September 2011 – Page 2

Vote for 2011 BEST FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL ARTIST

Voting starts now! You can vote for up to two nominees. Once you vote, you cannot change your answer. Click on the poll below. Continue reading “Vote for 2011 BEST FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL ARTIST”

How to Vote for Komikon Awards

How to vote:

1. New users must register at http://www.komikon.org/wp-login.php .

2. After registering, check your email for your temporary password. Change this temporary password to a new one.

3. Users who have registered previously do not need to register again. If you forgot your password, click on “Lost your password?” and follow the instructions.

4. Login at the same link above. You will be directed to the Dashboard.

5. To view the nominees and vote, simply click on Komikon Awards 2011 to view the available awards for voting.

6. You can vote for up to two nominees per category. Once you have voted, you cannot change your answer.

7. For any questions/clarifications, send an email to awards[@]komikon.org .

Voting Period will be from 15 September to 15 October 2011.

Komikon 2011 Indie Komiks Tiange Registration

Registration is now CLOSED!!!

First 40 groups/individuals to register will be allowed to sell their comics at the event. By registering make sure that you will definitely be there and selling. We don’t want to waste space on people who register but don’t show up. Please note that we have some new rules for this year’s indie comics tiange.

Terms to be considered:

Registration will be done by completing an online registration form. (required)
Individuals and group members are required to buy pre-sold tickets at designated locations. More details to be provided later. (required)
Image files of the covers must be sent via email to Komikon after the online registration. (required)
It is recommended that your covers indicate for what age group it is appropriate (GP – General Patronage, PG 13 – Parental Guidance for 13 years and below, R – Mature audience only). (optional)
If you wish to include the official Komikon logo on your cover, please email us at indies[@]komikon.org and we will send them to you or you may download here (optional).
Official comics websites (or personal websites if no official comics website), should add a link or banner image link to www.komikon.org. Details will be provided through email. (required)
Please come 1 hour before the event starts to set up. Upon arrival, all individuals and members must sign in at the Komikon booth, and present their comics and merchandise that will be sold for inspection. (required)
To avoid crowding, ONLY ONE(1) PERSON per group can be seated in the indie tiange area (this will be strictly implemented). (required)
The organizers have the authority to accept and/or deny applications for indie tiange.
10% OF PARTICIPANTS’ TOTAL SALES WILL BE COLLECTED. Everyone must sign out at the Komikon booth. Penalties will be given for those who do not sign out. (required)

RULES:

Komikon Indie KOMIKS Tiange is for selling comics – original or fanfics.
Merchandise will be allowed, ONLY IF, it is based on your own original comics’ creation/characters.
Any other merchandise will not be allowed. Unauthorized items will be confiscated by a Komikon representative.
Individuals/groups found to have violated the terms and conditions will be subject to penalties the organizers deem necessary.
Selling of indies will be confined to the indie space. Don’t go around hawking you wares around some other groups. We have received reports that some groups do this. If I receive any reports or complaints of this, you will be dealt with accordingly.

Examples of items that will be allowed:

Original comics that you (or your group) created using your own original characters.
Doujin/fan-made comics that you (or your group) created based on other characters as drawn by you with your own interpretation;
Non-comics merchandise (like pins, bookmarks, etc) made by you (or your group) based on your original characters from your original comics

Examples of items that WILL NOT be allowed:

Pornographic comics and non-comics merchandise depicting child/children
Non-comics merchandise (like pins, bookmarks, etc) based on your fan made comics
Non-comics merchandise (like pins, bookmarks, etc) based on established comics/anime/movie/etc characters that you do not own

If you are agreeable to these terms, click on this link which will redirect you to an online registration form. All information will be kept in the strictest confidence of the Komikon committee. Individuals / groups that submit incomplete or false information will be disqualified from joining.

*All information, rules and regulations here are prepared for the use of Komikon only and must not be reposted anywhere else. Please share this link (http://www.komikon.org/komikon-2011-indie-komiks-tiange-registration) if you wish to share this information. Thank you.

Indie Creators go na! Register na kaagad! 🙂

2011 Nominess for Grassroot Award

GRASSROOT AWARD – This award is for those countless photocopied mini-comics that we now fondly call “indies”. That among those countless black and white comics stood out and proved to be the one with the most Oomph! of them all. This is for the indie that made the biggest dent among the populace be it good or bad, it made enough noise for people to look and take notice. It made enough of a statement that people actually stopped and listened. It brought something new and fresh that has never been done or seen before. Be it the concept, the art, or the story, it was a breath of fresh air among the masses of photocopied, folded in half and stapled twice in the spine comics. This is meant for those who dreamt of making a mark on the comic industry, and have succeeded, quite magnificently at that. Continue reading “2011 Nominess for Grassroot Award”

2011 Nominess for Best Comics Scene

BEST COMICS SCENE – Who would forget that first kiss, that most tragic death, that most exhilarating fight, or even that scene that brought you to tears or made you curl up in laughter?

