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Kalayaan on Manila Bulletin

First off, I want to thank Andrew Villar for including my character on one of his strips in Manila Bulletin. Andrew had been interviewed a few weeks ago by Jonas Diego on the blurb. You might want to check it HERE.

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While reading this strip. I could not help my self to smile, because I realize that Andrew is thinking as I was. For quite sometime now, I have been thinking of mass producing a Kalayaan action figure and consign it to as many toy store as I can. If there is any of you reading this knows about a company that manufacture action figure here locally. Please email me at kalayaancomics@yahoo.com

Basketball in U.P. Bliss

For three weeks in a row now, every Sunday afternoon. Me and my fellow Bayan Knights friends have been playing basketball in U.P. Bliss. My personal goal of doing this is for my body to be in shape and good health.

I arrived at Jollibee Philcoa at 2PM in the afternoon. An hour earlier than our Assembly time at 3PM. I really did this on purpose because I wanted to draw a page of Kalayaan #10. Speaking of which, I already have finished 9 pages of this issue(pencilled, inked and lettered) . Only 10 more pages to go before my deadline in Aug 21.

This weeks attendees for this basketball session are Jon Zamar, Omi Remalante (the Birthday boy), Erico Calimlim, Myke Guisinga, Renie Palo and Robin Rivero as our cheer leader. Here are the videos that I got for our basketball escapade. :D

Flying Car

In 'Back to the Future', Doc sets clock in the DeLorean to a day 25 years in the future. Today is that day, July 2010.

When I was a kid, I used to dream that in my life time, I would see a real life flying car and a hover board just like in the movie 'Back to the Future'. And now here is a real flying car , another science fiction came true.

Flying Car Video - Terrafugia @ Yahoo! Video

BK #3 and 4 Goes Nationwide

You can now buy your copies of Bayan Knights #3 and #4 at the following National Bookstore provincial outlets.

Luzon
CSI City Mall Dagupan
Batangas Baymall
Cabanatuan

Visayas
Robinsons Iloilo

SM Iloilo
Dumaguete
SM Bacolod

Mindanao
CDO Limketkai

Codename: Bathala

Fellow Bayan Knight member and a good friend, Jon Zamar is coming up with a new comic entitled "Codename: Bathala". This will be release in Komikon 2010 on November. This is another good reason to attend.

Story and colors by Jon Zamar
Lineart by Judd Abinuman

Coming this November.
Komikon 2010

American author speaks Filipino fluently

American author Rafe Bartholomew loves the Philippines so much and speaks the language fluently that he promoted his book in Filipino. Check out this video.

I really want to read his book. May nakapag sabi sa akin na meron daw nito sa 'Power Book' pero hindi pa ako na dadaan. Sana ay meron nga.

Kalayaan 10 preview

Here is the Page 10 of Kalayaan #10 courtesy of Erwin Ropa. I really have to say that the pages that Erwin create is pure awesomeness. If everything goes well, Kalayaan #10 will be published this coming Mertro Comicon on August 21-22 at SM Megatrade Hall. See you all there.

Exciting time

I have been secretly excited for this past few months. Because for quite some time now, I have been talking and collaborating with great people in the comic industry. And we have something wonderful in stored that will be unveil in this coming month. I am not yet in liberty to tell it here just yet. But it will be announce in August, during Metro Comicon. So be sure to be there to find out what it is.

Kevin Costner to clean the oil spill

It is very hard not to admire Kevin Costner to come up with the solution to the current oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. He spend $20 Million and 15 years of research and development with his scientist brother on his very own company to come up with a machine that cleans and separate water from oil 99%. His machine has already been tested and about 32 will now be deployed.

Kevin Costner Testifies at Oil Spill Hearing

“It was hard for me to fathom how we as a nation could engineer nuclear power and put a man on the moon, but somehow not muster the technology to clean up an oil disaster of our own making.” -Ken Costner

While waching these video/news, I can't help my self to think that if I became rich someday, these are the things I also wanted to do (Kinda like Tony Stark). To help the environment and make a world better place to live in.To get more information, you can go to the web site of his company Ocean Theraphy Solution and CINC Industries.

Jam Packed Fan Art Issue

The Fan Art section of the next issue of Kalayaaan (issue #10) will be jam packed. Many people had send me their art work this time around (more than the usual). I really would love to put all of these to the Kalayaan official web site, but I am just so busy right now. I have been busy with my programming work at our office these past few weeks now.

I really never get tired looking at these fan art that the Kalayaan readers always sends me. I really love to see the different version/interpretation and their own drawing style for my character.

Art by Norby Ela

Art by Jaybee Bonus

Art by Kai Castillo

Art by Kirk Lacson

Bayan Knights Videos

Bayan Knights teaser video of the Core Team



Bayan Knights - Halaw Team



Bayan Knights - Tronics Division



These are the ungrouped members of the Bayan Knights.

Reading comics online

Here is very cool way to read comics online. CLICK HERE TO TRY.

The guys at Glyphwall (where I sell my comics online) just created this cool way to read comics online. With "Kalayaan #7 - Dark Side" as an example non the less. And for the better experience of it, try clicking the small square on lower left on the screen.


Aside from Kalayaan comics, Bayan Knights #1 - 4 are also now available for order on the Wall Mart section of the Glyphwall site. Please do check it out.

Notable Alumni

I was just at wikipedia a few moments ago searching for some stuff when I stumble upon a List of P.U.P. (Polytechnic University of the Philippines) People. And to my surprise, I was one counted as a "Notable Alumni" where I was described as the creator of Kalayaan comics. My name is just below Richard Gomez (Actor/Model/Television Host) and Marc Logan (TV Personality), and just above Marco Sison (Singer, Composer). Can you imagine that? I was saying to my self, what the heck is my name doing there. :D

Kidding aside, thank you very much to the one who put my name there (you can rest assure that I was not the one). I am proud and honored to be a Notable Alumni of PUP.

Oh, by the way. Carlo Pagulayan (Marvel Comics - Planet Hulk Artist) is also in the list. Wikipedia is just full of surprises. Click the image above to enlarge it or go to the Wikipedia-List of P.U.P. People. Please do read all the names there and you might be surprise as I was. :D