A month of Previews: Elmer part 2
Continuing our previews of ELMER
, the graphic novel by Gerry Alanguilan, available this month from SLG.
, the graphic novel by Gerry Alanguilan, available this month from SLG. 
A month of Previews: Elmer #1, part 1
I'm going to cheat here a little by breaking up the first chapter of ELMER, by Gerry Alanguilan, which is collected this month by Slave Labor. Originally published in the Philippines as a mini-comic, it's many things: a bizarre SF social satire in the style of George Orwell or (as one reader suggested to me) Poul Anderson's Brain Wave -- and also Adam Hines' recent Rex the Wonder Dog, which has some of the same themes treated very differently. It's also a beautiful example of the Filipino komiks school, all lush penwork and atmosphere. it's also just a good read.
Because it's the whole first chapter I'm going to break it up over two days. Tune in tomorrow for the second part.
Would you like to buy some Spanish art?
SpansihInq points to a sot where you can purchase original art by Jesus Saiz, Fernando Blanco, Francis Portela, and Javier Pina including the above, by Saiz.
2010 Eagle Award winners
The Eagle Awards were presented at the MCM Expo in London Last night,. And the winners are:
Roll of Honour – Brian Bolland
Favourite Newcomer Writer...
31 Days of Halloween: David B.
Robot 6 previews THE LITTLEST PIRATE KING by David B., due any day from Fantagraphics, and dealing with...pirate zombies. Oh yeah. It's based on a short story by Pierre Mac Orlan.
Con report: BICS 2010
The Birmingham Comics Expo was held this weekend, and if past events are any guide, participants should be waking up from their hangovers by Tuesday 9 am. Twitter reports were favorable; the big news seems to have been Jonathan Ross, who announced a new book with Tommy Lee Edwards (his TURF collaborator) called "The Golden Age."
Frankfurter Buchmesse Comics Awards
While comics fans were celebrating comics and other delights at New York Comic Con, publishers and fans in Europe were congregating in Frankfurt, Germany,...
Chip Zdarsky is running for mayor of Toronto
Speaking of Cartoonists Doing Things: Steve Murray -- the birth name of the cartoonist better known worldwide as Chip Zdarsky -- has launched a campaign for mayor of Toronto, ON:
Koyama Press debuts two next week
And speaking of the small press, Canadian Koyama Press is making a name as a real force on the scene with a series of high-quality books. They're having a launch for two more next week in Toronto:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010, 7pm – 10pm
Are there comics in Cambodia? Why, yes
Wherever there are people and pens, comics seem to spring up. This long, comprehensive story on comics in Cambodia documents the emergence of a cartooning scene through the dust and haze of past political upheaval as a bunch of young folk try to make their dreams come true:
One self-publisher's digital survival plan
Filipino comics artist/self-publisher Gerry Alanguilan (Elmer), was supposed to deliver an address at a symposium called "Future of the Book" but he was forced to bow out, so instead he posted his speech for all of us to read. While reading the whole thing is the best way to approach it, the gist can be conveyed. Although Alanguilan is basically married to the idea of print publishing, he thinks it can exist with digital:
