http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb Jonas Diego.com - The Blurb Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:03:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following is from Emil Flores from a talk he gave about Indie Comics from the KOMIKSTRIP. Freedom from Vanity: Independent Comics in the Philippines Emil Flores What is an independent comic? Currently, in the United States the term refers to a comic book (graphic novel or whatever form it takes) published by ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/03/freedom-from-vanity-independent-comics-in-the-philippines/ A message to my fellow PINOY COMIC BOOK CREATORS! A friend of mine currently is working within the Hollywood movie industry and is soliciting my comic book stories. She plans to shop them around to see if any movie producers are interested in optioning them for TV and movie production. I suggested ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/03/tv-and-movies/ One of the largest companies in the world with estimated sales of US$ 20.3 billion according to Forbes, Stark Industries is one of the most exciting places to work for. The company is a technology company that develops and manufactures advanced weapon and defense technologies. Founded by Howard Stark, Stark Industries ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/03/get-employed-in-stark-industries/ After a long wait, Callworks by Manila Bulletin’s Hazel Manzano is finally going to be released! Hazel will be launching the new compilation and doing a book signing at the upcoming Summer KOMIKON this April 17, 2010 Saturday at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman. Copies of the first book ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/02/are-you-a-proud-callboy/ First it was the Man of Steel. Now it’s the Dark Knight Detective’s turn…and he actually one ups Superman! According to Heritage Auction Galleries, a rare copy of Detective Comics no. 27 from 1939 where Batman makes his debut has sold at auction in Dallas for more than US$1 million. The comic ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/02/batman-gets-more-than-superman/ Meet Andrew Villar’s Ambush…in the FLESH! Assuming that no mission order suddenly comes up, Ambush will be coming to this year’s Summer KOMIKON, KOMIKON de Avance being held at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman. Stay tuned for more details! http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/02/ambush-in-the-flesh/ Action Comics no. 1 sold for an unprecedented US$ 1,000,000.00 in a public sale held by website Comic Connect. The reason for all the hoopla of course is that Action Comics was the first comic book that introduced the much beloved superhero icon, Superman and was published in June 1938. Superman ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/02/action-for-a-million-bucks/ Here’s another treat for the kids out there who’ve always wanted to find out how a comic book page is made. The page in question is of course from LOLA: A Ghost Story. I also wrote another article about how LOLA is produced with very detailed descriptions of the various steps ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/02/lola-a-ghost-story/ LOLA: A Ghost Story, written by J. Torres and pencilled by Elbert Or, is currently now available in hardcover from Sputnik Comics, Druid’s Keep, Comic Odyssey, Planet X and Fully Booked. I did some inks here and there for the book and my studio Robo Monkey Pixel Fighters (RMPF) did some ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/01/inking-lola/ You’ll find me at 99.5 RT this Thursday 7:00-9:00 AM together with a few other comic book professionals and we’ll be talking about comic books (what else!?), specifically if it’s a good alternative source of income. It’s bound to be a very interesting discussion and I hope you guys tune in. I’ll ... http://jonasdiego.com/theblurb/2010/01/is-comics-a-good-alternative-source-of-income/