MASKARADO/DAKILA: SILVER LIKE DUST

MASKARADO/DAKILA: SILVER LIKE DUST

Reno hits yet another one out of the park with this brand new cover for a new print run of MASKARADO/DAKILA: SILVER LIKE DUST.

Huzzah!

This newly-covered edition of SLD will be unleashed at the same time its sequel, MASKARADO/DAKILA: IN A DARK WOOD, flies out at 'ya.

Please feel free to pick up both so you can read the whole story thus far...

This equipped-with-a-snazzy-new-cover-and-larger-than-the-original-release edition of SILVER LIKE DUST is, like IN A DARK WOOD, coming soon(ish).

Release date details to follow...

you can't drink just six,

Dave

MASKARADO/DAKILA: IN A DARK WOOD

 MASKARADO/DAKILA: IN A DARK WOOD

In the wake of the events chronicled in MASKARADO/DAKILA: SILVER LIKE DUST, Reno and I are about to unleash its sequel, featuring even more high flying, high kicking superhero spandex buddy hijinx.

Superheroes don't get days off.

So it's clean up detail at "the Office" (the main Lair of SLD's just-arrested Big Bad).

On a Sunday.

Ugh.

It's an explosive end to Dakila's first weekend in Maskarado's home dimension.

("I traveled to the future of another dimension! That sounds so awesome...")

With kicka$$ art by Reno and words by some other geek, IN A DARK WOOD is coming soon(ish).

Release date details to follow...

you can't drink just six,

Dave

 

INDIEKET 2021 (ONLINE) [Updated! With Schedule!!]

INDIEKET 2021 (ONLINE)
[Updated! With Schedule!!]

Among the Creator Connect talks scheduled for this year's online edition of Indieket on August 7, we've got one in which a half-dozen of the mighty fine artists I've had the privilege to collaborate with are gathered to talk komiks collaboration...

Thrill! At this Sneak Peek!!!

For the record, those half-dozen are:

Michael Urbano [Top Left]: URIEL: Hekhalot; DAKILA: Legado Issues 1 & 2A

Marvin del Mundo [Top Right]: DAKILA / Fr TRESE: Iunctura

Carl Corilla [Middle Left]: DAKILA: Makadaot

Pyotr Mutuc [Middle Center]: DAKILA: Siyudad Issues 1 to 3

Ace Enriquez [Middle Right]: BATHALA: Apokalypsis

Reno Maniquis [Bottom Center]: MASKARADO / DAKILA: Silver Like Dust

More details here.

We've got the 5th slot, from 4 in the afternoon to 5:30.

(More details here.)

You'll note from the Sneak Peek that Yours Truly was not on the Zoom call (long story short: technical issues prohibit me from Zooming at the moment).

Regardless, you should still most definitely check the talk out, coz these mighty fine gentlemen discuss komik collaboration, and I also still managed to answer questions over email, so I believe some of my answers will be read out loud during the call...

Or something.

Anyhoo, just check the talk out if you've got the time and the inclination. (August 7, 4PM to 5:30PM.) 

Your viewership and support will be greatly appreciated.

And please feel free to check out any (or all) of the other Creator Connect talks...

"See you" at the Indieket.

you can't drink just six,

Dave

INDIEKET 2021 (ONLINE)

Among the talks scheduled for this year's online edition of Indieket on August 7, we have Creator Connect, in which a half-dozen of the mighty fine artists I've had the privilege to collaborate with are gathered to talk komiks collaboration...

Thrill! At this Sneak Peek!!!

For the record, those half-dozen are:

Michael Urbano [Top Left]: URIEL: Hekhalot; DAKILA: Legado Issues 1 & 2A

Marvin del Mundo [Top Right]: DAKILA / Fr TRESE: Iunctura

Carl Corilla [Middle Left]: DAKILA: Makadaot

Pyotr Mutuc [Middle Center]: DAKILA: Siyudad Issues 1 to 3

Ace Enriquez [Middle Right]: BATHALA: Apokalypsis

Reno Maniquis [Bottom Center]: MASKARADO / DAKILA: Silver Like Dust

More details here.

