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Saturday, July 21, 2007

Neil Gaiman's Interworld

Bought Interworld from from A Different Kind Of Bookstore about two weeks ago together with M is for Magic (1st ed) and the Watchmen TPB (18th ed).


A week later, I saw the same book displayed at Filbar's.


Look closely. See the price tags? Note the difference. If that isn't overpricing, I don't know what is! I'm never buying from Filbar's again. Ever.

Years ago, I bought my very first comicbooks from Filbar's in Iloilo. I got two from a stack over the "on sale" section. I had Black Orchid #1 and Sandman #47 (of the Brief Lives story arc). There was a tiny tear off the cover of Black Orchid and Sandman's was folded in places. I loved those first comic books to bits and I still have them to this very day.

I'm sorry for a bit of nostalgia there. Anyway, if you want reasonably priced books, never go to Filbar's.
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posted by Fritz @ 3:25 AM

Sunday, August 06, 2006

The Dreamking, his promise, and a tribute

There has been quite a stir in the Philippine graphic novel loving community at the inception and just-culmination of UNMASKED: The 1st Philippine Graphic/Fiction Award sponsored by Neil Gaiman in close cooperation with Fully Booked. The contest was launched sometime in October of 2005 with the actual award ceremony held on July 15, 2006 at the Rockwell tent. The link for the video below was sent to Neil via email by one of the minds behind the intro-animation shown at the event proper. One named Jason Tan.

[please read Neil Gaiman's July 31 post via his journal for more details]

It was just a little over a year ago when me and Ainna and a batallion of her graphic novel loving friends joined hoardes more of Gaiman-fans from all over the country if only for a glimpse or a chance to have personal copies of novels and comics and whatnots signed by one of the greatest living minds in the known world. The video reminds me more of how it is to have witnessed, first hand, what Neil meant by "wall of sound."

Thanks Jason Tan and company for sharing your masterful craft to those of us who have not been keen on following The 1st Philippine Graphic/Fiction Award.



Originally here via YouTube.


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posted by Fritz @ 6:00 PM