With the elections fast coming up, a question suddenly pops in my head.

Who among the current crop of presidential aspirants (and the rest of the motley crew running for various public office) actually has a good solid specific plan for the Philippine Comic Book Industry?

Beyond giving comic books in the Philippines an artificial push by requiring comic book versions of communication materials for government and public school consumption; we need leaders who will be sympathetic to our plight as a community and as an industry. We need someone who will stand by us in developing local talent, spurring economic activity for publishers and creators, and finding new markets for our comic books.

The last thing we need is to elect some idiot who don’t give a hoot about Komiks.

Guys, I know most of us would rather not get involved in politics and the dirt that comes along with it but if Komiks is to thrive once again, we have to select a leader who will help us develop our beloved industry.

Take note that I said, “help us”.

The Philippine Comic Book Industry does not need some politician to save it (most of the time they seem to be the problem).

Komiks is composed of passionate, creative, and intelligent individuals who are perfectly capable of dealing with the tasks at hand.

We do need leaders however who will work with us.

Not get in the way.

Don’t be swayed by popular opinion or peer pressure.

Pagaralan natin ng masusi ang mga kandidatong tatakbo, lalo na ang kanilang mga plano at plataporma para sa bayan…at higit sa lahat para sa Komiks.

If we manage to elect a leader that will be working with us to improve our lot as comic book creators, publishers, and a community then we will be truly doing a lot of great things in the next six years.

Let’s start with the guy we’re going to elect as president.

1 Comment | (9) Trackbacks