Exact time has yet to be announced, so check in at the Indieket FB as August 7 comes creeping towards us for updates.

You'll note from the Sneak Peek that Yours Truly was not on the Zoom call (long story short: technical issues prohibit me from Zooming at the moment).
Regardless, you should still most definitely check the talk out, coz these mighty fine gentlemen discuss komik collaboration, and I also still managed to answer questions over email, so I believe some of my answers will be read out loud during the call...

Or something.

Anyhoo, just check the talk out if you've got the time and the inclination. Your viewership and support will be greatly appreciated.

"See you" at the Indieket.

you can't drink just six,

Dave

'VERSE UPDATE 2020 (2)

Aaaaaaand here we go!

Two new releases and a good mix of previously released issues, some of which are being made available to order online for the first time:

DAKILA: Siyudad Issue 1 (of 4)
David Hontiveros / Pyotr Mutuc
B&W / Wraparound cover / 24 pages / 5.5 x 8.5 inches / 100 pesos
 
The oikoumene is the physical plane we all live in.
But just beyond the Veil, there’s the Darkside, the diabul, where creatures from folklore and myth, entities divine and infernal, creatures undead and spectral, reside.
And Dakila’s about to enter the diabul--on Halloween, of all nights--to help young Maleck de los Santos with a personal quest.
What could go wrong?

DAKILA: Siyudad Issue 2 (of 4) [New Release]
David Hontiveros / Pyotr Mutuc
B&W / Wraparound cover / 24 pages / 6.5 x 10 inches / 160 pesos
 
Where Makati stands today used to be a swamp, a long time ago.
In the diabul, something’s about to rise from that swamp…
And it isn’t in a very good mood…

KADASIG: Walanghanggan Issue 1 (of 3) [New Release]
David Hontiveros / Romnick Magbanua
B&W / Colored cover / 36 pages / 6.5 x 10 inches / 230 pesos
 
There is a sentient horror movie, a diabolic film that constantly hungers to completely draw its audience into its narrative.
Literally.
And Kadasig is about to become its star attraction…

MASKARADO / DAKILA: Silver Like Dust
David Hontiveros / Reno Maniquis
B&W / Full color cardstock cover / 28 pages / 5.5 x 8.5 inches / 200 pesos
 
Maskarado: “Manila’s Masked Marvel.”
Dakila: his world’s “cosmic champion.”
These two heroes from different dimensions are about to face an enemy driven by madness and greed.
An enemy who wants all the power in the world for himself.
Including theirs.
 
And, for Brandon Ramirez, all the skintight spandex craziness starts here, in the 3-issue introductory arc…
 
DAKILA: Kapalaran

Issue 1
David Hontiveros / Bibo Reyes
B&W / Full color cover / 24 pages / 5.5 x 8.5 inches / 130 pesos
 
In which Dakila meets some corporate angels and the Devil…

Issue 2
David Hontiveros / Romnick Magbanua
B&W / 44 pages / 5.5 x 8.5 inches / 160 pesos
 
In which Dakila gets some training, we find out what’s up with his MIA mom, we discover which trusted ally is lying straight to his face, and the Devil does SPOILER!

Issue 3
David Hontiveros / Enel Lawrence Villegas
B&W / 32 pages / 6.5 x 10 inches / 190 pesos
 
In which we witness some cosplay, and Brandon’s official public debut as a superhero.
 
So there we go.
 
Please click on over to the Indies section of the Avenida website for more details (and preview pages), and, you know, to do the ordering…
 
Meanwhile, please stay safe and sane, people!

you can't drink just six,

Dave

'VERSE UPDATE 2020 (1)

Story has always served to help keep my head above water, especially when the seas are particularly tempestuous (as they have been, and continue to be, in TFNY 2020).

A significant part of what got me through the nightmare of the past 8 months or so was doing my part in telling the ‘Verse Story.

