rated, but she's a little minx. Or Gwen Stacy, who the Green Goblin killed in Spider-Man #101 I think, or maybe #99--I can't remember the exact issue. Green Goblin threw her off a bridge--she was absolutely awesome. So that's three chicks, and then one of them has to be a man? Huh... Oh, it definitely has to be Mr. Fantastic. Reed Richards, from the Fantastic Four. He has the ability to stretch any part of his body as big, long, or wide as he wants. I'd like to see some party tricks with that fuck...

:-( CCHQ CLOSING SALE 30% to 50% off on Comics and Manga December 1 - 18 Store Hours: 10am to 530pm Monday to Saturday "It has been a pleasure serving you for the past three years. We have met so many wonderful people and learned so much about life, business and ourselves. We thank you for your loyal patronage." Khristine and Katya Cheng-Chua CENTRAL COMIC HQ 3rd floor, FBR Arcade, Katipunan Avenue, QC Tel (632)433-0898 http://www.cchq.com.ph/ I always thought that CCHQ would've been perfect except it didn't have a coffee shop. But they said they didn't want to smell of food and coffee to mix with the books. Very understandable. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new comic book. Especially those glossy graphic novels. They didn't have the flat smell of newsprint comic books. The graphic novels had that precious scent, otherworldly, a strange mix of the printing chemicals and the airplane's airconditioning system. Althou...

. TOP 5 Things Heard in Baguio After Authorities Burn P1.3 worth of Marijuana 5. Whoa! Why is Kenon Road is all straight? 4. Everything's sooo GREEN! 3. Wow! These pine trees smell so good. 2. Why do I suddenly have a craving for ube jam and strawberries? 1. LOOK! I'M THE BARREL MAN!

. YOU ARE HERE i'm now at the GAMEFROG . (Is it THE GAMEFROG? Or just GAMEFROG?) Anyway, it's a nice quite place. As quiet as netcafes get. Right beside it is a bar called Aruba and they now have some showband singing some Top 40 song. Ohhh... I like their keyboards. Nice and black and has that nice clickety-clack sound if i type fast enought. Another good thing about GAMEFROG is that it's not dark like most netcafe, which seem to think they have to look like some 80s disco pub. Now, if only they serve coffee this would be a really great place.

. THE LINKING GAME I don't know if anyone noticed, but alamatcomics.com was offline for awhile. Well, we're back online. (Finally paid the bill, he he he). Nothing new in the site, I'm afraid. Soon. Soon. Now, on to the new stuff online. Found Jim Lee's blog . I think it's Jim Lee's blog. It has his pictures and art, but other guys from Wildstorm are also posting their artworks. Check it for some behind the scenes fun. Comic Quest also now has a blog and mailing list . (Now, if only Mike can set-up a text alert to tell me the new stuff has arrived... or a service that would let me reserve and pay for my comic books just by texting!) Jason's uploaded a whole bunch of his comic book stories and you can all read it for FREE! Wheee! Time magazine columnist Andrew Arnold reviews the new French-Japanese comic book connection, which you to French comic book artist Frederic Boilet's " Nouvelle Manga Manifesto ." How long befor...

the neXt men (and women) Agenda Magazine, Issue #8, 1997 You all know Darna, Panday, Dyesebel, and Zuma, those superheroes and mega-villains who are staples of Filipino pop culture. What you didn’t know is that they have spawned either twins, cousins, or children: Metalero has his Sword of Justice to match Panday’s kris . Xandara owes her powers to a magical gem, just like Darna. Kamandag keeps company with icky, green snakes, the biggest of which is Zuma. Izzabelle is the child of Dyesabel. Of course, these twins/cousins/children are products only of artists from the Alamat Group of Comics, that brave bunch of Pinoy comic book artists whose avowed mission is to elbow out Marvel and DC from the shelves. “It’s hard but we’re doing it, inch by painful inch,” Alamat president Budjette Tan. Well here’s giving them another of those inches. IZZABELLE Izzabelle is the child of Jezzabelle, queen of the mermaids and Arthur Santos, a Philippine Navy sailor. When Izzabelle’s father was killed by ...

. EMAIL FROM ADMIN: Ate hi!! gud am!! c sheryl po i2, Ate tanong ko lang kung merong mago-O.T mamaya sa creative, tinatanong ng admin sa baba, kasi magbubuhos daw ng dicklogger or something, di ko sure kung tama yung spelling, sorry if not. Para sa barang CR or Sink po ito. Thanks! Sheryl=) Hmmm... it's now 6:41pm and everyone's waiting for the Dicklogger to arrive. I wonder if he wears neon spandex.

Well, it looks good to me! Hope the rest of the book is as good as this pin-up. They just seem to be a bit delayed, eh? Anyway, click here for more new art by Whilce Portacio.

