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Well I've been in hiatus for more than a year, but the good news is, I'll be back making comics. This time, I'll be making my own. =) Will keep you guys updated once it's up!

If there's one thing I HATE about the local comic industry. There's so much argumentation and debates on petty things. WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO FILIPINIZED EVERYTHING. WHY IS THERE THE NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS FILIPINO MADE? We create comics not because we are representing the Filipino nation. WE CREATE COMICS BECAUSE WE WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING! It's not a means to make glorification of the republic of the Philippines. Yes include those copycats that traces styles of other artists. In fact they do have some uses. If your photocopying machine breaks down, you can count on them to make copies. Comics is a medium of entertainment. PERIOD, NO

There's so much hullabaloo lately about copying and tracing mainly because it involves big name artists. read more about it http://teruchan.deviantart.com/journal/14296937/ Ok, oniko sent an image to teru and teru put finishing touches to it. People then slams teru for not crediting the original artist. Haay naku ang gulo nila. I repeat, IT'S OK TO REFERENCE!!! but it's not OK TO COPY. A lot of artists keeps a lot or reference on their hard disks nowadays. It's easy for them to call you out. In the comic world, it's ok to trace the backgrounds as long as you're the one taking the picture reference. Copying something that's already been