Pinoy Comics

syeri · Carpool Creator

Pinoy Comics

kuya_jot · mr. guitaristic

wow.. ikaw pa ang di umabot.. by the way.. 5 free different comics ang pwede mong kunin.. dun sa robinsaons ermita hindi ata naubos.. parang wlang may alam dun..

twistedkai · Carpooler

Yes naubos lahat nang comics sa Comic Odyssey sa Galleria, as may magic: the gathering games sila that day, kaya madaming tao by the time that they opened.

kiz_me1109 · Sophomoric

I also Love Pugad Babiy comics. hehe

eastydie · Fagazi's Advocate

FHM. hehehe

ganda ung graphics kahit paulit ulit lang ung story line.

hindi ako tibo!!

Fraggle Rock · Hiro Nakamura's boyfriend

uhm... comics ba ang fhm?

pilandok · Cyber Pilandok

hwala pang carpool3 XD

raspberi · eNiGMaTiC NiRVaNa

funny komiks and bata batuta???

pugad baboy... kiko machine... sports manny???

BEERKADA rulz pdn

Kagepool · The Silent Musician

Funny Komiks, Pugad Baboy, Life in Progress, After Eden, Angel Ace, Stone, Kiko Machine, Culture Crash (What ever happened to CCCOM??). Also Leinl Yu and Ryan Tostorosa drawn comics. hehe. =D

gxmania10 · GUNDANIUM BEERKADET

question naman....
meron pa bang funny komiks? confused

raspberi · eNiGMaTiC NiRVaNa

sb nila its worth P25-30 last year... huli daw xang nakita ng agent q around April 2006... @ andon pdn c combatron =D wondered wat happened to eklok

gxmania10 · GUNDANIUM BEERKADET

ay sayang namimiss ko kasi dun yung a.x. manga style kasi sya at ang ganda ng story

yani · BEERKADET

eklok!!!! ahahhahahaha

raspberi · eNiGMaTiC NiRVaNa

planet of d eyps

gxmania10 · GUNDANIUM BEERKADET

so meron pa nga kaya?
umm mr. L pls help cry

raspberi · eNiGMaTiC NiRVaNa

dunno kung meron pa til now...

pro happy na aq sa beerkada... wekeke

syeri · Carpool Creator

Another death in the comics industry...

A sad news: Neocomics has closed down. With their 5th out of 6 issues ready for print, the management has decided to close the project. Details here
We thought that with a company like Buy and Sell backing them up with printing and distribution, Neocomics would survive the problems most of us comic producers undergo. Just another proof that the industry is not as strong or big.

Where there is death, there is still hope. Let's hope Mangaholix break barriers and live long.

lei · Teddy's Chompy

that's sad indeed.. they've reached issue number 5 and 6 then they close down? tsk. or have they just printed till ep 4?

syeri · Carpool Creator

issue 4 yung latest na labas ng neocomics.

Nasa National Bookstores na yung Mangaholix.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

To the practitioners of the Pinoy Comic Industry:

You know what you guys need? You need to f*cking wake up.

It's the 21st century, ladies and gentlemen. Adapt or die. Find alternative means of distribution for your material, and stop thinking that somebody will "discover" your photocopied obra maestra. Lyndon, Manix, and even PM are self-published, FYI; nobody invested in them, arguably the authors of the top three Pinoy comic strips in circulation. What does that tell you guys?

The days that some benevolent philanthrophist will sponsor your work is long dead. If you're still hoping to be discovered, grow up. You're better off determining who your target audience is, and trying to find ways to reach them.

Take a chance. Sell out a little. Then, when you get to where you want, change the rules. Until then, you're not going to go anywhere by being stubborn and lazy. Work your ass off.

syeri · Carpool Creator

hehe..good point psychocow.

though making the indie comics (photocopied ones) did work for some artists i know. The group of Ground Zero have worked for a few local comic publications and have landed jobs with international comics. Point Zero group started with photocopies and became Culture Crash and though disbanded, the artists are now doing comics internationally. Atomic Underground Group had a break into being published, but the publication only reached 2 issues. And a few others too.

