Happy Fathers Day To ALL

Each of my three daughter gave me a fathers day card today. I am so happy and proud of receiving each one of them. And I just want to share to everyone my Joy. These are the times that I really enjoy being a father.

I also would like to thank everybody that have text me and greeted me a happy fathers day. Pasensya na at di ako nakapag reply sa inyo, na ubusan ako ng load eh. :-(

Toycon 2009 - Day 2

Me and Steph selling Bayan Knights comics and Kalayaan comics. She always says that she is an Ogre, but I always disagree with her on that matter.

Me, Steph, Myles and Wan (in front)
Me (again), Steph and Graffista, which I got these images (I hope he doesn't mind) on his blog.

Toycon will not be toycon without any toys. This is the Hulk Buster Ironman that I am dreaming to have someday when I get more financially stable. Toys now are not as cheap when I was in elementary anymore. And they have also very much improve on quality exponentially.

Another awesome piece of craftmanship. Hulk VS. the Unstoppable Juggernaut.
During this last day of the Toycon. I got lucky and bought these two toys on a very bargain price. The first one is very rare Captain Marvel(Shazam), which I got for only P480. The original price is actually around P1,000 to P1,200. They were selling on a discounted price of P700 to P800. I was lucky enough to see one seller that was selling it for a mere P480.

The second on is Hawkman: Identity crisis edition. At ordinary price (and ordinary day), they are selling it around P500 to P900. I only got it for a very very discounted price of P150. That is right. It is not a typo. I got it for just One hundred and fifty pesos. I guess the seller was already tired for two day talking and making bargain deals with the buyer that he sold it to me with that kind of low price. I said to the seller "Mahirap po iyan hindian yang ganyang klase ng presyo manong". Sabay bunot ng pera :D

So here is the tip for next years toycon event. If you want to have a very good deal. Go to that event on the last day and stay up to the last remaining hours. Save your money up to the very last hour. There are surely many sellers that will give you this kind of deal. All you have to do is look around.

Renie Palo having fun with Captain Marvel (Shazam) that I bought. I know someone, that is very envious of me right now. :D

Toycon 2009 - Day 1

This is the first day of Toycon 2009. I sold a lot of Kalayaan copies on this day. Mainly because of the huge crowd of people who attended. I arrived at megatrade hall in Megamall building B around 11:45am, and the line to the event was still very very long. It has reached all the way to building A. And that was already noon, two hours after the opening. This event has really blown out of proportion.

Me and baby Myles, the youngest of the Bayan Knights. I really admire this young lady for her dedication to help the group. She was the very first one there on day 1 and 2.

From left to Right. Mike Ignacio (creator of Boy Ipis), Wan (Morion), Erico Calimlim (Pag-Asa), a honsome guy and Renie Palo (Kabalyero).

The three cute little pigs... este Knights pala. Me, Dexter Entera and Myles
Myles is going to hate me for posting this. Hehehe. :D
Me and a very weird guy. :D

Kalayaan 7 now available, get your copy guys.

Bill on RP flag

Mag tatagalog uli ako dito dahil tungkol nanaman sa gobyerno itong topic ko. Nakakahiya sa mga poren-ger kung mababasa nila itong article na ito na tunkol sa makitid na utak nating gobyerno.

Matagal ko na gustong i-blog ito eh.. ngayon lang ako kinati ng daliri sa pag-ta-type. Tungkol ito sa isang article na tinuro sa akin ng isa kaibigan.. paki click ito.

Pasintabi na lang po sa lahat ng Pinoy na makakabasa nitong post na ito dahil medyo mainit lang talaga ang ulo ko ngayon dahil sa Bill na ito at sa mga nag pasa nito. Bill on RP flag daw yan. Nabahala ang kaibigan ko dahil sa character ko na si Kalayaan.

Ako, personally ay hindi ako masyadong nag wo-worry dyan.
because of the following reasons.

Ang pinag babawalan dyan ay yung national anthem na binabago ng mga singer ang tono. Which I think is not intentional naman. Kanya kanyang style kasi ang pag kanta. Tulad ng pag drawing. Napaka hirap gawing standard talaga yan lalo na pag nakasanayan mo na ang istilo mo. So hindi mo pwedeng pilitin na exactong exacto ang kanta ng mga singers talaga. Napanood ko at napakingan ang pag kanta ni Martin. Okay naman para sa akin, hindi nya naman binago ng husto, bagkus ay mabilis at pa marcha pa nga ang kanta nya, which is very similar sa original na tono ni Juan Felipe, yung sa bandang huli lang yata sya bumirit. At dapat lang, alanganamang hindi bibirit sa huli. Edi nag mukhang kawawa naman tayo sa national anthem ng US at UK. Demmmet.

Yung ipag bawal na lang siguro yung pag kanta ng wala sa tono. Masakit kasi sa tenge eh. Isama na rin natin yung pag babawal sa pag kanta ng "My Way". Kasi may namamatay dyan eh.