I can’t speak for the mighty fine artists who worked through quarantine to fill my Inbox with pages of art that managed to keep my spirits up and kept me going, but for me, working on the comics--whether it was lettering the pages that were coming in, or writing scripts--was me defiantly waving a double bird salute to all the grief and anxiety in the most creative way I knew how.

So, yes.

There are new ‘Verse issues on the way.
 
And, thanx to Avenida, you’ll be able to order those new issues (and some previously released ones) from your home.
Long-time ‘Verse readers will perhaps rightly guess that, in some other alternate timeline, these new issues (4 of them) would have been the new releases at good old NovKon.
As far as our world goes though, you’ll need to click on over to the Avenida website, and then have them delivered to you.
But not yet, though.
I’ll be posting again with another announcement once I get the green light from Avenida that all is ready on their end.
 
For now, these are the cover images for the 2 new issues releasing in Wave 1.

The other 2 new issues will be released as part of Wave 2, sometime early next year.
 
More details on the new releases (as well as the old issues also becoming available to order on Avenida) in the next announcement.
 
For now:
 
To the artists I’ve had the privilege to collaborate with on the ‘Verse titles:
 
To those who stayed radio silent throughout quarantine, I truly hope you’re all doing well.

If you happen to be reading this, please drop me a line. It would be great to hear from you;
 
To those who reached out, I’m glad to have heard from you, and I hope you’re continuing to stay safe (and sane);
 
And to those who joined me in working through TFNY 2020 (you know who you are), thanx SO much for your hard work and dedication.
These comics would not exist without you.
 
And to all you mighty fine folk out there, supporting these new releases won’t just be a show of support for my writing.
 
You’ll also be supporting Avenida, without whose order/delivery infrastructure these issues would not be available under the current circumstances.
https://www.myavenida.com/
 
You’ll be supporting Reno Maniquis, proprietor of Ye Olde Print Shoppe, CreativeTrio.
https://www.facebook.com/creativetriodesign/
https://www.instagram.com/creativetriodesign/?hl=en
 
You'll be showing your support for the local, self-publishing comics scene.

And you’ll of course, be supporting the mighty fine artists who’ve worked on these issues.

 
But aside from that, you’ll also be supporting Story.
And the Voices that are helping to tell that Story.
 
Please continue to stay safe and sane, and keep an eye out for the next announcement, once Avenida is ready to accept orders.

you can't drink just six,

Dave

SELECTED 'VERSE TITLES NOW AVAILABLE ON MERVSTORE! [UPDATED]

So these 12 'Verse issues

DAKILA: Lumilim

Issues 1 & 2

David Hontiveros / Elmer Cantada

DAKILA: Makadaot

Issue 2

David Hontiveros / Carl Corilla

DAKILA: Makadaot

Issue 3

David Hontiveros / Carl Corilla

DAKILA: Metronom

Issues 2 & 3

David Hontiveros / Romnick Magbanua

DAKILA / KADASIG: Balat

Issues 1 to 4

David Hontiveros / Romnick Magbanua

DAKILA / MASKARADO: Silver Like Dust

David Hontiveros / Reno Maniquis

KADASIG Volume One: "The Skeleton at the Feast"

Issue 2

David Hontiveros / Rafael Gumboc

which I talk about in more detail here, are now available to order at the Indie Komiks Market section of mervstore.

So if you haven't read some (or all) of these, then please click on down to the link(s) above and check them out.
And if you're so inclined, please feel free to spread the word and these links, to show your support for the local comic book scene.

you can’t drink just six,

Dave

SELECTED 'VERSE TITLES NOW AVAILABLE ON MERVSTORE!

So, yes, The 'Verse is now one of mervstore's new partners...

At the moment, 12 'Verse issues are part of the selections for mervstore's H Club Box 5. (Check out the link for details.)

The 12 issues currently available through mervstore are (in alphabetical order):

DAKILA: Lumilim

Issues 1 & 2

David Hontiveros / Elmer Cantada

Your name is Brandon Ramirez and you’ve been a geek your whole life: comics, movies, RPGs, cosplay.

