Understanding Markelle Fultz though my own injury (January 31, 2019)

The story so far… After a decorated high school career and a so-so one-and-done freshman year with the Washington Huskies, the Philadelphia 76ers (#3) swapped draft positions with the Boston Celtics (#1) prior to the 2017 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft in order to select heralded 6’3″ point guard Markelle N’Gai Fultz. On paper, Bryan Colangelo–thenContinue reading “Understanding Markelle Fultz though my own injury (January 31, 2019)”

Lindol Comics @ FEU (January 30, 2019)

As part of Far Eastern University’s (FEU) 91st Foundation Anniversary, Lindol Comics’ co-creator Tedi Gustilo Villasor will join The New DI-13 writer Mr. Damy “Ian” Velasquez III for an alternative learning class entitled, “Komiks sa Piyu: Mga talks tungkol sa History at Self-Publishing ng Komiks” (February 8, 2019 | 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm). Starting with Damy “Ian” Velasquez III’sContinue reading “Lindol Comics @ FEU (January 30, 2019)”

Powerbooks Clearance Sale – Art Bar [Alabang Town Center Branch] (January 29, 2019)

Art Bar. Alabang Town Center. As we looked through the modest selection of books at the rear of Art Bar, one of the sales ladies came over and said to me, “It’s a good thing that you came today.  There is still a lot to choose from.” I’ll be honest.  At that moment, I didn’tContinue reading “Powerbooks Clearance Sale – Art Bar [Alabang Town Center Branch] (January 29, 2019)”

What the latest Powerbooks Clearance Sale could mean (January 28, 2019)

Disclaimer: The following post is purely conjecture on my end.  But at this point, it is very hard to see it any other way.  Remembering Powerbooks Back in the late 90’s, Powerbooks pulled out all the stops when they opened their first branch along Pasay Road in Makati.  Housed in a two-story building[i], Powerbooks offeredContinue reading “What the latest Powerbooks Clearance Sale could mean (January 28, 2019)”

Share Your Story: What happened to your Lindol Comics Blank Cover Variant? (January 27, 2019)

After the dust has settled After back-to-back monster events[i] to start out Lindol Comics’ convention schedule for 2019, a thought occurred to me this afternoon while I was working on the script for Issue #5: “What have people been doing with their Lindol Blank Cover Variants?” How we got here Published in September 2017, theContinue reading “Share Your Story: What happened to your Lindol Comics Blank Cover Variant? (January 27, 2019)”

Review: Ayala Museum’s Pagbati sa Hari: A Day of Komik Pop-Ups and Talks Celebrating 100 Years of Francisco V. Coching centennial event (January 26, 2019)

Getting second place With every intention of being the first one to set up shop, I arrived at the Ayala Museum shortly before the 7:00 am ingress period.  But to my surprise, the good people from Adarna House were already there and putting on the finishing touches to their table!  I guess you could say, they beatContinue reading “Review: Ayala Museum’s Pagbati sa Hari: A Day of Komik Pop-Ups and Talks Celebrating 100 Years of Francisco V. Coching centennial event (January 26, 2019)”

Review: Glass (2019) [No Spoilers] (January 25, 2019)

Despite hearing of a number of unfavourable online reviews, we decided to catch Glass (2019) in the cinema today and came out of it enjoying director M. Night Shyamalan’s vision of a comic book universe set in the real world. Shyamalan did a masterful job weaving in familiar comic book troupes into, what I haveContinue reading “Review: Glass (2019) [No Spoilers] (January 25, 2019)”

Lindol Comics Co-Creator and Artist Randy Valiente on the State of Philippine Komiks (January 24, 2019)

Lindol Comics co-creator and artist Randy Valiente talked about the state of Philippine Komiks, his current local projects, as well as upcoming independent comics events in this PTV – Bagong Pilipinas interview last Monday morning. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPTVBagongPilipinas%2Fvideos%2F1684371094998082%2F&show_text=0&width=560 Upcoming Event: Lindol will be one of 15 exhibitors during the Pagbati sa Hari: A Day of Komik Pop-UpsContinue reading “Lindol Comics Co-Creator and Artist Randy Valiente on the State of Philippine Komiks (January 24, 2019)”

Active Imagination (January 23, 2019)

Mental Note: Penmanship Have you ever found yourself in a situation wherein you needed to hastily jot down notes and were—to a certain degree—confident with your output?[i]  Only to realize that when you revisited them, you could no longer make out what you wrote down? This was the challenge of this particular post.   So IContinue reading “Active Imagination (January 23, 2019)”

Lindol Comics at Ayala Museum [Update] (January 22, 2019)

Breaking News! Great news guys!  We just got word from Ayala Museum that in addition to the Komiks at Kultura Exhibition, admission to all event talks and pop-ups will be free of charge this coming Saturday![i] As previous mentioned, Lindol Comics will be one of 15 exhibitors[ii] during the Pagbati sa Hari: A Day of Komik Pop-Ups andContinue reading “Lindol Comics at Ayala Museum [Update] (January 22, 2019)”