Sulyap Gang on U.P.

I will attend this event on the 28th Friday. I hope to see you all there.

Here is a map to help you get there.

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Joyce then and now

My cute daughter Joyce Nicole.

GTMACCON 2 at U.P.

I will be attending GTMACCON 2 this Saturday at U.P. College of Mass Communication. For those of you who do not know how to get there, I have provided a map. Just click on the image below to enlarge it. The venue is very much near to U.P. Bahay ng Alumni where the former Komikon was held. So from Philcoa, you can ride the U.P. ikot jeep. Get off at Roces st. corner Magsaysay ave. and walk towards there. Or you could also get off at the U.P. Oblation area and towards towards there also. I hope this helps and see you all there.

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K13 preview and Kalayaan Vol.1 readers review

After being so busy with work, I finally finished another page of my comics. Here is Page 10 of Kalayaan #13. I hope you like it.

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After googling my name, I just found out some reviews on Kalayaan Vol.1. And I may say that they are a very fair review. This one is from Jumper Cable. 

http://jumpercable.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/kalayaan-vol-1-issue-1-4-gio-paredes-gmp-comics/#comment-136

And this one are comments from goodreads.com 

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13502371-kalayaan-volume-1?auto_login_attempted=true

I really agree on their comments. And their observation are dead on accurate. I burst in to laughter when Nicolo Yu said " His art has a Rob Liefeld vibe" ... I was so happy because unlike other people, I am a Rob Liefeld fan. I am also happy that they have noticed that there is an improvement on my drawing. It is a constant thing that I am trying to improve. And thank GOD that some people are already noticing it. 

Sewer System

I think it is quite obvious that what the Philippine need is a good sewer system. A very dependable one, so that the flooding in Metro Manila or even the provinces will not happen again. It is just common sense, but just like what a wise man that I know always says "Common Sense is not very Common now a days".

And when I say a good sewer system, what I truly meant was a BIG sewer system. A kind that a 16 wheeler truck could fit. Hindi yung tag 2 or 3 feet lang ang diameter na isang aso lang ang pwedeng mag kasya. 

Here is an example in London-Paris.

Ganyang sewer system ang pwedeng pag-skate-boardan ng mga Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Yung tipong kayang kayang iligaw ni Harison Ford si Tommy Lee Jones sa movie na 'The Fugitive' dahil sa sobrang laki. Yung pwedeng mag-gera ang Aliens at Predator katulad ng nangyari dun sa Alien VS. Predetor :Requelm. At para dun sa mga kakapanood lang ng Spiderman, maluwang nag laban si Spidey at si Lizard sa New York sewer system di ba? At pwede ring gawing kuta ni Bane at ng kanyang mga bataan katulad sa last Batman movie. 

I know that making these sewer system are expensive. At siguradong may mag sasabing "Saan tayo kukuha ng pera?". But I believe that if there's a Will, there's a way. And you just could not put a price tag on peoples lives.  

image sources
http://bullbunky.blogspot.com/2007/02/under-paris.html
http://www.greenspec.co.uk/sewers-london-paris.php

New Delivery to NBS Galleria

National Book Store - Robinsons Galleria branch just called and texted me today. They requested another 20 pcs. of KALAYAAN Vol.1 to be delivered to them this Monday. This is the 3rd time that I will deliver to that branch. I think it is safe to say that in terms of sales, this branch is the strongest. 

For those of you who still does not have a copy. You can get it there. Thanks.

Cosplay Event

V for Vendetta 

Lets Volt Innnn.

Monkey D. Luffy

Kato

Updated Kalayaan Website

I have just updated the Kalayaan official website kalayaancomics.tk. I have added fan art from known artist such as Carlo Vergara (creator of Zsazsa Zaturnnah), Gerry Alanguilan (Wasted, Elmer and Marvel/DC inker), Edgar Tadeo (Marvel/DC inker and the current artist of Dynamite comics Bionicman), Jethro Morales, Michael Layug and Bong Dacanay just to name a few. Making a total of 120 Kalayaan fan art in all. And there are a lot more image artwork that I have not yet uploaded at the site. It could probably reach 150 to 160 fan art when I am finish with it. With that, I would like to thank each and everyone who had spared a moment of their time to draw my character. I really appreciate each and everyone of it.  

I have also updated the STORES section with one store that I have consigned with just closed down and another just relocated. I must see to it the information there is always up to date. I have added also come links for the English digital version on Flipreads and of course the 75 National book store branches where I am currently distributing Kalayaan Vol.1.

I have also added in the VIDEO section some of the Media coverage that I had in the past.

Komikon Indieket 2012

I was shocked and excited at the same time by this announcement of John Zamar today. My information about this is still limited. But I will update this blog as soon as more information comes.

Another Kalayaan T-Shirt Design

Here is another Kalayaan t-shirt design that I just recently printed. Thank you very much to Ed Tadeo for giving me permission to print and sell this amazing Kalayaan art of him. He is one of the generous and kind person that I have ever met. Komikon is already tomorrow and he will also be there to sell his comics. Please do support him and other Pinoy independent comics creator. Thanks 

I apologize of the low resolution of these images. My digital camera just got broken a few days ago. :-( I took this picture using only my cheap camera phone. Mas maganda ang quality ng print nito sa personal... pramis.  

Kalayaan T-Shirt on Summer Komikon 2012

I will be selling Kalayaan T-Shirt on Summer Komikon on May 26. I am very much pleased with the printing of this t-shirt. I have found a t-shirt printing company that does not only makes great quality print, the cost is very fair and it is also very near where I live.

This particular t-shirt that I am wearing (picture below) have already been worn and washed 3 times. But the quality of the print did not diminished what so ever. It can be wash manually or by washing machine. 

I will be selling this at only P380 each. If you could not make it on Komikon but still interested in purchasing this from me. You could just email me at kalayaancomics@yahoo.com and we could just meet up somewhere in Ortigas area (Megamall or Robinsons Galleria). Thanks.

girl (pwede ka bang maging asawa) - korta pluma

Napansin ko lang. Bakit kaya karamihan ng mga pulubi dito sa Pinas ay merong mga anak? Sana naman ay wag na silang mag anak kung hindi naman kayang buhayin. Nakakalungkot lang. :-(

When I was still a kid back in the 80's, me and my father just loves to watch together a Terence Hill and Bud Spencer movie. Here is one of them....

Free Kalayaan 0 at Flipreads

Because FCBD (Free Comic Book Day) is just around the corner (Saturday, May 5).I decided to give away Kalayaan #0 in both printed and digital form. Kalayaan #0 (english version) is now available as a FREE ebook at Flipreads website. Just click on the link HERE to download. But you still have to register on their site in order to download their free books. And while your already there, you might also want check out their free books. There are a lot of cool stuff there.

And if you have any problem downloading it from Flipreads, you can also download it directly HERE.

I will also give away a printed copy (photocopy only) during FCBD (or after, depending on my schedule).  I might be at Comic Odyssey in the morning and ComicX Hub in the afternoon. The printed version is very limited because there are only a few copies that I could afford to print and give away. So I hope to see you all at FCBD.