Kikomachine Komix #1.

Kikomachine Komix #1.

Intro: Pagkatapos kong mahiram yung Kikomachine Komix Blg. 8 sa friend kong si Justin almost a month ago, nakahiram ulit ako sa kanya last week ng panibagong Kikomachine Komix. Ang pagkakaintindi ko, discounted na yung nabili niyang issue na 'to (Php 99). Parang may Big Sale daw sa National Book Store nung binili niya yun. Tsaka nag-iisa na lang din daw yung issue na yan sa NBS sa SM Dasmariñas.

Actually eto yung pinakaunang Kikomachine Komix Collection from cartoonist Manix Abrera. First published last June 2005, composed of comic strips from 2001 up to 2004 (strips were first appeared on Philippine Daily Inquirer).

Napansin ko sa first pages ng comic book, iba pa yung pagkaka-drawing ng mga characters (Figure 1, dated 2001-2002). Tagal na 'no? Pero yung mga succeeding pages e katulad na nung nakita ko sa Blg. 8. Siguro yun pa yung mga panahong sinisimulan pa lang niya yung series. Nakakatuwa talaga kung pa'no naka-sync yung lettering at dialogue ng bawat strips sa nais ipakita ng bawat strip. Mage-gets mo agad. Basta, matatawa ka talaga sa kakornihan ng comic book na 'to! Asteeg! RAKenROL! :D

Figure 1.

The Merely Surprising and the Truly Amazing.

From Jessica Zafra's Twisted 8 1/2. 2010. The Moon, the Meryl. Available at NBS.  

Kikomachine Komix #8.

Kikomachine Komix #8. Available on National Book Store at Php150.

Matagal ko nang alam na merong Kikomachine. Isa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit lagi kong dinadaanan ang National Book Store everytime na nasa mall ako. Lagi kasi akong tambay sa Philippine Fiction Section ng bookstore, not knowing na yung mga Kikomachine comics together with other Philippine Comics ay nasa Entertainment Section pala. Suki kasi ng Bob Ong Books at Twisted Series, hehehe. May mga libro naman na akong nabili, pero sa kasamaang palad wala pa akong mga comic books. Natitingnan ko na din yung mga ito sa bookstore, pero talagang gipit sa pambili e. Kaya dun na lang binabasa at tinatapos yung mga babasahing hindi ko pa mabili. Patawarin.

I think it was three weeks ago na nung nahiram ko 'to sa friend kong si Justin, nung minsang napunta kami sa kanila one time. Reto daw sa kanya yung comic book na'to ng ex niya. Exchange books daw. Magpa-tsismis ba? hehehe

Latest masterpiece from cartoonist Manix Abrera. Published last May 2012 composed of strips from 2009 to 2010 (first appeared on Philippine Daily Inquirer).

I assure you: walang part ng comic book na 'to na hindi ka makaka-relate, mapapaisip, mapapangiti nang marahan, mapapatawa, mawi-weirduhan, at mapapa-'oo nga'. Tatamaan ka talaga. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. 100% RakEnRol Quality. Tapos Php150 lang. Oha, san ka pa?

Argh. Wasak na title. Alam ko sa Math 'to e, yung geometric mean something something.

Title. Ganda ng lettering!

Page 37.

Page 42.

Page 41.

Middle strip. Favorite part ko talaga yan hehehe!
Ginagawa ko din kasi yan minsan. Hihihi!

Page 22. Last part of Bulutong Tubig Stories Vol 2: Hanggang Saang Hangganan.
Wasak na winner!

Coverflap sa likod. For more online strips pa.

P.S.
Ibabalik ko naman yung book na 'to, hehe. Hindi ko aarborin noh! :o)

The Secret To a Successful Marriage.

Spine of the book.

When I was in university, one of the professors said to us, his students, "The secret of a successful marriage is this: Marriage is not a 50/50 proposition. A 50/50 proposition is one where nobody is giving anything. Rather, the secret of a happy marriage is 60/40. The husband gives in 60 percent of the time and expects his wife to give in 40 percent of the time. The wife gives in 60 percent of the time and expects her husband to give in 40 percent of the time. In a 60/40 proposition, you don't clash in the middle and say, 'Now it's your turn.' Instead, you intersect and overlap, because you're each giving 60 percent.



-- Robert H. Schuller
Be an Extraordinary Person in an Ordinary World