And now you’re officially the world’s first superhero, as evidenced by the cape, the mask, the totally ripped physique, and those crazy-awesome powers.

Higher agencies seem to have conspired to steer you right into that skintight outfit.

We have only one question: How’s that working out for you?

It’s been almost 3 months since 18-year old Brandon Ramirez first became Dakila.

And right now, he just wants to cosplay.

But a day at ManilaCon with his barkada turns super weird (and super dangerous!) when creepy urban legend Mr. Alikabok--actually one of Mangilala’s many guises (dude’s a cosplayer too! Who knew?)--shows up with some, err… “friends,” to spoil everybody’s geekery.

Boooo! Hissssss!

Dakila. 18 years old. Cosmic champion.

All of a sudden, acne and getting a driver’s license are so not a big deal anymore.

DAKILA: Makadaot

Issue 2

David Hontiveros / Carl Corilla

Dakila has to face rains that are gradually sapping his strength to find a missing child.

AND his kitten!

But a bunch of saitans are about to make things a LOT more complicated...

DAKILA: Makadaot

Issue 3

David Hontiveros / Carl Corilla

Where we see exactly what Grundle... errrr, Kasuko’s “sweet itsusiak deal” was all about...

DAKILA: Metronom

Issues 2 & 3

David Hontiveros / Romnick Magbanua

There’s been an angel murder, and an attempted angel murder.

Who’s on the case?

Gil Grissom? Mac Taylor? Or (Heaven help us!) Horatio Caine?

Nuh-uh!

Dakila’s on the case!

DAKILA / KADASIG: Balat

Issues 1 to 4

David Hontiveros / Romnick Magbanua

While just trying to do the right thing, Dakila runs afoul of the Yokusuru crime family, the same bunch of drilo Kadasig also happens to be looking into.
High flying, fist to jaw, tsinelas to face action follows!

DAKILA / MASKARADO: Silver Like Dust

David Hontiveros / Reno Maniquis

Two kick-ass heroes.

One awesome team-up.

Dakila finds himself in another dimension, in another Philippines, where he meets “Manila’s Masked Marvel,” Maskarado.

Together, the heroes face an enemy driven by madness and greed.

An enemy who hungers for all the power in the world.

Including theirs.

KADASIG Volume One: "The Skeleton at the Feast"

Issue 2

David Hontiveros / Rafael Gumboc

Kadasig has served the Lady Ibu for centuries.

He was human, once. But today, he is a living, breathing kutummu, his skin now merely the scabbard for the seemingly infinite array of weapons he draws from inside himself, weapons he shapes from his own flesh and bone, to best serve the Lady in the only way he truly knows how.

He is the Lady’s kallaapu; her knight, her enforcer.

He is her beet tilli; her arsenal.

He is her kak daami; her bloodstained weapon.

And she is about to use him to finally lay her enemies low…

Kadasig's memories of his violent past are disturbed in the wake of an aswang attack on the heir to the enkanto throne...

Okay.
All the 'Verse issues available on mervstore are complete narratives.
They're either stand-alone one-and-dones (like either of the Makadaot issues), or two-parters (Lumilim 1 & 2) or story arcs (Balat) that are finished, so no need to worry about waiting for the wrap-up.

I'm currently not privy to mervstore's timetable, but the 'Verse issues (as well as all the other titles from mervstore's other new partners) will eventually be made available under regular circumstances as well.
We'll update you when that happens.

There are also other plans afoot, like getting other 'Verse issues, like the "Maskarado (Red)" cover of Silver Like Dust 

onto mervstore (currently, only the "Dakila (Blue)" cover is available), as well as some other titles, and other sneaky (initially exclusive to mervstore) schemes.
Updates when those come closer to reality.

