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Looking Back At The Rich History Of The Filipino Comics Tradition

Posted Date: Monday February 25, 2008
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

Pilipino Funny Komiks started me into collecting Tagalog komiks. Back in the 1970s, my father used to buy all sorts of Bugs Bunny and Batman comics being poorly reprinted by National Bookstore, hoping I could easily learn to read English. But I never liked reading them. In fact I have a bunch of them in my bookshelf now which I will gladly give away to anyone who will take care of them.

Tags: 2008, 25, Dennis, February, LOOKING BACK AT THE RICH HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO COMICS TRADITION, Pilipino Funny Komiks, Villegas
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Hi. Happy New Year to all of you!

Posted Date: Thursday January 04, 2007
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

I'm very sorry for not being able to update regularly this "other" blog of mine. But no, this is not yet a dead blog..I will keep on writing about Philippine komiks history here so I hope you will drop by from time to time for updates and new discoveries.

Tags: Dennis Villegas, 4, January, Hi. Happy New Year to all of you!, 2007
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Tony Velasquez Photo Gallery 3

Posted Date: Friday December 08, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

The very first Kenkoy greeting card sent by Tony Velasquez to Ms. Pilar Tongco, during the Japanese Occupation, 1943. Tony Velasquez was employed as graphic artist by the HODOBU, a Japanese information service bureau located in Escolta. Ms. Pilar Tongco was employed as librarian there.

Tags: 2006, 8, December, Dennis Villegas, Tony Velasquez Photo Gallery 3
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Gruaga: The Fantasy World Of Alex Nino

Posted Date: Tuesday November 14, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

Gruaga: The Fifth Corner of the Earth, was ALEX NINO's first attempt at writing fantasy novel. Although a relative beginner in the comics industry in the 1960s, Nino proved that he was a master not only of fantasy illustration, but writing as well.

Tags: 14, 2006, Dennis Villegas, Gruaga: The Fantasy World Of Alex Nino, November
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Bemboy: Ravelo's First Comic Strip, 1939

Posted Date: Friday October 27, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

All the while everyone thought that Mars Ravelo started cartooning in Bulaklak magazine in 1947, with his supposedly "first" comic strip Rita Kasinghot. He had applied earlier that year in Ace Publications but then Ace editor Clodualdo del Mundo rejected him.

Tags: 2006, 27, Dennis Villegas, October, Bemboy Ravelo First Comic Strip 1939
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KOMIKON 2006

Posted Date: Thursday October 26, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

was fortunate to have a free afternoon last Saturday (october 21), to attend the 2nd annual KOMIKON, a local mini version of the San Diego Comics Convention.

I really did plan to set a booth there to sell some old komiks and original arts but at the last minute i decided to just be a spectator, so I can visit my friends' respective booths and give support to their comics creations.

Tags: 2006, 26, Dennis Villegas, KOMIKON 2006, October
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Blog Update

Posted Date: Monday September 04, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

would like to apologize to regular visitors of this blog for not being able to update it as regularly as I had wanted to. I've been quite busy lately scanning originals and old komiks materials for the future home of this blog..which is PilipinoKomiks.com.

Tags: 2006, 4, Blog Update, Dennis Villegas, September
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Tony Velasquez: Photo Gallery 2

Posted Date: Thursday August 24, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

Class Portrait: Sta. Ana Elementary School 1917. Young Velasquez is third boy from left in the third row.

Tags: 2006, 24, August, Dennis Villegas, Tony Velasquez: Photo Gallery 2
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Tony Velasquez: Photo Gallery

Posted Date: Monday August 07, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

Acceptance Speech, Gawad CCP Grand Award for the Culture and Arts, 1993

Tony Velasquez(1910-1997), Educator, Editor, Publisher, Storyteller, Cartoonist, Illustrator, Poet, Essayist, Fine Artist, Founder of the Pilipino Komiks, and the recognized Father of The Tagalog Comics Magazines.

Tags: 2006, 7, August, Dennis Villegas, Tony Velasquez: Photo Gallery
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A Gallery Of Philippine Original Cartoon Art

Posted Date: Wednesday July 12, 2006
Written By: Dennis Villegas Repost W/ Permission

Bing Bigotilyo is Francisco V. Coching's first cartoon character. It first appeared in the Silahis Magazine in late 1930s, was censored during the Japanese occupation, and continued after the war. Although Coching was more well known for his serious comic art, which by the way influenced generations of Philippine comics artists, yet unknown to many, he started out his career as a cartoonist in the Silahis Magazine. His style of cartooning was different from the style of Tony Velasquez or Francisco Reyes, but more in the vein of style by Mauro Malang and Romeo Tabuena.

Tags: 12, 2006, A Gallery Of Philippine Original Cartoon Art, Dennis Villegas, July
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