Social Networking Etiquette

Tamang tama ito sa pang kasalukuyang panahon. Napaka ganda ang technology kung gagamitin lang sa wastong paraan. The main purpose of this blog is to promote my Kalayaan Comics and Filipino Komiks in general. And that also goes to my Facebook account, Twitter and other accounts.

Sana naman ay konting hinay naman po sa pag-po-post ng kung ano ano sa mga social networking sites. Yung iba kasi ay halos bawat kilos nya ay inilalagay na nya rito. Minu-minuto ay nag-po-post. Masyadong bibo sa pag-popost. Masakit ang pakiramdam.... (post). Maliligo sa banyo... (post). Bibili ng pagkain sa kanto... (post). Kakain ng miryenda... (post). Magbabakasyon sa boracay ..... (syempre post). Kaya alam na alam ng buong bayan (kasama na run ang mga magnanakaw [hightech na rin sila.]) kung nasaan sya. Kaya pag balik nya galing sa bakasyon.... meron nanaman syang mai-po-post sa kanyang facebook.. "NANAKAWAN AKOO!!!"

Kalayaan on Wikipilipinas

Kalayaan comics is now on Wikipilipinas. Many information has just been updated there. Please do check it out.

First Baguio Comicon

This is going to be the first ever Comic Convention in Baguio City. With the possible appearance of Mr. Gerry Alanguilan (Wasted, Elmer, Wetworks, X-Men, Superman: Birthright, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, etc) and other known local and international comicbook personalities.
Meet and greet (and buy comics from) your favorite artists like Manix Abrera, Danny Acuna, etc. and Indie Comic book creators from Baguio City and all over the ...country!

Other events on the show:
Drawing Contests!
*1. Comic Strip Drawing Contest. Please click http://www.facebook.com/notes/gerald-l-asbucan/comic-strip-drawing-contest/2036032416974?notif_t=like for details
*2. Live Model Sketching Contest. Please click http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&note_id=2036084938287 for details
*3. Comic Book Drawing Contest Please click http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&note_id=2036101458700 for details
*4. Editorial Cartoon Drawing Contest. Please Click http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&note_id=2036108818884 for details
*5. Original Character Drawing Contest. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&note_id=2036113699006 for details
Art Tutorials
Book Signing
Etc- will be updated

Let it be known that there's going to be an entrance fee of 100 Php (may change but will not go any higher) Free passes to special guests and committee-approved personalities.

For inquiries text or call Gerald "Majic" Asbucan at 09064746431
or email him at geraldasbucan@yahoo.com

My radio interview in mp3

I just got the audio file of my second guesting at Sonshine Radio. I took the liberty of editing and removing the commercial part of the show, I just wanted it to be smaller and easier to download (I used the Audacity software to edit the file, this software really Rocks by the way, I really enjoy using it. :D). So... for those of you who did not had a chance to listen it live... you can download it here. To download the file, right click the link and choose the "save link as" option.

Second Radio Guesting

I just received a call from Sonshine Radio today. They have asked me to guess on their Radio Show/Webcast for the second time around. It's a little bit of a short notice, since the schedule of the interview will be tomorrow already (June 10), from 1Pm to 2PM in the afternoon. I hope you can tune in on your AM radio at DZAR 1026 or you can go to the Sonshine Radio site and watch the live webcast.

Just in case you did not had the chance to listen on my first radio guesting. You can download it here (to download the file, right click the link and choose the "save link as" option ). It is a 27MB file download and about 29 minutes long.

Kalayaan 4 Uploaded

I just received an email from Forex Cargo (my publisher abroad). They have just uploaded Kalayaan issue #4 at their website. And the printed version will be available for distribution in the U.S. soon.

Please do check it out. They have made this web comics very cool than I have anticipated. Click Here.

Something is wrong

There is something wrong with this movie picture, but I just can't put my finger on it.

Copycat

Is this a iPad2 rip-off or what?

I know that this will happen sooner or later. Microsoft will tend to copy another Apple product. Couldn't they just think of a good idea on their own? I got this video from the yahoo news site where I saw all of the comment were ALL negative.

COMING SOON

Comic Odyssey FCBD & MCC

May 7 and 8 was very tiring but very enjoyable. I got a lot of free comics, courtesy of boss Sandy of Comic Odyssey. I also did 3 sketches for the comic book fans on that day. Nightwing, Cyclops and Kalayaan.

Thanks to Antonio Adlawan for supporting my comics. He bought one set (11 issues) of Kalayaan comics. There were others who bought all 11 issues of my comics but I did not had a chance to get their names.

I sold plenty of comics during the whole two (2) day event of MCC. I totally sold out issue #2, #5, #7 and #10 (time to re-print those issues), that is despite of some conflict of schedules and the Pacquiao fight.

I had lots for fun with cosplayers during the 2nd day of MCC. Just look at Captain Barbel here.

I apologize of the quality of these preceding pictures. They came from my cheap/low resolution celphone camera.

Julio Valiente is in the house. I really love it when Filipino Cosplayers are trying these Filipino movie characters. Sana next time ay mas marami pa. Para maiba naman. :-)

Hahatiin ni Julio Valiente ang bala sa pamamagitan ng kanyan punyal. The Mythbusters really should try to bust this Movie Myth. I might send them an email about his. :-)

Grifter wanna blow my face off.

Happy Mothers Day

Free Comic Book Day this Saturday

Yup, it is the much awaited FREE COMIC BOOK DAY this Saturday (May 7). And I will be at Comic Odyssey Robinson Galleria from 10AM to 2PM. And from 2PM to 7PM, I will be at MCC (Metro Comicon) in Megatradehall SM Megamall. MCC together with National Book Store will also celebrate FCBD and give away free comics.

I just went to the facebook account of Comic Odyssey and was surprised on the staggering quantity of comics that they are going to give away. Just take a look at these pictures.

I want a lolipop.... :-)

See you all there. :D

New Fan Art

Here are the new Fan Art that I recently received. I will post them to the official Kalayaan Site once I find the time. I am so busy working on a top secret comics project. And it had most of my time going to private and government offices to process paper documents.

by Cy Avilla
by Ramil Ibayby Jethro Morales

I first met Jethro on Comic Odyssey in Robinsons Galleria a few years ago when I delivered a few copies of Kalayaan issues. He then on bought a copy of my comics on the spot, and he is reading my comics since then. He recently emailed me and asked me when is issue #12 gonna come out. He said that he really enjoys the story of issue #9 to #11.

He is such a humble person. After I met him at comic odyssey, I later on discovered that he was already an international artits. He was already working on Image comics Hack/Slash Annual 2010 story by Tim Seeley. From time to time, I am considering on hiring him to do an issue of Kalayaan. He first made his first offer to help me on some of the pages after a few weeks when we first met. But for now, I am still raising funds for my top secret comics project. You will certainly here about it soon.

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The Shrinking Dollar

Ang baba na ng U.S. dollar ngayon. As of this writing 1 U.S. dollar = 43.15 Philippine Pesos. Medyo nag stabilized na ang palitan sa halagang ito. Parang mahihirapan nang makabangon ang America dito. Medyo apektado ako dito dahil pati ang publisher ko sa America ay hinto daw muna kami sa pag publish ng Kalayaan comics ko dahil daw sa econimic crisis sa America. Pero once na gumanda raw ito ay ipagpapatuloy pa rin ang printing ng Kalayaan series.

I never thought the day that I would see an economy so weakened. But I guess that what life is, sometimes your up, and sometimes your down. Weather weather lang talaga.

http://themidasleague.com/the-incredible-shrinking-dollar/