The challenge is simple enough: create 24 comic book pages in 24 hours. The results can be seen at the official blog of The Philippine 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge. The contest is of particular interest as one my partners in crime, Cev Ruiz, actually had the galls to join and to finish an actual 24 page comic book.
The contest may soon be over with 15 entries listed as those that actually met the 24 pages in 24 hours prerequisite but the Top 10 is still up for grabs with winners for best story and for best art to be determined by a panel of three judges.
It's interesting that though I was primarily drawn to the contest by my friend I felt that it would be only fair if I went through all the entries which I found myself doing and in the process coming out with actual reviews of each entry. I'm reposting each critique / review entry here and a link to the comic book just to give everyone a heads up how I will be doing this in the future.
We all love comic books. Or at least we care for them passionately. From creating them to reading them to criticizing them to collecting them. As long as there are people who have the passion and the conviction to care for the art form that is comics, it will never die. Albeit it has a long and prosperous future ahead.
Enjoy!
Hi Erika!
ReplyDeleteIf you're looking for more Filipino Komiks to review in the future, I encourage you to sign up and checkout the Indie Komplex Forum http://indiekomplex.prophpbb.com/ particularly "The Workshop" section. There are already several komiks there just waiting for someone to critique. :D
Thanks, Teddy. Will check out the Indie Komplex Forum. I just hope the creators there are just as kind and open to criticism as those in the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they are. A good number of participants in the 24 Hour challenge are active in that forum. :D
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