Tag: 2011

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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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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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)

Freely Abrigo
(Kulas)

Stanley Chi
(Chopsticks)

Lyndon Gregorio
(Beerkada)

Hazel Manzano
(Callwork)

Pol Medina Jr.
(Pugad Baboy)

Julius Villanueva
(Life in Progress)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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BEST COMIC CREATOR (s) – This award recognizes the talents of a solo artist or team of artists in making the best comic there is.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Comic Creator:

Freely Abrigo
(Kapitan Tog)

Paolo Fabregas
(Filipino Heroes League)

Gilbert Monsanto
(Bayan Knights, Boy Ipis, Tropa, Rambol)

Gio Paredes
(Kalayaan)

Gener Pedrina
(Sanduguan, Bato)

Apol Sta. Maria
(Ang Alamat ng Panget & Many Other)

Mervin Ignacio & Ian Sta. Maria
(Skyworld)

Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldissimo
(Trese)

Ace Vitangcol & Jed Siroy
(Love is in the Bag)

Point Zero Comics
(Kanto Inc, Digmaang Salinlahi, Kubori Kikiam, Pasig, Ibangis, Cresci Prophecies, Codename: Bathala)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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BEST COMIC: Series – A comic series published regularly in a magazine, newspaper or comic book publication.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Comic Series:

Ang Astiging Boy Ipis
(Paul Michael Ignacio, Gilbert Monsanto, etc., Sacred Mountain Prod.)

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

Foldabots
(Jomike Tejido, KZone Philippines, Summit Media)

Love is in the Bag
(Ace Vitangcol & Jed Siroy, Studio Studio)

The New Adventures of Erek Shawn
(Digital Art Chefs, FHM Philippines, Summit Media)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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BEST COMIC: Serialized – A comic series published regularly in a magazine, newspaper or comic book publication.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Comic Strip Compilation:

Beerkada: Dekada
(Lyndon Gregorio, Beerkadaworks)

Callwork: Proud Callboy
(Hazel Manzano, Self-Published)

Chopsticks 3: Hopia Like It
(Stanley Chi, Psicom Publishing)

Kikomachine Komix Blg. 6
(Manix Abrera, Visprint)

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

Life in Progress 3: Tales of Minor Awesomeness
(Julius Villanueva, Psicom Publishing)

Pugad Baboy 22
(Pol Medina Jr., Polgas)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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BEST COMIC: Graphic Novel /Anthology – Graphic Novels are defined as novels whose narrative is related through a combination of text and art, often in comic-strip form. On the other hand, an anthology is a collection of stand alone comic book stories collected in one publication by a group or one author. This award aims to honor the best comic book creator or group of creators for their exemplary work.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Graphic Novel/Anthology:

12
(Manix Abrera, Visprint)

Elmer
(Gerry Alanguilan, Komikero Publishing)

Filipino Heroes League: Stick and Stones
(Paolo Fabregas, Visprint)

Love is in the Bag 5
(Ace Vitangcol & Jed Siroy, Studio Studio)

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

Trese: Mass Murders
(Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldissimo, Visprint)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST – You can call it the “Pacquiao of Philippine Comics”. This is for the artist who makes us all proud to be a Filipino, regardless of whether he or she is an illustrator, inker or colorist based in the Philippines or abroad. We give recognition to the artist that makes us excited to get a copy of a comic and say “Pinoy yan!”.

Here are the nominees for the Komikon Awards 2011 Best Filipino International Artist:

Francis Manapul
(The Flash, Action Comics)

Carlo Pagulayan
(Incredible Hulks, Agents of Atlas)

Stephen George Segovia
(Ultimate Avengers vs Ultimates, Silver Surfer, Dark Wolverine)

Mico Suayan
(covers for various)

Philip Tan
(The Outsiders, Green Lantern)

Harvey Tolibao
(Silver Surfer, X-Men: Hellbound, X-Men: Psylocke)

Leinil Francis Yu
(Ultimate Avengers vs Ultimates, Superior)

Voting is ongoing until 15 October 2011!

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