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Comics Scene:

Bayan Knight vs. Sipaka
(Bayan Knights 2 by Monsanto)

Boy Ipis vs. Incredible Bull
(Astiging Boy Ipis 2 by Ignacio/Monsanto/Zamar)

Kuya Tim combines with Kikiams
(Kubori Kikiam by David)

Pacquioa Emerges
(Zombies in Manila 1 by Ang)

Pedicab Scene
(Filipino Heroes League by Fabregas)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

Click here to vote

2011 Nominees for Best Komiks Character

BEST KOMIKS CHARACTER – This award is for the most memorable, the funniest and most unforgettable komiks character. It could be male, female, a robot, an animal…anything. This is for our respective favorites, villain or hero.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Komiks Character:

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Alexandra Trese of Trese
(Tan/Baldissimo)

Apog of Insomnoir / Manila Man
(Quilantang)

Bebe of Aha Hule
(Milambiling)

Bertong Badtrip of Kikomachine
(Abrera)

Boy Ipis of Astiging Boy Ipis/Bayan Knights
(Ignacio/Monsanto)

Calvin Jacobs of Love is in the Bag
(Vitangcol/Siroy)

Codename: Bathala of Codename: Bathala / Bayan Knights
(Zamar/Abinuman)

Eli of WIP Comics
(Pacheco/Pavon)

Elmer of Elmer
(Alanguilan)

Gwapoman of Gwapoman/Bayan Knights
(Felizmenio)

Jake of Elmer
(Alanguilan)

Kapitan Tog of Kapitan Tog
(Abrigo)

Kidlat Kid of Filipinos Heroes League
(Fabregas)

The Kikiams of Kubori Kikiam
(David/Calingo/Rosales)

Manila Man of Manila Man/ Bayan Knights
(Quilantang)

Maso of Maso / Bayan Knights
(Ibay)

Sandata of Sanduguan
(Pedrina)

Taal Monster of Taal Volcano Monster vs Evil Space ParuParo
(Tang)

Tusok Tusok Buhok of Kikomachine
(Abrera)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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2011 Nominees for Best Webcomic

Best Webcomic – A lot of effort goes into the webcomics we see and enjoy on the net. And they do not get the credit they deserve. But that’s why we are here, to give props to those under-appreciated webcomics, to give to where it is due.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Webcomic:

By Moon Alone (Hai Ibardolaza, www.bymoonalone.com)
Darna Lives (Gerry Alanguilan & Arnold Arre, darnalives.blogspot.com)
Kubori Strips (Michael David, www.kuborikikiam.com)
News Hardcore (Manix Abrera, www.gmanews.tv/story/202014/manix-abreras-news-hardcore-1)
Tabi Po (Mervin Malonzo, www.tabi-po.com)
Work in Progress (Hub Pacheco & Teddy Pavon, www.wipcomics.com)

Check out these websites and see for yourself!

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

Click here to vote

2011 Nominees for Best Cover

BEST COVER – A cover dictates how people see your comic. Sales also depend on the cover. And here we salute those covers that made us look and look hard. And the effort to it took to conceptualize, pencil, ink, and in some cases, to color the cover. The award shall go to the artist or group of artists that created such masterpiece.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Cover:

Bayan Knights 4
(Harvey Tolibao & Romulo Fajardo, Sacred Mountain Prod.)

Bayan Knights 5
(Gilbert Monsanto, Sacred Mountain Prod.)

Elmer
(Gerry Alanguilan, Komikero Publishing)

Kapitan Tog 2
(Freely Abrigo)

Kubori Kikiam: We Heart Short Shorts
(Michael David, Point Zero Comics)

Punxx 2
(JP Cuison)

The Quarterly Bathroom Companium Comics Compedium
(The QBCCC)

Skyworld: Prodigal
(Ian Sta. Maria, Alamat Comics)

Skyworld: Testament
(Ian Sta. Maria, Alamat Comics)

Trese: Mass Murders
(Kajo Baldissimo, Visprint)

Zombies in Manila 1
(Kevin Justin Ang)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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2011 Nominees for Best Cartoonist

BEST CARTOONIST – The award acknowledges the countless comic strip artists whose works are published in newspapers, tabloids and magazines. Some might say that comic strip artists don’t get the props that they deserve. They give us the simple delight of a smile, a chuckle or an all-out laugh. They’re one of those everyday things we tend to pass by, yet they’re sometimes important as their humor is sometimes the only solace in those dreary days.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Cartoonist:

Manix Abrera
(Kikomachine)