| Free Comic Book Day 2009 coverage |
[May. 3rd, 2009|10:08 pm] |
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WAS A BLAST!
I arrived to a long line of fans and enthusiasts waiting for the signing to officially open. I saw Carlo Pagulayan and Wilson Tortosa at the signing tables and proceeded to greeting them. I guess we were the early birds haha! Comic Odyssey owner Sand welcomed me and handed me my free comics and the very cool FCBD toy!:D
Sculptor extraordinaire Norman Faustino, Wilson Tortosa, Me, Gerry Alanguilan, and Carlo Pagulayan(seated).
The signing started at 1pm, and it was awesome! I had a great time meeting fellow fans, chatting with them, and signing their books. Some of them even actually followed my work, to my surprise! And to get a comment that my work made a difference to the art of a certain title was truly humbling, which makes all the hard work worth it!:)
THE SUPERPROS -- Leinil Yu (artist, Secret Invasion, Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine), Jay Anacleto (artist, Marvels: Eye of the Camera), and inker Gerry Alanguilan (Superman: Birthright, High Roads; and creator of Elmer)
Got to hang out with superpros Leinil Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, and Jay Anacleto! I am a big fan of theirs since highschool. I remember I used to collect newspaper articles about them, so it was an awesome experience for me. Leinil Yu gladly gave me his thoughts and advices on stuff I asked him about. Jay Anacleto invited us to ride with him going to Druid's Keep comics shop after dinner.
Me with longtime collaborator and partner in crime Harvey Tolibao
Of course, got to spend time with my former studiomates like Harvey Tolibao and Stephen Segovia. These two have been my friends since the first day I worked professionally. I was there the first time they showed their portfolios to our agent many years ago. I have seen how these guys improved A LOT since then. Their works were already good before, but they are way way better now, slowly making names for themselves internationally. So it was a happy reunion of sorts.
Sandy, the owner of the Comic Odyssey, treated all of us to a celebratory dinner afterwards. And gave all of us commemmorative Free Comic Book Day t-shirts.
Me, Stephen Segovia, Ernest "Mr. Metro Comic Con Organizer" Hernandez, and Harvey Tolibao at Druid's Keep
After dinner, we decided to invade another comics shop in the Makati area, Druid's Keep. All of us are also friends with the owner. We just relaxed there and talked about comics, movies, politics, and the highly awaited Pacquiao-Hatton fight.
A much loved hobby, great comics, and awesome people -- a very fun weekend.
Photos by Carlo Pagulayan and Doy Ariola
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