Summer Komikon 2011 Post Event Report

Summer Komikon 2011 (Credit: Kat Espiritu)

How is everyone doing with this Summer Heat?

Luckily, Summer Komikon 2011 was as cool as can be last April 16, 2011 at Bayanihan Center. Please read our Post Event press release below.

Download Summer Komikon 2011 Post Event Press Release Report (PDF File, 391 KB)

Summer Komikon 2011 (Credit: Kat Espiritu)

Thank you very much to our Sponsors. You have made a leap of faith with us as we transferred to a new venue.

Thank you very much to our Exhibitors. We hope to make Komikon the best event for your needs.

Thank you very much to our Special Guests and participating artists. You will always be the main draw of every Komikon event.

Thank you very much to the Komikon Volunteers. The spirit of volunteerism is alive with all of you.

And most importantly, thank you very much to all the regular attendees who have followed and supported Komikon and the comics industry wherever and whenever.

We appreciate all your suggestions and we promise to do our best to make Komikon bigger and better with every event. In the mean time, we would appreciate it if you could all take a few minutes to complete this Summer Komikon 2011 Feedback Survey.

Also, please do check out http://www.komikon.org/komikon-awards/ for updates on the upcoming nominations for the 3rd Komikon Awards in November.

We wish to congratulate the following Komikon contest winners:

Character Making Contest Winners

“Bayanihan ng mga Bayani”
Create your own Superhero Team

1st Place: Banakalz by Lariz A. Santos
2nd Place: Payatas Rangers by Robi Oblena
3rd Place: Guerilla by Van Christopher Cielos

CMC 1st Place: Banakalz by Lariz A. Santos CMC 2nd Place: Payatas Rangers by Robi Oblena CMC 3rd Place: Guerilla by Van Christopher Cielos

Comic Creation Contest Winners

“Epic Adaptation”

We apologize for being unable to announce winners during the event because of the number of entries that were submitted. We needed more time to read through all the entries.

First Place: Ibalong: Lupain ng Mga Hiwaga by Argin C. Lerit
CCC 1st Place: Ibalong: Lupain ng Mga Hiwaga by Argin C. Lerit (cover) CCC 1st Place: Ibalong: Lupain ng Mga Hiwaga by Argin C. Lerit (sample page)

Second Place: Aliguyon by Lariz A. Santos
CCC 2nd Place: Aliguyon by Lariz A. Santos (cover) CCC 2nd Place: Aliguyon by Lariz A. Santos (sample page)

Third Place: Hud-Hud by Joe Vincent Alcantara / Jasper Glenn Sancho
CCC 3rd Place: Hud-Hud by Joe Vincent Alcantara / Jasper Glenn Sancho (cover) CCC 3rd Place: Hud-Hud by Joe Vincent Alcantara / Jasper Glenn Sancho (sample page)

Honorable Mentions:
Indarapatra at Sulayman by Paulo N. Alarcon

CCC Honorable Mention: Indarapatra at Sulayman by Paulo N. Alarcon (cover) CCC Honorable Mention: Indarapatra at Sulayman by Paulo N. Alarcon (sample page)
Dilag ni Lam-Ang by Aloyan and Trina Yabut
CCC Honorable Mention: Dilag ni Lam-Ang by Aloyan and Trina Yabut (cover) CCC Honorable Mention: Dilag ni Lam-Ang by Aloyan and Trina Yabut (sample page)

*For those who were unable to claim their prizes and to the winners of the Comic Creation Contest, please claim it on MAY 7, 2011 during the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Comic Odyssey in Robinson’s Galleria between 11am to 4pm. Look for the Komikon booth.

Congratulations also to Tomokii, creator of Force-8 zero and Force-8 Track one! As the highest seller from the Indie Komiks Tiange, she will be receiving a free Artist Exhibitor Booth for Komikon 2011.