portrait [i]: presidente

thinking of doing portraits. would upload another tomorrow. a shelved portrait. for women's day.

[announcement: collecting old komix and visual artworx, "retrograde: stories & images" *shall* be downloadable come saturday morning. print editions that'd have little extras may be pre-ordered.]

shameless plugs x 9

as i've mentioned, i'll be releasing a komix collection (hopefully) this weekend. though you may download it for free, you may also pre-order but we'll have to communicate / negotiate on the terms and conditions. so, yes, it shall be more hassle-free to just do away w the soft copy, but, of course, the print edition will be sorta special w bonus stuff. also, i updated my publications / carcasses section, you may want to look at it, and you may pre-order other titles herein, but, again, we'll have to communicate:

C | harapin ang hinagap: mga prosa, (2012). A | Ang Sandatahang Banga (O Kung Bakit Maraming Banga sa Elbi), Additional Photos by Grekka Sarmiento and Jonallin Yang, (2011). R | Ang Engkwentro sa Palma Bridge ng mga Batang Pinalaya(s) sa Sinapupunan, (2007, Reprinted 2009). C | Lihim ng mga Lespu, Illus. by Ayesha Sarapuddin, (2010). O | Pseudocuments Volume One: Prose Poetry Pictures, (2012). S | Panayam Kay Io, (2010). I | Komentaryo ng Kalbo: Fanfiction, (2012). T | tilde's shorts (tentative title, collection of komix previously published elsewhere, 2013). E | postulait (2013?).

postulaitesteaserush++

thumbnails, timetable, target, pasitib. execution, negatib. [postulait]

0930AM update: detail of [the feb 27 people power at bulatlat.com]

forthcoming postulait++

this is a cover study of "postulait," an upcoming silent komix that i hope to finish at the soonest time possible.

i'll upload previews or samples soon, as i wouldn't be using this style in the inside pages. also, i will be putting up a komix collection that will include shorts that appeared elsewhere. it will include all my QBCCC entries. it will be available as a free download, though print editions may be pre-ordered w, i dont know, perks of some sort. and, i think the QBCCC peeps are working on a website and it shall be up soon. end of message.

ang intelektwal (bukowski)

ang intelektwal

malayang salin ni tilde acuña
ng tula ni charles bukowski

nagpapatuloy ang daan (eduardo galeano)

burador, tulad ng pang-araw-araw. pasensya na ed. sana oks lang itong napili ko at sana e hindi gaanong nakabastos sa iyong obra. pagbigyan mo na ko, okay? araw ko naman daw ngayon, bagamat hindi kailanman magagagap ang esensya ng pag-iral.

nagpapatuloy ang daan
malayang salin ni tilde acuña ng salin ni mark fried
ng kuwento ni eduardo galeano

tuwing may namamatay, tuwing nauubusan siya ng oras, anong nangyayari sa mga paglalagalag, pagnanais, at pagsasalitang tinatawag sa pangalan niya?

sa isang grupo ng mga katutubo, nawawalan ng pangalan ang sinumang namamatay. ihinahalo ang abo niya sa sabaw o sa inumin at pinagsasaluhan ng lahat. matapos ang ritwal, hindi na pinapangalanan ninuman ang taong namatay: ang namatay na kasalukuyang nabubuhay sa ibang katawan, ay tinatawag sa ibang ngalan, lagalag, nais at salita.

lateralobZen beast in transitu

seasons greetings, chinese friends. exhibit "in transitu" opens tomorrow feb 11 9am at bulwagang diego cera gallery and runs until march 1. gallery hours: 9am - 6pm, mondays to saturdays. salamat ser joey gianan vargas, ssc-r manila center for culture and the arts, san sebastian college - recoletos manila.

[detail of "lateralobZen beast"]

studio ghiblied: noface mom + tree spirit child

disturbed? no? yes? totoro is the god of death. fvck your childhood. [details]

4th of February 1899

1700 update: full version @ bulatlat's salunggihit: when it all began.

omaca-an intermission

here's an intermission or maybe a spin-off of some sort after reading in damiana E's intro [sa MYTHS, i think?] something that stated how leeches came to be. i think she referenced adeva as the source of the data, but i haven't read the actual story, so, here is what came up:

here are the links to the previous drawings: [re-viewing] [othering] [teasing] and links to the annotes from tekstong bopis: [prelude] to annotations; [-1-] CANNIBAL GIANTS; [-2-] KAINGIN VS THE WILD;" [-3-] TWO APPROACHES; [-4-] THE FALL OF RAJAH SOLAIMAN; and [there's a fifth one coming,  i'll just update this post by then].  [-5-] THE HAUNTED RING [updated: 02082013].