The leap of faith in publishing your own work is really tons of work - i am witness to that because of carpool. All i could say is, not all of us could really afford to do it.

anyway, indie comics are still good stepping stones to being discovered and still an alternative source of entertainment.

Twisted Hate · Vagabond Pugilist

Hmm... when I have enough money, I'd like to "sponsor" a comic artist.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

Oh Syeri...

How can you save the local comic industry if everybody wants to work abroad? Is that really everybody's goal? To work for some US company? I am truly bothered if that's the case.

I guess we have our answer, ladies and gentlemen. The local comic industry is dying (or dead) because its practitioners don't care enough. I'm harsh about this because I f*cking care, and it's killing me that most local comic practitioners are either too scared to make any move, too busy making the wrong moves, too snobbish to consider that there might be a better move, or too content with making photocopied comics. What the Hell is wrong with you guys?!? WAKE UP! Your destiny is in your hands, and you're letting it slip away! NO!

twistedkai · Carpooler

*Sighs* if all good comic book artist here in the Philippines plans on going to the US to work for a "great" comic company then indeed the industry is as good as dead.

Nano_11 · Junior

for me beerkada pugad baboy and kiko machine biggrin

howling_wolf · Senior

as for me, i like pugad baboy (aside from beerkada) ever since it was introduced to me... pupung, i guess when i still young but unfortunately, i didn't find it funny anymore as i grew older... then i discovered beerkada a couple of years ago... unfortunately, di lang ako nakasali agad dito sa forums...
i haven't really tried carpool... gulat nga ko ng makita kong may comic book compilation na pala siya (sensya na po, inosenteng taga-bundok lang) ng pumunta ko sa powerbooks mega to buy fantakada. maybe, i'll purchase one when i got the chance (and the money). biggrin

syeri · Carpool Creator

psychoCOW wrote:

Oh Syeri...

How can you save the local comic industry if everybody wants to work abroad? Is that really everybody's goal? To work for some US company? I am truly bothered if that's the case.

I guess we have our answer, ladies and gentlemen. The local comic industry is dying (or dead) because its practitioners don't care enough. I'm harsh about this because I f*cking care, and it's killing me that most local comic practitioners are either too scared to make any move, too busy making the wrong moves, too snobbish to consider that there might be a better move, or too content with making photocopied comics. What the Hell is wrong with you guys?!? WAKE UP! Your destiny is in your hands, and you're letting it slip away! NO!

ya...i know it kinda sucks with everyone going to the US for work. Can't be helped. Although there are publishers willing to publish new comics, kinukuripot naman nila bayad sa mga artists.
We try making steps by talking about what the problems are. We have pin-pointed the problems but we don't have the power, yet, to make solutions for them. Carlo J. Caparas himself admits he cannot revive the comic industry, despite the influence that he already has.

I really couldn't say that the industry is totally dead. Maybe it's in a coma...there's a slim chance of life (as long as there are comic makers around). aww

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

Admittedly, Art forms as we know it are being forced to evolve or die.

Kagepool · The Silent Musician

It's hard for a local comic book writer and/or artist to stand up to the challenge because they don't have the budget to publish their works. But as the saying goes: "Kung gusto, may paraan. Kung ayaw maraming dahilan." But I still believe that one day our local comic book industry will boom.

KenMikaze · Enigbaboykage-ANBU

I've seen a lot of raw materials waiting to be harnessed. Goodness, some unheard Pinoy Comics are so cool. I've shown Trese Comics to one of my Briton Buddies and he found it real cool. Not to be an a$$-Kisser, but PB and Beerkada are also on his must-read list. Thank goodness for the internet.

Try this site... It's cool!!!

http://tresekomix.blogspot.com/