mababang langit

let me begin by saying this year's mangaholix convention was the coolest event i've ever been to. literally. it was freezing inside that tent. and if i was chilled despite wearing a jacket, it was a miracle those cubizone booth girls somehow escaped hypothermia: classy. anyhoo, similarly skimpy was the interest shown by the mangaholix crowd towards my comics, judging by the dismal sales. which is too bad, 'cause i really enjoyed my huge-ass table: that's the uber-talented jerome jacinto there on the left, from whom i scored a copy of the metro #2. also bought lambchild 's komikon-award-winning life as viciously impossible , nailbiter by my new-favorite creative team of fidelis tan and mary ranises, and a boy ipis shirt from mike ignacio that i am considering using as my official comics event outfit. most of these photos were taken during setup btw, which explains the emptiness. danny acuna walked by our table, and when my seatmate jofel from kami-kami comics as...

actually, hindi torn. nanghihinayang lang. sana pwede nalang akong magtinda ng komiks ko sa event ni james jean. haaaay mangaholix manga mania convention 09 vs james jean in manila

i'll be working the indie comics tables again this weekend, hawking copies of ang maskot and operasyon at m3con at the world trade center. and then-- whoof! there's yet another comics event come january, called renaissance . it's pretty much a mystery right now, though the early hype describes it as a "historical charitable event" featuring "Influential Great Pinoy Artists of yesterday, today, and tomorrow – come together in one room." maybe it's an art show? it's the "charitable event" aspect that makes me worry--the post-xmas-empty-wallets-season timing seems quite precarious.