komikon 2010 indies quickies

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i'll be going through my indie stack slowly over the next few days, but here are some of the ones i've really liked so far:


skin art - a strong debut from kay aranzanso, where she adapts a short story by angela pasion into a wordless comic. it's bittersweet, touching and very well-told visually.


plague - writer fidelis tan headlines this mini-anthology about the human toll of a mysterious plague that turns people into brittle shells (it's not a zombie plague). especially loved sunday morning and the title story plague for their succinct, lyrical storytelling.


bellboy and the hotel universe: pie in the sky - the little prince meets classic hanna-barbera cartoons in this wonderfully-drawn comic about an outer-space bellhop and his t-rex pal. some storytelling wrinkles could use some ironing out, but i'm definitely watching out for the next issue.


kubori kikiam 7 - a contender for best kubori kikiam story ever. it's the kikiams vs. survival reality show host "bur grills", and you know that guy eats anything. 16 pages of gut-busting laughs. michael david is a sick, twisted genius.


the elbimbo adaptations - josel nicolas' most ambitious and challenging work yet. a comic based on a book based on a song--so meta it makes my head hurt. virtuoso comics-making.

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 21, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    we were going around the kon for like 2 hours. bat di ko napansin yung iba? tsktsktsk...

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  2. macoyApril 21, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    baka late dumating yung artist...

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  3. UnknownApril 22, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    dun kami around 1:30 i think. yung Umlauts nga di ko na inabutan. sold out agad.

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  4. CatApril 23, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    Hello! Thanks for the nice mention on Plague. You can read one of the stories, Sunday Morning here; http://sloppyperfectionist.deviantart.com/gallery/#Sunday-Morning .

    Thank you! Wish I was able to attend the con. XD

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  5. macoyApril 23, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    hey cat! thanks for dropping by.

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  6. LorraApril 23, 2010 at 11:29 PM

    Hindi ko nakita yung Skin Art ah. Mahanap nga sa next con.

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  7. macoyApril 23, 2010 at 11:59 PM

    naalala ko na! nandun kasi sila ni green reaper sa lunarock table, hiwalay sa indies.

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