PRESS RELEASE: POPTastik Pinoy!

11.09.2013 – The Philippine International Literature Festival now on its fourth year shift gears to Filipino Pop Culture. This November the annual event focuses not only about the writers and their respective works but also literature in Philippine Culture! Filipino writers will discuss folk and popular literature as shown in komiks, radio, TV, and film as the National Book Development Board (NBDB), Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL), and Ayala Museum hold POPtastik Pinoy!

Big Wow Comic Fest 2013: The Event & More!

05.21.2013 – The Post-Big Wow Comic Fest has given us a lasting impression this year which was graced by Stan Lee during Sunday’s main event. Long lines definitely formed longer than what happened last year. Every year bigger guests makes a visit and continuous to be the comic-centric event defining this THE “comic convention” emphasizing on the comic book industry that has become the American pop culture. Big Wow Comic Fest could be the event San Francisco have wanted for their comic book fans and this could be it!

Komikon 2012: Freely Abrigo at Indie Komiks Tiangge!

10.24.2012 – Freely Abrigo is back at Komikon 2012 and one of the hardest working artists in the industry will launch not one but two new titles that he’s been cooking up. The proud artist has been churning up some fresh ideas and he does sketches every day. We last spoke to Freely during the last day of PICCA (Philippine International Creative Content and Arts) Festival a couple of weeks back who is anticipating this year’s Komikon.

APE 2012: Sergio Aragones & Jim Woodring at Day 1!

10.14.2012 – This year’s APE, the Alternative Press Expo was bustling with independent and original works at the Concourse Convention Center. When you open the doors it’s not exactly a mad house as compared to SDCC 2012 but good enough to walk the aisle to check out some interesting finds. Last year’s APE attracted some 5000 visitors to some of the finest works of art you’ll see holding court but of course for this year there’s always a first. Sergio Aragonés was present for his first appearance at APE 2012.

Filipino Artists Who Will Be At STGCC 2011!

There will be a bunch of talented comic artist guests at this year's Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention (STGCC), who call the Philippines their home. 

Marvel artist Harvey Tolibao will definitely be heading to STGCC again this year. He was chosen to draw the iconic Merlion variant cover for "Captain America #1" (by Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven). Of which, only 500 copies will be made available each day from the Marvel booth at C6. Harvey will be busy doing signings at the Marvel booth on both days.

Harvey will also be releasing has his first and very special limited edition art book called “Viscocity” during STGCC. This collectors' item is in full-colour, includes a 16.5 x 8.5 fivefold spread cover and features pages of the best and most popular comic book characters drawn by Harvey. Something not to be missed by Harvey Tolibao fans!

STGCC 2011 Tickets For Sale!

Are you ready for the Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention this coming August 21-22 2011 at the Suntec Convention Centre?

Have you saved up enough cash to make a trip to the tiny island of Singapore for a geek-fest weekend?

Tickets for the convention are already available online, and the VIP tickets are almost sold out! So if you don't want to miss the chance of meeting some interesting guests, click here to get your tickets soon! If you buy a ticket online (except Evening tickets) between 15 June and 12 August 2011, you will also receive a free poster! The first set of posters to be given away is from the "Green Lantern" movie!

There will be some returning guests for STGCC, namely C.B. Cebulski (Marvel’s Senior VP and International Scout), designer Simone Legno and so will DevilRobots' designers - Koto Nishiyama and Shinichiro Kitai.

The FCBD Geekery in Singapore

Comic books have always been a rather niche market in Singapore, but recently, there have been more buzz concerning graphic novels on our tiny island.

Thanks probably to the superhero/ supernatural-related TV and movies which have proved popular with the mass-market crowd lately!

So, instead of Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) focused mainly at a local comic store called GnB Comics this year, there were two larger bookstores getting into the fray as well. They were popular book store chain, Kinokuniya and a fledgling store for the geeks, aptly named Harris Planerds. In fact, Planerds was holding the FCBD events to coincide with its official opening at the centrally Orchard Road-located 313@Somerset mall!

Marvel Makes First Asian Debut in STGCC 2010!

11.08. 2010 - Reed Exhibitions, the organizers of the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention (STGCC), announced today that Marvel Comics will be exhibiting at STGCC 2010.

This is the first convention that Marvel has ever exhibited at in Asia. To date, Reed has announced a slew of Marvel talent at STGCC 2010 including Guest of Honor Salvador Larroca and other Walk of Fame Featured Guests including Leinil Yu, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Esad Ribic, Harvey Tolibao and Alex Maleev. Reed further revealed Marvel’s Senior Vice President, Creator & Content Development and international talent scout, C.B. Cebulski, will join Larroca as Guests of Honor at STGCC 2010. STGCC will take place from 10 to 12 December 2010, at the Suntec International Convention Centre.

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