Another point of the article is the fassion accesories. Sikat kasi ngayon dito ang 3 stars and a sun na t-shirt na pinauso ng yumaong si Francis M., at lalong sumikat pa ito nang namatay sya. Kung talagang seryoso sila (ang gobyerno) sa batas na ito. Una nilang punahin ang mga (kawawang) athlete na nag susuot ng sweater na Phil. Flag. Which I think is not a disrespect. Ipinapakita lang nila na proud sila na maging Pilipino. Kahit nasa loob at labas sila ng bansa.

Sa batas kasi, there must be a malicious intent na dapat makita ng judge para mapatawan ng kaukulang parusa ang isang tao. Kahit na nakapatay ang isang tao, if it is not intentional, mababa ang parusa. Yang batas na iyan ay para ma protektahan ang mga sagisag ng ating bansa sa pang babastos at pang bababoy. As far as I know, hindi naman baboy ang character ko. Kalayaan ang name nya at hindi SuperPig. At lalong hinding hindi binabastos ng comics ko ang kahit na anong sagisag ng ating bansa. Bagkus ay ipinopromote pa nito ang pagiging nationalistic at pagiging proud na maging Pinoy. Saan ka ba naman nakakita ng comics ngayon na guest star nila si Lapu-lapu? At sa tingin ko ay kailangan ng bansa natin ngayon ang pagiging nationalistic. Kaya nga tayo masaya pag nananalo si Paquiao eh, dahil tumataas ng konti ang moral natin na pagiging Pilipino. Dahil sa sunod sunod na scandal sa gobyerno. Hindi pa sumusulpot ang video scandal ni Hayden Kho at Katrina ay napaka rami nang scandal sa malakanyan.. helllo?.. hellooo?, Garciiiii?

Ang intent ko kasi talaga kaya ko ginawa ang character kong ito. Ay para meron tayong (ang Pilipinas) pang tapat kay Captain America at Captain Britain. Na kokornihan lang ako kaya hindi ko ginawang Kapitan Pilipinas eh. Kalayaan na lang, mas cool di ba?

Sa nabasa ko sa article, hindi naman sakop ng batas na ito ang Superhero sa comics. So, my comics is pretty much safe. It will only apply to a real life person wearing and disrespect the flag. It does not apply to a fictional character like in the comics.

At ang isa pang dahilan kaya hindi ako kinakabahan sa batas na ito ay dahil sa mga nagpapatupad ng mga batas. Alam nyo naman dito sa Pilipinas. Implementation of Law is very hard to come by. Kahit na may batas na bawal manigarilyo sa public place. Walang humuhuli. The Law, here is not strictly being implemented, unlike in other countries (teka, bat ingles to?, back to tagalog uli). Bawal ang mandaya ng tax pero lahat ng company dito ay may 2 book (sa accounting). Isa para sa BIR(yung peke) at isa (yung totoo) para sa may ari ng company. Bawal din ang corruption sa batas. Pero 100% ng ahensya sa gobyerno ay meron nyan. Meron bang nakulong sa kanila? Meron ngang isang nakunan na ng video camera na tumatangap ng lagay eh nangangatwiran pa.

If worst comes to worst na pupunahin nila ang comics ko na Kalayaan. Mag aabroad na lang din ako, at duon ako gagawa ng comics. Letche sila.

Buti pa sa abroad hindi pinagbabawalan yung creator ng Captain America.

Kalayaan 7 is now available

Kalayaan 7 is now available. This issue is the thickest Kalayaan comics ever. This issue is consist of 26 pages of sequencial art (black and white), 1 Fan-Art page, 1 Ad page (consist of Bayan Knights related titles), 1 awesome pin-up Poster (from Erwin Ropa) and Photopaper Colored Cover.

--- Delivery through mail ---
I am now accepting request delivery of Kalayaan 7 through mail. Just email me your complete mailing address at gioparedes@yahoo.com

The price of the comics is P65 plus shipping charge.

I will start delivering this latest issue next week to comics stores. Starting with Comic Odyssey in Robinsons Galleria and Sputnik in Cubao.

--- Comic Book Launching ---

I will be launching this latest issue at the 8th Philippine ToyCon this June 13 and 14 at the Megatradehall in Megamall. I will be there together with the Bayan Knights gang selling the 2nd issue of Bayan Knights. I will also be selling back issue on this event. All 6 of them, from Kalayaan #1 to #6. During this event, I will be giving away Kalayaan cards for free. That's right, you heard it right. I will be giving them for fee to anyone who will dropby our table.

---- The Cover ----

And this is the final front and back cover. The back cover is a commission to a fellow Bayan Knights member DCel (Donne Ephraim Celadiña), the owner of the character “Codename : KAWAL”. The proceeds of that commission went straight to the printing of Bayan Knights #2.

