Books: Gaiman, Murakami, Pardo. Picks from National Bookstore's Sale

So on the last day of the National Book Store Sale, we were doing errands in the mall and had some extra bit of cash. Well, actually we still had some bills to budget but the temptation was so strong so I just took a sneak peek and well....came out with three books. Hehehe. 

So the first one I picked up was Haruki Murakami's "Wind/Pinball" at 50%off! This is actually my first Murakami hardbound and at 50% off I just could not resist. 

Paul took the photo with the plastic wrap still on, I would have preferred if it was without the plastic but still I'm not reading it then I guess its okay if it will keep the book clean and protected. Will probably reshoot once I finally open the book to read. :) 

My second pick is a collection of short stories inspired from Nail Gaiman's "Sandman" at 20% off. This is my first book which is a collection of short stories. Paul is a big fan of "Sandman" so this is also a treat for him.  

My third pick was a book that was not on sale but I still had to have. "The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo" which I already blogged about so long ago and now I finally have a copy! Will post more on that soon! #SupportLocal 


Will be posting book reviews soon! :D 

Summer KOMIKON Releases!

Summer KOMIKON is just around the corner, it will be on Saturday (April 16, 2016) at the Bayanihan Center in Pioneer. 

At this point in this post, my Tito David will take over :) I lifted this from his blog www.fiveleggediguana.blogspot.com -make sure to see him when you go to the Kon! 

Debuting at this year’s Summer Kon:

DAKILA: Metronom

Issues 2 & 3 (of 3)

By David Hontiveros and Romnick Magbanua

Before anything else…

First DAKILA story arc to reach completion!

Yay, us!

Now, on to the road to compilation…

Ahem.

Your name is Brandon Ramirez and you’ve been a geek your whole life: comics, movies, RPGs, cosplay.

And now you’re officially the world’s first superhero, as evidenced by the cape, the mask, the totally ripped physique, and those crazy-awesome powers.

Higher agencies seem to have conspired to steer you right into that skintight outfit.

We have only one question: How’s that working out for you?

There’s been an angel murder, and an attempted angel murder.

Who’s on the case?

Gil Grissom? Mac Taylor? Or (Heaven help us!) Horatio Caine?

Nuh-uh!

Dakila’s on the case!

Featuring three characters previously seen in Tatsulok: A Vision of Dust (though probably not the three you’re thinking of, plus one of them looks a whole lot different now).

Dakila. 18 years old. Cosmic champion.

All of a sudden, acne and getting a driver’s license are so not a big deal anymore.

DAKILA: Makadaot

Issue 1 (of 3)

By David Hontiveros and Carl Corilla

Fatima helps Demetrio out, and they both run into some trouble in Perdida.

Oh, and Dakila shows up!

Wait.

Was that a spoiler?

URIEL: Hekhalot

Issue 3B (of 4)

By David Hontiveros and Michael Urbano

Uriel is a mighty arel, held in reverence and awe by his fellow arelim, feared and despised by the shedim hordes.

And right now, his fate and existence lie in the hands of his seven-year-old mortal charge, Maleck de los Santos.

Uriel has a throwdown with Malael in the diabul, while, back in theoikoumene, the good Doctor Perez goes totally nutballs!

PLUS!

For some extra-‘Verse action…

BATHALA: Apokalypsis

Issue 6B (of 7)

By David Hontiveros and Ace Enriquez

What if there was only one superhuman in the whole world?

What if the world was about to end as predicted in the Book of Revelation?

What can one superman do to hold back the hand of the Almighty?

Bathala faces the savage baalim, and the cracks in the UP’s New World Order gradually become visible.

Plus, a new power! And (Gasp!) a new weakness!

PLUS PLUS!

I’ve received intel that there will also be a LOST JOURNAL presence at the Summer Kon, so keep your eyes peeled for that, too. (Hopefully, you guys can stretch your budgets so you can pick up some ‘Verse stuff and the LOST JOURNAL…)

Books: The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo

No need to wait for Halloween to read to read up on the creatures and beasts of Philippine folklore; out now from Summit Books Is The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo. From local comic book greats Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo, David Hontiveros, Bow Guerrero and Mervin Malonzo. 

Immerse yourself with riveting details about the many monsters and mysteries in local folklore. The book divulges all of the deepest, darkest secrets of Philippine lower mythology. 

Make sure to take home this lost relic and uncover the underworld through the eyes of Alejandro Pardo. Now available in bookstores nationwide for only P295.00

If you've been following the blog, then you probably know that David Hontiveros is actually my Uncle. I would definitely have to check on him whether we're related to Alejandro Pardo, since Pardo is my Grandfather's middle name, it might be the whole 'Capiz' thing. I guess I'll have to check out the book to find out. Hope you support the book-just getting tired of all those Wattpad 'novels', I'm looking forward to a local published book that's actually worth reading. -Sorry, Not Sorry. 

Update! 

Found the below up on the Summit Books FB page. It gives more details on the book! 

So check it! 

The book reveals riveting details about the many monsters and mysteries that abound in local folklore, purportedly based on documents written by a character named Alejandro Pardo.

In The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo, the titular character was a Spanish explorer who came to the Philippines in the early 19th century during the Spanish colonization. Pardo studied the creatures of local folklore—among them the aswang, kapre, bakunawa, duwende, tikbalang, tiyanak, and manananggal—and chronicled his eyewitness observations in a journal which also contained hair-raising illustrations of its subject matter. Pardo’s writings, which were gone from the light of day for two centuries, ends up in the hands of one of his modern-day descendants and a colleague—and the result is this book, a chilling look into the world of Philippine folklore’s ghastly beings. Things turn a lot darker when the colleague suddenly disappears and a lot of unfortunate events followed soon after. Cursed or whatever you might call it, this book details popular creatures from Philippine folklore as well as how can one defend oneself from the creatures when confronted. The chapter “Defending Against the Dark” emphasizes the need to always be ready and identifies which weapons are the most effective. 

Behind The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo is a who’s who of the Philippine comic book scene: David Hontiveros, the Palanca Award-winning and National Book Award-nominated writer of the Seroks science fiction collections; Budjette Tan, author of the National Book Award-winning works Trese and Mikey Recio and The Secret of The Demon Dungeon; Kajo Baldisimo, co-creator and illustrator of the Trese series; Bow Guerrero, co-creator and artist of the Mikey Recio and The Secret of The Demon Dungeon; and Mervin Malonzo, author and artist of the National Book Award-winning Tabi Po.