UP AME Matsuri aftermath

This is the first placer Majinbu, complete with steam effects!



This is the cosplayer who won second place as the Morgul King.

These photos are taken by Ronyu of Filcosplay. You can view other pictures taken by him by clicking his name :D

The third placer in the individual category is Master Pogi! XD I'll post a pic when I find a nice one



This one is taken by FehlgamTroice, also a fellow FC member! The Naruto toddler is so cuuuuuuuute!!! You can view his UP Matsuri album here. And you can view his caption of the pic here ;)



You can also view this one in Yojichan's Multiply account, where you'll see lots of cat-eared cuties! =^.^=




These pics are from Presea, of the lovely Encantadia cosplayers also from Filcosplay.




These are from Arikado ^_^





These are from FART :)





From moodyangst ^_^ with caramel dance by Alodia and Crissey




And speaking of Alodia, these are taken by her :D



And here's me with Nejin as Kenshin from Samurai X!

RF Online N00b

Problem 1:

I tried to play RF Online in Netopia but instead I kept getting this message:

"Patch failure. Please try in short future."

Solution:

Since I was playing in an internet cafe, I told the employees about it and they suggested I try a different machine. It works! Sheesh, I shoulda done this sooner. Gahd I'm such a newb >_< but then, what if that happened to my personal computer??

Problem 2:

WTF?? Now I'm getting this message: "Not a subscribing user. would you like to subsribe?"

Whaddayamean I'm not a subscribing user?? I just bought PhP20 credits and topped up!

Solution:

I met a fellow RF player at the UP AME who told me I should go to the Use Credits page and choose the game I'd use the credits for. Considering I just added those same credits to game it asked me to specify, I never thought of this solution independently. I've yet to give it a try though, because...

Problem 3:

Bad news for people who bought credits worth PhP100, which entitles you to unlimited play for five days.

IF you can play within those days, that is!

But if you kept getting that stupid 'Connection to the server failed' message? For one, two, or even worse; five days? You have just kissed your hundred clams goodbye. For nothing.

There are simply days when the servers are simply down. And there's nothing you can do about it. Ugh.

Solution:

I'm afraid the most we can do is resolve to buy the lowest denominations from now on, because unlimited plays mean nothing to players who only rent the machine they play on. And to everyone when the game itself is inaccessible anyway.

BOTTOMLINE:

I honestly want to play this game and seriously level up and all, but all these fuck-ups are just not worth it. I won't even start with how I never get problems like these when I was playing Guild Wars(yes, the game that doesn't need any topping up at all)! I'm very frustrated. But if anyone can help me resolve these stupid mysteries I'd highly appreciate it.

David Mack Guide dot com

I came in to work this morning to find Leinil Yu's previews of Ronin vs Elektra in New Avengers #27. When I read that Ronin is actually Echo, I remembered how David Mack created that character along with Joe Quesada so I thought of browsing his site. That's where I found I'm in their June 2006 news! ^_^

UP AME Matsuri

I hope to see you guys there at the UP AME Matsuri happening this Saturday, December 9 at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman! I am happy to say that my costume and staff are now officially complete ^_^ I hope to see you guys there! here's the character I'm cosplaying:

Pilya Fanart

From now on, I'll be featuring a new Pilya Fanart every month. If you want to be featured next email me when you've finished an artwork and I'll feature it in my sidebar all month, with a direct link to you.

This month I'm starting with Taray and Pilya by Stalk. You can click on the image itself to take you directly to his webpage :)

Anyway, I'm in a happier mood today thanks to this:

Pilya 31

Argh! I want to update more often but I'm doing a lot of things lately, namely preparing for the cosplay I'll be doing at the UP AME this Matsuri Saturday, December 9! Hopefully we get good pics after so I can post them here ^_^ I finished the costume this morning, complete with staff, thanks to my family and friends who helped ^_^

Like I said, Robert Wong started me off with cutting and putting together the skirt and vest armor parts. Jewel helped me find Mannequin Incorporated where I bought a blonde wig at a 20% discount. Dessie Aquino sewed my suit, gloves and stockings. Dad spray painted the gold parts of my staff. Bebe made the belly charms and helped me shop for materials. Mom and Wanwan also gave a lot of useful input and support :D


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Vote for Chex

You read that right. So if your mobile is subscribed to Globe or Smart get your fingers texting and vote for my friend Chex in the 2006 Artic Image Model Search!

