Look at all those manga! Would you believe that they only cost 100 pesos only? What a deal!
I haven’t been blogging much. (It’s been like 7 months, I guess?) Well, nothing interesting has been going so I have nothing to post. Well, I have been playing the Leaf Green version of Moemon (For those who do not know, it’s still the same Pokemon game but the monster sprites have been changed into moe anthropomorphism of those monsters.) recently but I guess I’ll save that topic for another time as I have not gotten far in the game yet. Okay, enough getting sidetracked. Today, I’ll be talking about Summer Komikon, a local comic book convention held in Bayanihan Center, Pasig City. I never really had plans to go to Komikon but my friend invited me to come along so because I have nothing better to do, I went along with him. Basically, there are stalls for buying independent comics (Indie comics have the most stalls.), Western comics, Local comics, and manga. There are some programs lined up sure, but most comic book fans there browse and buy from the stalls or sit in a corner drawing, not paying attention to the program. Man, I sure am glad that I came to Komikon. Seriously, where can you buy manga that only costs 100 pesos? If you buy manga in the bookstores here, they will cost around 550 pesos. (Sometimes even more.) You can buy 5 of those in the manga stall at that cost. It’s a really sweet deal! I will definitely come to the next Komikon. (Which is in November.)
Stuff that I got myself in Komikon:
Atelier Marie and Elie -Zarlburg Alchemist- Volumes 1 – 3: I have played Atelier Annie and Atelier Iris 2 and 3 so I guess that’s the reason I picked this manga. I just finished reading Volume 1 and it is a pretty fun read.
Independent Comics: (From left to right: Force 8 (Track One and Prelude Zero respectively.) by artist tomokii, BIATWO and Tea Party by the group iNORTH) Okay, first up Force 8. As I was browsing the stalls looking for interesting things to buy, I laid my eyes on Force 8 and I like the character designs so much that I bought it. The story is moving along slowly but I don’t blame it for that because each volume is pretty short. This is a really good looking comic and I will definitely get the next volume next Komikon. Next up is BIATWO. (What the heck is a BIATWO?) It’s about two delusional anime fans (a boy and a girl) acting out their fantasies in real life. The guy acting like the jerk ass main character and the girl acting like the stereotypical shoujo heroine. Also they expect things to happen like those in anime. It sounds silly and all and I still do not know what to expect from it because it is Chapter 0 so I guess I’ll wait next Komikon to see if there is more to it than this. Though there is one thing that I like about it and that is the girl breaks the fourth wall and knows that she is in a comic. Last is Tea Party. It’s about a girl who stalks this hero and that her stalking causes the hero trouble. I actually found it funny and is also one of those comics where the characters are aware that they are in a comic.
I also got introduced to my buddy’s friends who are really good at drawing. We talked about stuff like how Kirino from OreImo is a queen bitch, me defending Madoka for being whiny, how Kyubey is the devil, and other random things. Then my buddy got this crazy idea about us producing an independent comic. The plan is that we make an anthology comic which means that each of us is supposed to make a comic. I am supposed to make a 4-koma and my topic is about poking fun at anime and video games. It’s been done to death I know but its just a one shot comic so why not? Coming up with things to poke fun at anime and video games is easy. The thing that I am worried about is my drawing skill. I haven’t been drawing much so my drawings pretty much sucks as you can see here:
A crappy drawing that I drew after the con. If you are wondering why the chibi is not wearing any pants or skirt that’s because my friend took the picture when I am still drawing.
I need to get more practice. Time to bust out all my reference books and relearn everything. Looks like I won’t be playing Moemon for a while.
The future independent comic creator group. (Well, at least if we take this seriously. Oh yeah, the cameraman is the one who thought of making our own indie comic.)
