The Carver's House

UPDATE: Due to my inability to multi-task, tickets to the Feb 26 8pm show will be available at Ticketworld outlets and online, as well as the TP box office beginning Tuesday, February 22. The tickets of those who have previously reserved them through me or my friend don't have to worry--your tickets are with me. Thanks, and see you at the show! I decided to produce a printed version of the first 26 comics pages of Zaturnnah in Manila just to spice things up a bit. Those who regularly visit this blog may have already read these 26 pages through the online preview, but for a number of peeps, nothing beats ink on paper. Budget hasn't been on my side of late, so I can only produce a limited number of copies, which will be made available at fifty pesos to ticketholders to the Feb 26 8pm show. The graphic above shows the cover of the limited edition special preview. To purchase tickets to the Feb26 8pm show of the Zaturnnah musical, visit this page , or contact Jam through 0929-...

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In the past, I've fancied bringing a whole bunch'a comics artists to watch the Zaturnnah musical for free. I'd gladly oblige that if my pockets were deep enough, but sadly that's not the case. So the most I could do right now is offer a discount. First of all, some parameters... 1) You are a comics artist with an online portfolio of your comics work (either released in print or as webcomics). Doesn't matter if it's your personal website, a blog, or a gallery in a social networking site. 2) The discount applies to tickets for the February 26 (Saturday) 8pm show . 3) The discount is good for one or two tickets , and applies to the seats worth P850.  Click here to see the seat plan. The P850 seats are in yellow. 4) The discount is P100 per ticket . So a ticket is now P750, not P850. 5) You are willing to deposit your payment at a BPI branch before February 16, 2011. If the above is cool with you, the rules are below: To avail of the discount: 1)...

Ah, technology. As I've mentioned in a previous post, my family is selling tickets to the February 26 (Saturday) 8pm show of the Zaturnnah musical. My dear friend Jam has set up an online payment system using PayPal, so now you can reserve and pay for tickets to the aforementioned show through her blog ( http://tinyurl.com/zaturnnah-tickets ), using either your credit card or PayPal account. You'll also find an updated seat plan, so you can choose the seats you want. There are three ways to pay, and I've tested "Option 1." Works well. You can also reserve and pay for tickets to the March 13 (Sunday) 3pm show through her blog. Do check it out. If you have any questions, you can send an inquiry to her through: Mobile: 0929-6759214 Landline: 3767040 / 4009550 Email: jmayeronline [@] gmail [dot] com

  (click on the images to enlarge) Who would've thought? Certainly not me. Since 2006, the boyish-looking hunk who spends his day minding the family store has been played by seven actors, all of whom have offered (or will offer) their own interpretation of this enigmatic, thrill-inducing concept known as "Dodong." Those who have picked up the collected edition of the Zaturnnah graphic novel know that the original name of Dodong was Zandro. Zandro, a name that had an edgy boldstar ring to it, didn't quite fit the character I had wanted to create. The name Dodong came out naturally. It was informal, non-threatening, had a strong Filipino quality to it, and suggested the traditional everyday provincial aspect I wanted the character to have. The fact that he possessed "noodles," or the "katawang pangromansa" was the edge--the surprise--I had hoped to give him. I never imagined readers responding to him in the positive way that they did. I was glad...

Nothing too radically new, save the nice background. I supplied the image, Tanghalang Pilipino did the rest. I'm assuming that the cast list printed here is the final one. (click on the image to enlarge)

Happy 2011, everyone. If there's one thing that Facebook did to me, it would be taking me away from my blog and entice me with the simplicity of the status update. The downside of that is the lack of practice in the writing department. And since my day job doesn't require me to do much writing, the rust has pretty much spread. So forgive any grammar or spelling errors from hereon. You may have heard that the Zaturnnah musical will have another run from February 18 to March 13 at the CCP Little Theater. This is another special fund-raising event for Tanghalang Pilipino, not unlike the fund-raiser they did in early-2009. While it's nice to know that Tanghalang Pilipino trusts the Zaturnnah musical to help them with their financial troubles, it would be great if they developed other material that had strong commercial potential. That, however, is a topic for another day. The cast line-up is still nebulous at this point, but Eula Valdes and Tuxqs Rutaquio reprise thier ro...