Learn to be Lonely

I heard this song from my roommate's laptop when I got up today.

Child of the wilderness
Born into emptiness
Learn to be lonely
Learn to find your way in darkness
Who will be there for you,
comfort and care for you?
Learn to be lonely
Learn to be your one companion
Never dreamed out in the world
There are arms to hold you
You've always known
Your heart was on its own
So laugh in your loneliness
Child of the wilderness
Learn to be lonely
Learn how to love life that is lived alone
Learn to be lonely
life can be lived
life can be loved
Alone.

And I found this little quiz in karenkristie's blog :)

Counter Strike Babes

Times like these I wish I have my own computer ;) I've never tried using customized player models tho. I wonder if anybody here has. Do they work out okay?

I've been playing Counter Strike since college, when my then-boyfiend taught me by showing me how to use the guns and stuff, then proceeding to 0wn my n00b13 @$$. Needless to say I retaliated by 0wnzng him in real life :) Don't worry, he's still alive and we're still friends.

To make the long story short I sucked so bad I never had fun playing the game until just last week when my coworkers taught me to use the right guns. For the first time my gameplay improved like it never has in years! So yeah, I'm addicted. If belatedly.

Redyan of A3

It all started years ago when we saw this spread of stickers being sold on the street. The cg art is breathtakingly gorgeous I laid claim on it immediately. And have since been asking everyone I know, especially hardcore gamers, if they could tell me what game or anime those stickers were all about. Nobody knew either.



Just last month, I stumbled upon this site about CG babes and this is where I found her! Finally! I got her name! and with that I Googled around until I found out more:



There's this gorgeous girl named Redyan, from this mature Korean MMORPG called A3. I only wish this game could someday be played here in Manila.

Pilya 30

The strip picks up from the previous one, where we reveal that Taray doesn't own a computer. Pilya's suggestion to get one thru office request didn't push through because their boss doesn't think gym instructors(like wushu senseis) need computers.

Ok, I'm drawing my strips again. Kinda. Baby steps ;D I've spent most of the time figuring out how the new layout should be to be able to translate them for different media besides online; namely print and mobile, and in the future maybe even more; but I'll let you know about that as soon as I can ;)

And yes the story is definitely going somewhere now, believe me XD Just watch out for the next few strips!


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Jac Strips in New Worlds

Yay! I got featured as a Graphic Artist member of New Worlds Alliance! You can read the article here.WA is a community of different science fiction and fantasy fangroups in the Philippines. If you're into science fiction and/or fantasy you're more than welcome to join in on the fun :D

Diliman

My friend Tobie Abad uploaded another issue of his comic series Diliman. Check it out if you can handle it ;) it's on of the very few comics that I actually found scary! I'll update this post for a more detailed review after I'm done with work ^_^;;

Sorted

I'm a Ravenclaw!

After being known as Jacky Cho Chang of Pinoy Harry Potter for many years, I recently joined their forums and got myself Sorted. To my joy and relief, the Sorting Hat let me into Ravenclaw! I hope that means he forgave me for drawing him as a pimp hat.

If you like Harry Potter books or movies, you can join the mailing list! Access the forums here and get Sorted yourself ;)

Pilya 29

The strip is about Guild Wars: Factions, which is the expansion to the original Guild Wars. I'd love to try it out because I've been playing GW in Netopia. But they don't have the expansion there. Which means I'd have to buy it myself. That would be very unlikely because I don't really have my own PC.

