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at komikon a couple of weeks ago, my tablemate josel nicolas asked me what i would do if a local tv network offered to turn school run into a series. my initial reaction was to blank out for several minutes. and then i asked, "which station?" because frankly i think 7's teleseryes are crap. so channel 2 it is. "what if...?" hm.... the role of maki would without a doubt go to xyriel manabat. why? because she is awesome, that's why. pipoy would be aaron junatas: makisig morales as kulot: aaliyah benisano as gwen:  john manalo as robert: and finally, baron geisler as mang karl. yes, baron. because there is no way i am hiring this guy.

"Zombie" Ants Found With New Mind-Control Fungi A stalk of the newfound fungus species  Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani , grows out of a "zombie" ant's head in a Brazilian rain forest.  The fungus species can infect an  ant , take over its  brain , and then kill the insect once it moves to a location ideal for the fungi to grow and spread their spores. that thing. growing out of its head. eaaarrrgh from national geographic's top ten weirdest life-forms of 2011

sez the author of girl trouble and dumot : Ang Maskot  was crisp and clean. A man uses his own frustrations to bring happiness to others, which eventually sets himself free from his own problems. Also: the parts without dialogue are quite magical. Operasyon  was my favorite. The creator makes the statement “mga hayop tayong lahat” very clear in my opinion: a fable to take to heart during these media-saturated and “I-was-left-with-no-other-choice” kinds of times. his full list of fave komikon 2011 reads is here . check it out!

photo by katkat munoz for comics people, there is no high like a convention high. it's such a high that sometimes it takes a week for stuff to sink in and one can actually think about the experience objectively. so, that's my excuse for this late post. some personal notes: - record number of indie komiks participants: 42 groups, some 100+ new titles (i failed to get my hands on a catalog so i'm not sure about the exact number) - sales on an individual level seem to be down compared to last year, judging by the lack of "sold out!" remarks from comics creators, although this could be due to the increased competition and better inventory management on part of the creators. - my own sales were decent but not as good as last year's. - realization: if you want to make money as an indie komiks creator, release new stuff. pretty obvious, yeah? my sales during summer komikon (when i had no new releases) were about a third of what they were this time arou...

november komikon 2011 is next week! the list of new indie komiks titles is said to be around 100, which blows my mind. here are a few that i (hastily) grabbed from the indie komiks manila facebook group. enjoy this sampling of what to expect in a few days! WIP 2 by hub pacheco & teddy pavon F-HATE #1 UP Syndrome  by Edward Jener  B.A.T.A.  by Amjie Love My Love Is A Stapler  by Toni Jayne Buang  by Cyrus Romanes Magusta  by Fredirick David Greywing  by Lex Jordan prologue & weather-weather lang by norby ela various titles from ice cream indie manga various titles from inkjinks curtains for hire by joanah calingo kanto inc. #3 by calingo, calingo & kilayman various titles from revel circle various title s from hyper comics starstruck (game) by komikasi patintero #5 & #6 by kai castillo kulas compilati...