Filipino artist Ariel Padilla, illustrator of Tomo: I Was an Eighth-Grade Ninja has Won the Bronze Moonbeam Award

Originally posted at the Glass House Graphics News Bulletin 

Glass House Graphics Artists Ariel Padilla comic artist for TOMO : I was an Eight-Grade Ninja just won the Bronze Award for Comics/Graphic Novel Category at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

Hana’s arrival in America places her in the two worlds of attending school by day and battling as a ninja at night. Although young, she begins to learn about the great role she will play in this first book of the manga-style Tomo series written by Andrew Simmons and Rob Corley with illustration by Ariel Padilla. Visit Zondervan website here for the comics

Zondervan Press Release

Three Zonderkidz Titles Win Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 18, 2007 – Winners for the first annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards were announced this week, and three titles from Zonderkidz, the children’s division of Zondervan, were selected from among 862 entries submitted by authors and publishers in 45 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces, and seven countries.

The following Zonderkidz titles are winners:

* Gold Moonbeam Award : The Jesus Storybook Bible (Sally Llyod-Jones, illustrated by Jago) in the religion/spirituality category

* Silver Moonbeam Award : I Will Rejoice (Karma Wilson, illustrated by Amy june Bates) in religion/spirituality category

* Bronze Moonbeam Award : I Was an Eight-Grade Ninja (Andrew Simmons and Rob Corley, illustrated by Ariel Padilla; part of Zonderkidz’s series using Manga art as seen at www.zGraphicNovels.com) in the Comic/Graphic Novel scategory.

Louie Cordero of Nardong Tae interview at Manila Standard Today

originally posted at http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife6_nov24_2007 

 Melting Comics

By Diego Rosano P. Mapa
Painter and sculptor Louie Cordero got what it takes to become a legend. His works have been included in numerous exhibits in and out of the country including Malaysia, Singapore, London, and the United States since 1998. He also won the grand prize of the painting category in the eighth annual Freeman Foundation at the Vermont Studio Center in 2002; finalist of the Ateneo Art Award 2005 (Presented in memory of Fernando Zobel de Ayala); and recipient of the Thirteenth Artist Award at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2006.

Recently, his works has been featured by super-cool Asian- American sub-culture magazine Giant Robot (check issue no. 43). Moreover, an exhibit also under them in Los Angeles, called, Delubyo, paintings depicting zombies.

I first encountered Louie’s work thru his comic fanzine, Nardong Tae, a super hero basically made of shit, his powers are shit, and that five-part comic book is “the shit!” He is also known for his cover artwork for jazz-punks, Radio Active Sago Project’s latest album, T@ngina mo nagugutom ang Pilipinas… fashionista ka pa rin (Terno Recordings).

Louie’s full-colored art is like looking at detailed neon Pinoy komiks with a lot of torn guts and intestines and all characters are like dripping or melting; a true modern psychedelic experience indeed. Let’s talk to the artist:

Neil Gaiman in Manila 2007 update 3

OK everyone.. this will be or might be my last update for the event, I just got an info from Fullybooked about the event this sunday, and lets just hope that the typhoon wont give more problems to Neil Gaiman’s arrival here in Manila and to the event.

for a fast news!
read this cool article in Inquirer.net

Marvelous maiden voyage

By Ruel S. De Vera
Inquirer

Last updated 06:57pm (Mla time) 11/20/2007MANILA, Philippines―There is a fine tradition of realistic fiction in Filipino literature,” Neil Gaiman explains. “We wanted to encourage unrealistic fiction.” Those words, appearing in “The Sandman” author’s Foreword, exemplify the dark heart, and considerable soul of “Expeditions: The Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards Vol. 1―Comics” (Fully Booked, 2007, 110 pages) and “Expeditions: The Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards Vol. 1―Prose” (Fully Booked, 2007, 190 pages). And any reader will recall that Gaiman had no idea what awaited him in the Philippines: “What I knew of the Philippines could have been written on the wing of a small butterfly.”

Boasting a terrific cover by “New Avengers” artist Leinil Francis Yu and helped by a healthy heaping of horror, these books shine with potent talents.

from :http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/you/expressions/view_article.php?article_id=102130

Now Im starting to fire up! and excited for tomorrow night!

According to Fullybooked Neil Gaiman already signed the books that will be sold at the event and he will be tired for sure at the Ad Congress, but they say that for sure Neil Gaiman will be there this  Sunday’s event and will award the winner of the contest and also host the event.

And if …
if… Neil Gaiman arrive early tomorrow in Manila and seems not to feel tired, he may come there at the Fullybooked Bonicafio High Street branch at Saturday night  to do signings and for a surprise appearance.
But as they say…all is not sure for Saturday.
but all engines go for Sunday.

see you all there!!!

http://www.fullybookedonline.com/