I apologise for not updating my weekly webcomic like I should >_< I've just been so busy lately and it got to a point that I got really rusty making comic strips. I did this one just to jumpstart myself. Hopefully I get my groove back soon enough ;)

Let's just see where the strip goes from here. And yes, hopefully I'd actually start drawing strips again LOLZ! XD


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Happy Halloween

I went crazy with lack of sleep so I came up with a wallpaper XD



Cosplay Progress:

I've finished making the armor. Evaguy_01 helped me get started by making the vest and skirt parts. I finished the rest, painting details on everything and adding red reflectors. I bought the shoes on sale for PhP150. I put the little circle things with rugby/rubber cement.

I would have liked to buy orange reflectors but they're out of stock. Fortunately these worked better than expected. Due to my inexperience tho I stretched them upon application so they kept peeling off. I solved that little problem by applying a bit of glue over the edges. I used LEEHO gold glitter fabric paint, but apparently they're not that visible in photos. So regular glue would have worked just as well.

As for cutting, regular scissors worked just fine because they're just 4mm-thick foam rubber. It's white, so I used the standard white Staedtler eraser to clean it up a bit before I started painting the details with black waterbased latex paint and a cheap oilpainting brush. So it's kinda embarassing when the painting ended up looking pretty sketchy up close.

As for the cloth parts of the costume, I asked around for a seamstress. I first found one in Quezon City who quoted PhP4000 for the costume. When I asked another tailor, this time in San Pablo, she quoted PhP2500. There's another tailor who might charge even lower, but I'm not that impressed with their handiwork. Maybe when the costume isn't so challenging I'd give them a try :)

Jac Strips in Animation World Network News

The Comic Strip Network announced today (Oct. 23, 2006) that it has added IPSO FACTO, DOT 'N DASH, JAC STRIPS, ZENJEFF and MR. STICK comic strips to its daily programming lineup. The Comic Strip Network (www.comicstripnetwork.com) broadcasts fresh comic strips daily to mobile phones worldwide and the Internet.

read the entire article here...

Scaredy Cats and Dogs

YOU ARE ALL INVITED!!!!

SCAREDY CATS & DOGS - Our pet costume contest on October 29 (Sunday), 3pm at Eastwood Central Plaza , ensures that your pets won't miss out on all the fun of Halloween. Dress up your pet in their cutest or scariest Halloween costumes to win fabulous prizes from M&Ms.

Marian B.



PAWS will have a halloween pet costume contest called "Scaredy Cats and Dogs" at Eastwood Central Plaza on Sunday, October 29. Humans can dress up in costumes, too!! Exciting prizes await the winners.

Registration is at 3pm and the program starts at 4pm. The P100 registration fee will go to the PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC).

Please print the attachment and distribute or forward this email to your friends with pets. The first 200 registrants, by the way, will get a nice goodie bag from M&Ms.

Hope to see you all there!

Happy Halloween!!

- The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

Model Mayhem

The good news: A photographer from Singapore named Mark Lim of ImagineHere hired me to model for his photoshoot. I guess now I can say I really am a model ^_^

The bad news: I don't think I can ever show the photos to my dad.




And one more thing, I'm going to get rid of Blogroll if it's going to insist on telling me that everyone has updated when only some of them did. Hmmm I hope I can find better alternatives.

Jac Strips on MMS

Jac Strips are now also distributed by Beverly Hills based company Smashphone via Comic Strips Network. Find out how to download it here!

Please let me know how it works out :) The guys in Beverly Hills wanted to know if people from abroad like the Philippines would have any problems downloading my strips and they want to make sure they get any bugs fixed if any.

Warning: girly post

Yes, if you're one of the people offended (or anything to that effect) by the previous entry, I'm afraid I'm going to be posting more. If you don't wanna know certain stuff about girls then you may skip to leaving a comment saying... you skipped to leaving a comment? Hehehe!

