The Fourth San Pablo City Comics Festival is an event that is meant to celebrate Philippine comics by gathering together today's most popular comic creators to interact with their readers. At least 50 different artists will be on hand to promote and sell their comic books. The festival will be held at Roño's Place, a…
Zines are all the rage these days. If you can't get enough of them, here's another event you can go to. Match Cut Zine Fair will run for two days, February 20 and 21, Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the REDREC Grounds, in front of the University of the Philippines Los…
Text and photos by Kimmy Baraoidan Comics, books, zines, stickers, art prints, postcards, bookmarks, knickknacks – Elbikon 2017 in a nutshell. For four years now, the Graphic Literature Guild (GLG), a student organization from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, has been hosting Elbikon, each year bigger than the last. Over a hundred exhibitors…
Get ready for the biggest Elbikon yet! Mark your calendars and head over to the UPLB Baker Memorial Hall this coming Saturday, February 18, 2017. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. With over a hundred exhibitors, this year's Elbikon is bringing together established and up and coming local comics artists. This year's speakers include Asshulz, Hulyen, Norby…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Comic strips courtesy of Manix Abrera “At dahil hindi natutulog ang balita, nakatutok kami beinte-kwatro oras (And because the news never sleeps, we are tuned in twenty-four hours),” goes the spiel of veteran news anchor Mike Enriquez of GMA Network–a mantra that everybody in the media would come to know as early…
Text and photos by: Kimmy Baraoidan There's a Filipino saying that goes, “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay 'di makararating sa paroroonan (He who does not know where he comes from will never get to his destination). In pursuing any art form, an artist must know the history of the medium, its masters and…
It's a good year for local comics so far. Regular comic cons in and beyond the metro keep comic artists and fans connected and updated. Local artists are emerging. The scene is very much alive. Two of the country's popular comics artists are set to launch their books. Toto Madayag will make his debut into the printed world…
ZINE ORGY, the biggest orgy in Los Baños, is coming back this 2016. ZINE ORGY is a zine expo/art market founded in 2015 that aims to promote self-published works by local independent artists. Zines, komiks, novelettes, stickers, art prints, patches and many more will be sold at the venue. This year, the event will have…
Text and photos by: Kimmy Baraoidan Elbikon 2016 is on its third year—stronger and better than ever. Held at the Baker Memorial Hall in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Elbikon gathered local comics creators and enthusiasts from the metro and nearby areas for a day of fruitful exchanges and sharing of all…
The Graphic Literature Guild presents ELBIKON 2016 February 13, Saturday | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Baker Memorial Hall University of the Philippines Los Baños College, Laguna Tickets: P30 Special guests include Lyndon Gregorio, Libreng Komiks/Toto Madayag, Rudyard Pesimo, and Gatusby/Bernard Gatus List of exhibitors below)