Greatness in Comics Starts at Home

As an striving artist, competition and opportunity is really scarce. I not have any formal training in the arts except in in kidergarten with crayons and coloring books. And with limited resources at home, indeed it was a struggle to continue or worry first about what we will eat for that day. 
Destiny was kind to let me know people who provided me some tools for the trade. It started with pens, pencils, paper and some coloring materials and a lot of imagination from the thinga around me. It also helps to be a creative writer which goes well in being a comic artist. With each of my compilation crawling stories and characters in my head, I knew that I have to make them into more media, then there came the internet.


But my passion was somewhat subdued when I started working in the call center at graveyard shifts. With less or no time to draw, its became an endangered skill. But after sometime, when my shift rotated into morning and day schedules, it gave me more available time during waiting to start all over again and draw. This is where Krisis Komix started.


Krisis Komix became an outlet of the stress I got from work and when I had compiled some strips I posted them with their own blog (www.krisiskomix.blogspot.com) and launched them officially on Earth Hour.


I eventually had a break from the call center and continued studies and comic making at home. I eventually met people in the industry at Komikon and from them I found the enormous inspiration that I need. With different personalities and genres, it was information overload but has a more positive side effect. Continuing Krisis Komix, I also joined in several competitions, and one of the best achievement I got is the Larry Alcala Award for Krisis! Komix Family is Funny. 


I eventually launched its first compilation as an independent comic at Komikon 2010 with Krisis Komix: Identity Krisis. And launched the second one with new comics like Ang Bagong Kidlat, Dyosabelle, and Johnny Astig for Krisis Komix: World Krisis. I also established the biggest facebook group form Pinoy Komik Artists, Indie Komiks Manila which is still growing and very active in terms of projects and interactions. I also contributed for the groups compilation for Free Comic Book Day, Indies Maximus and will have another one this year. And I organize and create them at home with the help of my computer and the world wide web.


I am still young in the industry, yet I felt so very inspired and blessed with the gift of art. Even if its not as prestigious working in big companies, I enjoyed very much because I can do it in the comfort of my house. From the crayons I used in kindergarten to the editing software I now use for comic strips made me a better not only in art but in life.

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What to do in 2012? INVENT!

As a kid, rather than being a doctor or lawyer, I wanted to be a scientist. To be precise, an inventor. That is why I am always fascinated with science and technology, and this also led in my interest in engineering. I do know that today, almost everything has been invented and even one makes a break through, the credit and patent goes to the company or organization who provided resources.  But given this question:


If ever you’re given a chance to invent something (that was not created yet), what would it be and why?

As a home buddy, I know how hard it is to clean up the house plus to organize things into order so given I had resources and technologies, I would invent a cleaning box-bot ©. This invention is perfect for homes with busy parents. The C leaning Box-Bot © is a Digital-chemical-mechanical device that firsts scans the room of dust and garbage that needs to be disposed and disinfect. Then it uses it mechanical apparatus to do vacuum, polish and clean the room. It will keep track of its progress using a laser scanner for accuracy. Cleaning time depends on the size of the room, programmed accuracy (to avoid important things to be swept away), and sanitation preferences.

I wanted this invention because it will help a lot of households especially in these busy times. In case that there are no available house help yet there is a great need for cleaning the house. And this will be a great help not only for families but the economy with less time doing chores and more time to spend with work and family. I think my friend Arvin Ello of Vinversections.com will agree on this since he posted the question on his blog post.


And this technology is not far fetched, with an exponential rise of technology, I know its possible. Like the past decade, the internet grew with devices like the USB dongle, tablets, phones  and netbooks. I hope to make more inventions soon, and this is a great year to start iit!