Good Signs

Last night I hung out at Comic Quest, sketching out stuff in the K.I.A. sketchbook after splurging on issues of Superman/Batman (or is it Batman/Superman?). During the night, Vin pointed out to me that a customer had just bought a copy of Angel Ace Next. I of course offered to sign it, and did (Thanks for your support, Walter!).
Thankfully, Next seems to be having the same steady pace of sales as previous Angel issues. Siglo is obviously selling well and getting uniformly good feedback and reviews. And of course, the Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah compilation is selling like hotcakes.
It's a great time for local comics, I think. People these days don't seem to treat locally-made stuff like they used to- ergo, that it is cheap and low quality. From what I perceive, at least in my own view, Filipinos are now quite aware that, in the comics medium at least, the Pinoy has a lot of talent and the products are worth their hard-earned peso. Perhaps it also helps that in these trying times, there's a more palpable sense of nationality... or perhaps, just the need to believe in something... whether it be fictional heroes on pages or make-believe worlds to take refuge in temporarily. And of course, who else knows better than a Pinoy what it takes to entertain a Pinoy?

And if one person gets to laugh or feel good from reading our comics, we local komikeros and grafictionados can say we've done our job well.

Let's keep those pages coming, people. Heh.