For now, check out mervstore and H Club Box 5.
You won't just be showing your support for Filipino komix in general, you'll also be showing your support for all the mighty fine artists who've collaborated with me.
AND you'll be showing your support for mervstore, who are busy carving out new avenues for greater visibility and availability of Filipino comic books...

you can’t drink just six,

Dave

2018 SUMMER KOMIKON POST-KON POST

Firstly, thanx so much for everyone who turned up for this year's Summer Kon, and for all you mighty fine folk who passed by the Alamat table to pick up some 'Verse.
Quite simply: thank you.

And for everyone who turned out to support the official launch of the follow-up to The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo, The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium another round of thanx.
For everyone who shared their thoughts and enthusiasm, Pardo approves of you mightily!

I understand that deliveries to bookstores will be taking place next week, and I'll be posting any pertinent updates here, as well as any further links from the good people at Summit Books. Thanx again, guys!
And extra thanx to Reno and Mica for manning the Alamat table while I was off at the Summit booth for the book signing! Lifesavers!
And thanx to the Komikon crew as well, for yet another awesome Summer Komikon.

In case you haven't heard, The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium contains a new batch of creature entries (written by Budjette Tan), and a whole lot more narrative stuff, written by yours truly, with illustrations by Kajo Baldisimo, Bow Guerrero, and Mervin Malonzo.

Check out previews of some of the new creature entries here,* and check out the round-up post (which has some more BB-related links) here.

Hope all you mighty fine folk who weren't able to attend Summer Kon pick the book up at your favorite bookstore!
Let's all support the printed word, 'cause having that fresh new book in your hands, with that brand new imaginative territory just waiting to be explored... no other sensation quite like it...
Vive le livre! (Or something like that...)

you can’t drink just six,

Dave

* Just to clarify, while Kajo and Bow do have illustrations in BB, the art of the five creatures featured in the article are all by Mervin. (And, as noted on each image, all illustrations appear courtesy of Summit Books.)

SILVER LIKE DUST - Digital

Yes, indeed.
The mighty fine Reno Maniquis has made the Maskarado / Dakila crossover we cooked up to celebrate Maskarado's 25th anniversary, Silver Like Dust, available in digital format on gumroad.

Silver Like Dust

By David Hontiveros and Reno Maniquis

Two kick-ass heroes.

One awesome team-up.

Dakila finds himself in another dimension, in another Philippines, where he meets “Manila’s Masked Marvel,” Maskarado.

Together, the heroes face an enemy driven by madness and greed.

An enemy who hungers for all the power in the world.

Including theirs.

(See the complete sneak preview pack--including 2 lettered pages--at the Maskarado FBpage, here.)

So if you haven't checked it out yet, please feel free to do so!

you can’t drink just six,

Dave

2017 NOVEMBER KOMIKON POST-KON POST

A huge round of thanx for all you mighty fine folk who dropped by the Capsule-Alamat table over the weekend to show your deeply appreciated support by picking up the latest 'Verse releases:

The wrap-up to the Dakila / Kadasig crossover, Balat (art by Romnick Magbanua; colored cover by Kadasig co-creator Ian Sta. Maria):

The wrap-up to the Makadaot story arc (art by Carl Corilla):

And for helping us celebrate the 25^th anniversary of Reno Maniquis’ Maskarado with Silver Like Dust (art and colored covers by Reno)…

Thanx so much again.
Your continued and enthusiastic support means the world to us, and we hope to see you all at next year's Summer Kon!

you can’t drink just six,

Dave

2017 NOVEMBER KOMIKON MAP

Three more days till NovKon; this coming weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 11 & 12, at the Bayanihan Center on Pioneer.

Details on the new 'Verse releases can be found here.

And more details about the Maskarado / Dakila crossover, Silver Like Dust, can be found here.

Plus, Reno will have all sorts of goodies available as well, details for which you can find at the Maskarado FB page.

Just look for us at the Capsule-Alamat table here:

 

 

Set the dates: November 11 & 12, at the Bayanihan Center on Pioneer.

#komikonph

Hope to see all you mighty fine folk at NovKon!

you can’t drink just six,

Dave