(Front Cover - click to enlarge)

(Back Cover - click to enlarge)

Many many thanks for those people that had made this issue possible. The credit section on the inside front cover keeps getting crowded with new names. Which I am not complaining, in fact, I am very happy with it. When I started with issue 1, I really do not know what to write on the credit section. My name was the only one there, which I am not very comfortable with, because I do not want people think that I am so self centered. But now, there are a handful people written there, which I am very much happy to share the lime light with. :D

(Inside Front Cover - click to enlarge)

(My quality control officer, hard at work)

K7 - Fan Art

This is the new Fan Art section that will be included in Kalayaan 7 issue. It is much more organize and more artist chipped in this time. Thank you very much to each and every one of you. I only hope that the next issue will be as many as this one.

Bayan Knights #2 - Stores

BAYAN KNIGHTS # 2 is now available at the following stores:

METRO MANILA

Comic Odyssey
Robinson's Galleria
Robinson's Place Manila
Eastwood

Comic Quest
SM Megamall

National Bookstore
SM North Edsa
Trinoma
Mall of Asia
Recto
Tutuban
Rizal Avenue
Superbranch Cubao

Donald Gonzales Store
Stall 49, Novelty Village, Tiedesitas shopping center, Pasig City

SPUTNIK
Shop 60 at the Cubao Expo on Gen. Romulo Ave., Cubao, Q.C.

PROVINCIAL OUTLETS
National Bookstore
SM Clark
SM City Baguio
SM City Pampanga
SM City Lucena
Nepo Mall Angeles City
Olongapo City
Baguio City
Subic
Tuguegarao

*The book will be available nationwide soon. Watch for it! Visit our blog frequently for more updates about where you can grab your copies of Bayan Knights #2.

**BAYAN KNIGHTS#1 is still available at selected National Bookstore branches, specialty shops and comics outlets. Stocks are limited.

Mighty Man and Yukk

This is one of my favorite cartoons back in the 80's and I am so glad that they have put many of the episode on Youtube. I can still remember when I was in grade school, I always rush home to watch cartoons like this one.

Almost finished with K7

I am already on the home stretch of publishing Kalayaan issue 7. It is just polishing a few things by this stage. It is my work as a computer programmer that is rally stopping me at this point. It is just very tough editing the pages while you just came from home and very exhausted.

This is an artwork done by Erwin Ropa. I decided to put this on the center of the my comics as a pin up poster, a last minute changes that I made. It is just to darn beutiful not to include in this issue. Erwin had helped me a lot on this issue. He had done, most of the 26 pages of this issue.

GMP Project: The Poster WIP

GMP Project: The Poster WIP (Work In Progress).
Still very far from completion.
Still missing 30+ more characters.

Delivery Report

I just delivered BK #1 and #2 at
Donald Gonzales store ni Tiendesitas, the complete address is
Stall 49, Novelty Village, Tiedesitas shopping center, Pasig City.

and I also delivered BK#2 at
Sputnik Comic Shop at
Shop 60 Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave., Cubao Q.C.

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I am too tired to blog right now.
Ahhhh over fatigue.... gotta sleep now.

Morong Vacation

Last week, we had a family reunion in Morong Rizal for 3 days, and we went to a place called Daranak falls. And the place was amazing.

That is Mama (69), Me and Papa (77) posing at the camera. Recent sad events at some of the members of Bayan Knights had me think that I am very lucky to spend these times with both of my parents.

That's my beautiful wife Wendy, scardy cat Vannesa, Cutie Joyce and my Ate Gene.

Ate Gene with here cranky face.. :D


Papa is still like a big kid, always fooling around and always teasing Mama every chance he can. :D

See what I mean. Hahahaha :-)

Ate Gigi doing something with her food. On her back is her twin sons, Aaron and Eman.


My better half Wendy with our baby Catherine. And down on the waters is my pamangkin Tricia.


Me and my kuya Gerry on my favorite spot of the resort.


That is me recharging my strength.

At first, when my brother and sisters asked me to join them in this family reunion and Anniversary of my parents get together. I was hesitant, because I have may work to be done and many pages to draw. So what I did is I brought along some drawing materials with me.

Many of my pamangkin was very amuse and always looking at me while I draw. In those 3 days we stayed in Morong, Rizal. I have finished 3 pages of Kalayaan issue 7. Not bad for a guy on its vacation. :D

K7 - Page 14

Kalayaan 7 Page 14

I am almost finished drawing the last few pages.
And at the same time I am also lettering the finished ones for proof reading.

Panic mode once again

You may have noticed that I have skipped a few days of entry on this blog. It is because I am ultra busy with Kalayaan 7 that is due this June. That is why I am on panic mode once again.

With only 3 more pages to draw, I think Kalayaan 7 will be release at lease on the 3rd week of June. So hang on tight, I am doing the best that I can.

And I will probably skip blogging for a few days too. :-(

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