Anyway, I've always wanted to make these 'girly' posts. I am one of the un-girliest girls you'd ever meet. Therefore, I am hopelessly clueless about stuff that people with double-X chromosomes are naturally gifted with. Usually. I know squat about makeup, I burn everything I've ever tried to cook, and I'm so lousy at haggling sidewalk vendors rob me blind.

Soooo I rely on the internet when I need to know about girly stuff. And the information that was hardest to come by usually pops up in another girl's blog! So I thought I'd give something back to the world (or karma, depends on how you see it) and try to share whatever knowledge I pick up from personal experience thru blogging.

Okay boys, you may go leave a comment now and surf FHM.com or whatever. Because now I'm gonna talk about... waxing.



Okay girls, now that the boys are out of the way, let me tell you that finding the best waxers has been a long and literally painful journey. I started with lotions like Sally Hansen for my legs. I rubbed too hard with the washcloth though which resulted to scarping myself (so I don't know my own strength, okay?).

Shaving is quicker and much less hassle, but the stubbles are just *aaaaaaaaaaaargh!* that in the end I just left my legs alone eversince. Apparently guys don't mind at all. I found that out when I wore miniskirts that I still get the same results. I stopped traffic ;)

Anyway as for waxing, I'd say the best is by Watercolors Salon (I'd thank the girl who blogged about this, but I can't remember her at the moment >_<). Most expensive, but least painful. So for anyone who's interested: Watercolors Salon, 25 Zamboanga St., West Ave., QC 3734232/4101219. They also gave me a nice footspa because they had a promo so I tried it out. Pamper galore. My only complaint is that they don't have any other branches, let alone in Makati.

Runner-up would be Piandre, which is located in Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center. Arashi is the one who told me about this. And I go here when I don't have the time to go so far as Quezon City. They're slightly cheaper, but slightly more painful, and slightly less thorough. I mean, they tend to miss some. And you might get skin irritations.

Another one I tried is this salon in Greenhills. I can't recall the name of the salon, but they have only one waxer, so if you go when that one and only waxer happens to have her dayoff, then tough luck. Cheaper, less painful, but not so thorough. I wouldn't recommend them for a Brazilian, but they're good enough for other waxing services.

The one place I'd never ever go back to is Let's Face It. I don't know if it's because I had the misfortune of being practiced on by a n00b but daaaaang that was painful! I only decided to give them a try because it's the cheapest I've heard of, but let's just say I found out the hard way that the priciness apparently is inversely proportionate to the painlessness. 'Nuff said.

Ok. That ends my (hopefully) educational/helpful girly post. If you have any questions regarding girly stuff or otherwise I'll try my best to answer them :D

Ph34r M4h N33d fo b33r

Yes, it's that time of the month again for me, so I need beer.

Ok, to some of you who don't get it, it's like this: I believe beer eases my menstrual condition.

I'm not exactly aware of any scientific explanations behind this, but so far it works for me. It stops cramps, bloatedness, etc and it cuts down my period from a week to three days. As far as I know its effect on me is that it speeds up the process.

I hear the weakest version is Coke or Pepsi, while the strongest version is Cerveza Negra. You girls are welcome to try it yourself ;) Anyway, I'm scheduling for a Brazilian in two weeks.

Alicia Keys

She's so gorgeous and talented I just LOVE her! I like this video in particular because of the awesome Beethoven piece she played in the middle :heart:

Now I wish I took my piano lessons more seriously. How should I know Beethoven could be so darned cool?! Besides, I was eleven back then XD

Typhoon Milenyo

A fellow San Pablo blogger made an amazing photo documentary of the typhoon that just ravaged our area. The announcement was made the day before, calling all schools to call off classes a day in advance due to 'typhoon signal number 2'.

I was impressed that they predicted it a day ahead, compared to my schooldays when they called off classes AFTER we're stranded within the buildings of UST which has already transformed itself into an Atlantis. Again.

Click here to view Choi's post!

