LOKAL KOMIKEROS: From 2013, Now To 2014 Part 4

This new annual feature is still here and still not done for 2013-2014. In Part 1, we had Dark Chapel, Paolo Chikiamko and Budjette Tan. In Part 2 – Nelz Yumul, Macoy and RH Quilantang. In Part 3 – Dr. Carlo Jose San Juan, Carlo Villanueva and Tepai Pascual.

Now for Part 4 – Gener Pedrina, Aj Bernardo & Noel Pascual and JP Palabon

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Gener Pedriña
Sandata, Sanduguan
Website

What was your favorite comic of 2013?
Still Trese by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo

What was the best achievement that you reached in 2013?
Finally able to release collected editions of Sanduguan in two volumes in conjunction with the celebration of Sanduguan’s 15th anniversary.

What are your comic book-related projects that are coming out in 2014?
More Sanduguan Project, Bato and hopefully a full Sandata issue.

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JP Palabon
Puso Negro
Website

What was your favorite comic of 2013?
My favorite would be Big Battle Hero: Bulas by Jonas Lechuga.

What was the best achievement that you reached in 2013?
My leche flans.

What are your comic book-related projects that are coming out in 2014?
Definitely the third Puso Negro book to be released at Summer Komikon. And I’m working on an illustrated novel that I’m planning to release on November Komikon.

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AJ Bernardo & Noel Pascual
Crime-Fighting Call Center Agents
Website Noel Pascual’s Twitter 

What was your favorite comic of 2013?
AJ: Fave comic of 2013 — recently caught up on all issues of Locke and Key. I read the first issue back when it first came out, but somehow wasn’t that into it at the time.

Fave indie komik of 2013 — finally caught up with Mike David’s Kubori Kikiam Omnibus, and discovered Mika Bacani’s Tea Quiero and  Other Bad Puns — both of which I bought at last December’s BLTXIV.

Noel: Manhattan Projects ni Jonathan Hickman

What was the best achievement that you reached in 2013?
AJ:  Winning the Summer Komikon 2013 Indie Tiangge Best Seller. The free exhibitor table at the November Kon encouraged us to finally finish CFCCA (Crime-Fighting Call Center Agents) #4. Considering how swamped with work I was at the time, was indeed an achievment unto itself.

Noel: Releasing Crime-Fighting Call Center Agents #4, finishing a movie screenplay and starting work on an online cartoon series with Josel Nicolas and Mervin Malonzo called Manila Underground

What are your comic book-related projects that are coming out in 2014?
AJ: 2014 comic projects — aside from CFCCA #5 and #6, I’ll be working on the epilogue to Adam Cadre’s Evil Creatures webcomic. Pleasantly surprised by the level of Adam’s writing, I’ve been contacting him ever since I discovered the webcomic back in 2012.

Noel:
-Crime-Fighting Call Center Agents with AJ Bernardo
-Makina with Mervin Malonzo
-Manifesto with Mike Banting
-Adik with Patrick Rawwr Enrique
-Manila Underground with Mervin Malonzo and Josel Nicolas