. Hi! How are you? Anybody out there? I've been somewhere elsewhere floating trying to look busy with work been coming to work late been not going to work slipping sliding sick. wrote a story sent it off, emailed it, didn't get a great reaction from the guys hack hack hack need to go back and find the real story in the meantime (will try to figure out the Identity Crisis Killer) here are some happy links i found ready! get set! draw! More info about it at: http://www.sketchcrawl.com/ I used to draw. I have the sketchboooks to prove it. They're here somewhere. Really. Darn. Almost There Found at: http://sundialgirl.blogspot.com/ Tentatively set for a June 2005. I don't know if this is the same comic book project that I've been hearing about for the past three or four years. If it is, congrats kids! You're almost there. I Guess We Did Something Right ...

. what a cool job! Michael Chabon is back with a brand-new collection that reinvigorates the stay-up-all-night, edge-of-the seat, fingernail-biting, page-turning tradition of literary short stories, featuring Margaret Atwood, Stephen King, Peter Straub, David Mitchell, Jonathan Lethem, Heidi Julavits, Roddy Doyle, and more! McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories Margaret Atwood- Lusus Naturae David Mitchell- What You Do Not Know You Want Jonathan Lethem- Vivian Relf Ayelet Waldman - Minnow Steve Erickson- Zeroville Stephen King- Lisey and the Madman Jason Roberts - 7C Heidi Julavits- The Miniaturist Roddy Doyle - The Child Daniel Handler - Delmonico Charles D’Ambrosio - The Scheme of Things Poppy Z. Brite - The Devil of Delery Street China Mieville- Reports of Certain Events in London Joyce Carol Oates - The Fabled Light-house at Vi–a del Mar Peter Straub - Mr. Aickman’s Air Rifle

. XXXII 32 is supposedly a magical number. 3 + 2 is a 5. Compounds of 5 (14 and 23) are “usually associated with combinations of Nations and People. If the person representing it holds his own judgment and point of view, it is a very fortunate number. It is favorable when it appears in connection with future events, dates and name numbers.” This is what Astrospeak said about the number 32. Today is Day One of my 32nd year. Will this be a “magical” year for me? Today is Neil Gaiman’s birthday. Neil Gaiman has a cat. T.S. Elliot had a cat. J.R.R. Tolkien had a cat. Maybe if I get a cat for my birthday I will become a great writer. Maybe. I texted July last night. I asked him, “It was a good year, right?” J: Your asking me? ME: Yeah. Well, I think aside from the fact that I didn’t get to do a comic book or an award-winning ad, I think it was a pretty good year. J: Hahaha! Then you can start writing your comic book and award-winning...

. Look who's back... minus his fractal cow Dino Ignacio is back online with a site that's optimized for viewing on a really small screen. Click and bring your magnifying glass, please.

. Found at THE BEAT *** press release*** ST. MARTIN’S PRESS AND BYRON PRIESS VISUAL PUBLICATIONS COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A NEW ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY THE YEAR'S BEST COMICS AND MANGA In the tradition of St. Martin’s venerated anthologies such as the Locus Award- winning The Year¹s Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois and the World Fantasy Award-winning anthology The Year¹s Best Fantasy and Horror edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin Grant, comes The Year¹s Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga. Since 2000, graphic novels, comics and manga have been one of the largest growing areas in the book industry. It maintains one of the most diverse readerships -- from fortysomething male superhero fans to girls 14-25 and has been growing annually since its emergence as a mainstream bookstore commodity. More significantly, graphic novels and manga have garnered critical acclaim from every major national publication for such works as Maus, Persepolis and Aki...

. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world." --Pres. Bartlet, WEST WING Well, we haven't really done anything earth-shattering... at least, not yet, but the writers and artists of ALAMAT have not given up telling stories through pictures and words. Circa 1994.From left: Mark Gatela, Budjette Tan, Mr. Manabat's nephew, Arnold Arre, Brandie Tan, Gerry Alanguilan, Whilce Portacio, Ian Orendain, Chris Bernardo, John Toledo, Oliver Pulumbarit and Alex Manabat. Alamat's second major exhibit, held at the Robinsons Galleria. (The first Alamat event was held in Megamall at Gift Gate's MEGA-B-NANG-LAGIM. Does anyone have pictures from that exhibit?) More pictures in Gerry's blog .

. Yesterday, All Saints Day, at Mt. Carmel Church I met Spider-Man. We went there to visit my dad’s grave and attend mass. Brandie and I were eating fishballs at the car park outside when a little boy in a red shirt and baggy green pants approached us. He put on a sad face and begged for money so he could buy some food. I told him that if he kept watch of our car, I’d give him some money after the mass. He looked around to check for something and asked if he could have the money now because the other, bigger kids would just get the money from him. I repeated my offer and said that if he did a good job of protecting our car, I’d give him the money. If our car got stolen, then it meant he didn’t do a good job and I wouldn’t give him any money. The kid smiled and said (in Filipino), “You know what I’d do if someone stole your car? I’d turn into Spider-Man! And I’d swing from the roof of the church and run after them!” He started to pretend he was shooting web fluid from...