I'm hearing rumors that another one is on its way, and that it's even stronger than this one(!). I hope Level Up! Live will be moved because I won't be able to make it this Sunday :( The storm has messed up my costume making schedule T_T

Level Up! Live 2006

We're taking part in the Level Up! Live 2006 happening this weekend. This is where online gamers get real as players from all over the country gather for the biggest gaming EB of the year :D Yay for gamers!



Robert is going as an Accretia



while Jewel will be Hecate



so I'll be going as the Cora(spiritualist level 45) who summons her ;)

Estanislao Merchandise



I decided on the costume after Robert agreed to help me with the armor. He told me to get some materials here. If you would look at one of his websites you'll find out a few helpful facts as a cosplayer. As for Estanislao this is where I could buy rubber sheets. They're light yet sturdy enough not to be droopy, if you choose the right thickness for the job :)

I got two sheets of white 4mm for the Cora's armor, as well as Greco888, which he swears is tons better than Mighty Bond. The people there are very accommodating, just like he said, and helped me choose the right stuff by being efficently informative. I also enjoyed talking to them, switching languages between Filipino, English and Fookien. And the whole time they have this big fat cat they call Britney who prowls the countertop, stepping(pussyfooting?) all over money and receipts as the people go about their business XD

Anyway, here's how I (should have) found the place:

1) go to Aurora Boulevard
2) ride a "Marikina Bayan" jeep= P10
3) get off at bridge (Sumulong Highway cor JP Rizal)
4) ride a "Calumpang" jeep= P7.50
5) watch out for "Chinatrust Bank"

6) soon enough you'll see "E. Estanislao" on the right side!

David Mack and chocolate cookies

Here's the trailer for David Mack's DVD soon to be available here!

I fell in love with David Mack's work when I first laid eyes on Kabuki: Reflections I borrowed from a classmate back in college. I've been collecting Kabuki TPB's eversince. It's amazing seeing him push all kinds of boundaries for a graphic novel, the dance of words and images a perfect mix of pure art and sheer poetry.

And belated happy birthday to my niece who turned 1 year old last September 20 :)



...now I have a craving for Mallows!

Seven Songs

Tagged by Rey :)

not necessarily my TOP seven songs, but these the first seven songs that popped into my head when asked which songs I like:

1) Spark by Tori Amos


2) Suteki Da Ne by Rikki


3) Ordertaker by Parokya ni Edgar


4) My Goodies by Ciara


5) My Lovin' by En Vogue


6) Frailty by Urbandub


7) Do the Evolution by Pearl Jam


Now I have to tag seven people:

Arashi, Azrael, Sean, Liz, Ed, Clay, CarVer

Paypal and texting

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And also, I read in Azrael's blog that we can all email SMS up to 450 characters to any mobile phone in the Philippines :) Click here to find out more!

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Welcome to the Family

Avi Rossette Añonuevo is my Achi's third child, born last September 10, 2006. My achi's birthday is on September 11, so I gave them this. I'm glad that she's happy with it :D I wish them all the best!

Here are her (slightly)older siblings:

Highlights

Got this from Liz :D

Highlight the ones you've done:
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. Sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played DVD for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, despite someone looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours within 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind on something you care about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Read an "important" author you missed in school
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Talked with someone with no common language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to a stranger
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life

MyHeritage

Blame it on Carver hehehe! He had this post in his blog about MyHeritage and I couldn't resist ;) Basically it all ends with them saying the celeb I most resemble (as in by 83%) is Joey Yung.



Teriyaki Boy Ad


The very first Teriyaki Boy TV commercial is currently being shown every Saturday, around 9pm during the show Pinoy Dream Acadamy at channel 2 :)

You may also view behind the scenes pictures at the online album at this link.

