Kajo Baldisimo | Star Wars Penciller
Oct 29The very first time I took a glance at Kajo Baldisimo‘s artwork, I knew this guy could hit it big time soon. I just knew. His artworks are intense and so much potential. I love how he plays around with the black and white medium. I also admired how he almost used a different artstyle for each Trese story he illustrated. Haha! Now he’s already doing pencils for Star Wars Legacy. Wow!...
Underpass Graphic Novel
Oct 20Admittedly, I’m not much of a fan of the dark fantasy genre. Despite that, I still can’t help it but feel some excitement when I heard news about Summit Media’s Underpass - the company’s first product as they dip their toes in comics publishing for the first time (and hopefully not the last). And man! What an awesome graphic novel they have here. Summit has...
KOMIKON 2009
Oct 17
Oh, look its the 5th Annual Filipino Komiks Convention already! Happening tomorrow, 18 October 2009, at the SM Megatrade Hall, Komikon 2009 (for short) will surely be the destination for most comic geeks in Metro Manila and elsewhere. There’s just too many reasons why one should go to the Kon. First, there’s tons of new comic book releases like Bayan Knights #3, Kalayaan #8, Trese:...
Superheroes on Facebook
Oct 08Everybody sure loves Facebook. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if our favorite heroes and villains also had their own accounts?.. Here’s a few samples of what their status updates might be. Hhmm.. Okay, Mr. Jameson might not count as a superhero. But that banter between Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic just rocks.. Yep, that Spidey one too. If you’ve read One More Day,...
Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1 and 2 Comics Review
Oct 05X-Men has always been my favorite Marvel team. I have fond memories of watching the animated series as a kid and then purchasing some of their comic books as a teen. Well, after being away from comic book reading for some time now, I find it hard to follow certain X-Men story arcs these days. They just require too much from their readers. There’s always some tie-ins and crossovers you need to...