Cosplayer Feature: The Amazing Spider-Dan
May 06
After months and months of being offline, I am both proud and happy to announce that PlanetMarkus blog is officially back online! Huge thanks to my admin for fixing everything and making sure that the blog is once again back to its feet. Thanks, thanks Kuya Boyet, for your technical know-how and for your patience with me! eheheh.. Also, thanks to artist friends and blog readers who have been...
My Wife Is Pregnant Comics
Aug 28
Unlike some of my recent posts, I wont begin this entry with apologies for updating the blog very late again. Instead, let me tell you how excited I am to be finally doing comics. Yeps, I am now writing and drawing my own series. I began a few months ago and it’s actually inspired by real-life experiences. The comic is called My Wife Is Pregnant and, as you can figure out from the title,...
Kid-Friendly Graphic Novels On My Shelf
Jul 16
We’ve recently been cleaning the house. My wife is now 8 months pregnant and we’re expecting a baby boy soon. According to her doctor, she’ll be giving birth anytime within the last week of July or the first week of August. So the need to buy some baby stuff and prepare the house is increasing. While looking at my collection, I realized I had more than a few titles I wanted to share...
Shortlisted Interview #18: Adrian Biblanias
Jul 12
Howdy, dear readers! As Eddie Vedder would say, “I’m still alive” although I’ve been very busy with work, some comic strips about pregnancy (I’ll tell you more next time – that’s for a separate entry) and other serious life stuff (like watching Pixar films with the wife haha). Anyway, I’m temporarily back for another artist interview with another...
Shortlisted Interview #17: Cristina Rose Chua
Jun 21
We’re on our 17th interview now and this only means one thing – we’ve passed the halfway mark already! Thank you for everyone who’ve been checking the interviews out and leaving kind comments. Wish me luck and we might just complete all 32 sooner! Anyway, we’re featuring another lady artist from our own shores and this time, its a former Mangaholix colorist. Ladies...
Shortlisted Interview #16: Brian Valeza
Jun 14
I wasn’t surprised anymore when I discovered fellow-Bayan Knights member Brian Valeza . We were happy but not surprised. Besides, the guy is a fantastic artist and most of us in the group have been big fans of his works before he even joined. While considering a cover artist for our Heart of the Black Matrix #1 project, me and writer Don Celadina decided to contact “Tots” because we...
Shortlisted Interview #15: Cristian Sabarre
Jun 08
For those waiting for it, here goes another interview. This time, let’s go meet a cool colorist from Ormoc, Leyte. Cristian Sabarre! Mark Rosario: Tell us something about yourself. Cristian Sabarre: My name is Cristian John L. Sabarre from Ormoc City, Leyte. I’m the youngest of 5 siblings. I graduated from Informatics Raintree Mall with a bachelor degree in Information Technology....
Shortlisted Interview #14: Kathryn Layno
Jun 01
Although primarily a male-dominated industry, avid readers know that there are quite a number of fantastic female comic creators in the world today. On the top of my mind, I can mention Kelly Sue De Connick (current Captain Marvel writer) and Sara Picheli (artist of Ultimate Spider-Man). When C.B. Cebulski visited the country for a nationwide Marvel talent search, a girl caught his eyes (in an...
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