Comics for Sale

A message from a fellow Komikero:

I would be selling some of my comic collections w/ a
discounted price... I'm a bit short of cash right now
and in dire need of it (to pay for present
obligation). .. Below are the titles (I would be
selling them in bundles because I'm a bit attached
with these comics so it's a pity to sell them
individually, at least for me) and their corresponding
prices:

- Ultimate 6 #1 to #7 (starring The Ultimates and
Ultimate Spider-Man) for Php 891.00

- High Roads #1 to #4 and #6 ( I can no longer find
the #5 and #6 was signed by Yu, Alanguilan and Tadeo
last dec 2003 during the san pablo comic fest) for Php
800.00

- Supreme Powers #1 to #12 by Straczynski, Fran and
Sibal for Php 1,944.00

- Uncanny X-Men #429 to #434 (The Draco 1 to 6) by
Austen and Tan for Php 729.00

- New X-Men #146 to #150 (Planet X) by Morrison,
Jimenes and Lanning for Php 675.00

- Wolverine Netsuke #1 to #4 by George Pratt for Php
864.00

- Mekanix #1 to #6 starring Shadow Cat by Claremont
Borillo, and Sosa (signed by Tadeo for colors) for Php
972.00

- Emma Frost #1 to # 6 (Higher Learning) by Bollers,
Green, and Ketchum for Php 810.00

- Emma Frost #7 to # 12 (Mind Games) by Bollers,
Pagulayan, and Crisistomo for Php 945.00

- Emma Frost #13 to #17 (Bloom, the last part of the
story is not availble - #18) by Bollers, Melo,
Parsons, Pagulayan, Crisostomo and Conrad for Php
810.00

- Superman Red Son #1 to #3 (Else world) by Millar,
Johnson, Robinson, Wong, Mounts, and Plunkett

I would also be selling some TPB's...

- Xtreme X-Men Invasion TPB by Claremont and Larroca
for Php 1,080.00 (some probs w/ the binding)

- Xtreme X-Men Destiny TPB by Claremont and Larroca
for Php 1,078...

Just send me a note or contact me thru 0915-744-2769
if you are interrested or know a person who would be
interrested. ..

Henry

Yay for Siglo: Passion

Yay! Siglo: Passion won Manila Critics Circle's National Book Award, Best Comic Book of the Year :D If you don't have a copy already get one now, available at Comic Quest and Fully Booked branches for P850. I have a pinup art there :)

National Book Awards citation for SIGLO: PASSION

The National Book Award goes to Siglo: Passion, edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Vincent Simbulan, published by Kestrel IMC, Mango Books, and Quest Ventures.

Comic books have experienced amazing and welcome growth through recent years, seeking both polish and distinct identity from the manifold influences they bear on their staples and stitching.

Siglo: Passion is proof of just how far comic books in the Philippines have evolved. Full-color, edgy, and moody, Siglo: Passion also boasts of top Filipino creative talent, not just great comic book talent:

Nikki Go-Alfar, Lan Medina, Reno Maniquis, Edgar Tadeo, Hiyas De Guzman, Vicente Groyon, Honoel Ibardolaza, Paolo Manalo, Andrew Drilon, Carlo Vergara, Jason Banico, Marco Dimaano, Quark Henares, Antonio Abad, Ma-an Asuncion, Gerry Alanguilan, Jaime Bautista, Michelle Soneja, Cyan Abad-Jugo, Luis Katigbak, Jonas Diego, Joel Chua, Ariel Atienza, Jeremy Arambulo, Angelo Suarez, Rafael Kayanan, Leinil Francis Yu, Jose Illenberger, Jac Ting Lim, Camille Portugal, Oliver Pulumbarit, Wilson Tortosa and Ma. Camille Francisco.

That it defies easy classification is part of its significance, as is the fact that Siglo is closer to a literary anthology than it is to the funny books. That it emerges so full-formed in the category that features such exemplary finalists shows that Comic
Books have indeed come of age. It shows that valor lies in trying to do what has not yet been done before and Siglo: Passion does it with pride, for which we honor it today with the National Book Award for Comic Books.