4 of July!

You are all invited!

July 25, 2014, Friday

4:00 PM
Powerbooks Greenbelt

Happier October :)

Para po sa mga hindi makakapunta sa aming warehouse sale, eto na po ang inyong pagkakataon na maka-order ng aming mga libro!

FREE shipping anywhere in the Philippines! May rebate pa!*


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Happy October!

Find your way via Google Map:  Visprint, Inc.

Book launch: It's Not That Complicated

Flirtationship o it's more than a friendship, less than a relationship. 

Relationshipy o parang sila, pero hindi pala. Sino malabo? 

Huli, ang Relationsnack o para sa mga taong forever nagda-diet at ginawang ala cart ang iba't ibang aspeto ng relationship. 

Buti pa noon, MU lang ang meron. Ngayon, mayroong FuBu, mga user friendly, yung mga malabo, at yung mga torpe. Ika nga ng mga pa-deep: Life is complicated. Pero sa bagong hain ni G.Eros Atalia, tangka niyang buwagin ang popular na facebook status dahil simple is best, ika nga. Baka mapa-deeper meaning of life pa tayo! 

Samahan si Eros Atalia

at ilang cast members ng "Ligo na U, Lapit na Me" at "Intoy Syokoy"

sa Bestsellers Robinsons Galleria, 4F

mula 3PM hanggang 5PM, 19 May 2012!

Trese 4 Official trailer

TRESE: LAST SEEN AFTER MIDNIGHT
by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
Winners of the Philippine National Book Award for Best Graphic Literature

TRESE Book 4 will be exclusively available in all branches of National Bookstore, Powerbooks, and Bestsellers until the end of the year.

BOOK LAUNCH :
October 8, 2011, 5pm at Bestsellers bookstore, Robinsons Galleria

Don't miss it!

W I T - Visprint's 1st Annual Readers' Day

Saturday, September 10, 2011 · 9:00am - 5:00pm

Meeting Rooms 7, 8 & 9

SMX Convention Center, Pasay City

Featuring:
▪ An exhibit of never-before-seen artworks by your fave Visprint artists.
▪ Behind-the-scene revelations by the book creators.
▪ Talks on creativity and writing workouts.
▪ A sneak peek of Visprint titles that will soon hit the shelves.
▪ and other suprises you shouldn’t miss!

admission is P100 only :)


 
updates and infos posted regularly at our FB event page.

Invitation / Programme

(click image to view larger version)

See details and updates HERE!

Visprint's 2010 Book Event

"Literature From Shakespeare to Bob Ong: Bridging the Divide Between the Popular And the Canonical"

*In collaboration with the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters: Dept. of Literature, Thomasian Writers Guild, The Literary Society and The Varsitarian*


GUEST SPEAKERS:

Aug 17: Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera, Prof. Jun Cruz Reyes, Dr. Ophelia Dimalanta, Dr. Efren Abueg, Mr. Jun Balde, Dr. Isagani Cruz

Aug 18: Visprint writers and comic creators

See details and updates HERE!
 

Komikon Summer De Avance na!

*courtesy of [http://komikon.deviantart.com/journal/]

Hey guys! Anong gagawin natin bago mag-Mayo? Mag-Komikon tayo!

Komikon Summer De Avance is on April 17, 2010 10am to 8pm, at UP Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman. Entrance fee is just 50 Php. Mingle with fans, retailers, creators and enthusiast. Kitakits tayo dun!

Dress in cool and casual clothes, its going to be one hot event!

Visprint booth will be on your immediate right, after the entrance :D

KOMIKON 2009

YOU just have to be at this year's KOMIKON!

OFFICIAL RELEASE of:
Manix Abrera's "12"
and
Trese Book #3: "MASS MURDERS"

Don't miss it!


Meet and greet creators:
Carlo Vergara, Manix Abrera, Freely Abrigo, Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo!

October 18, 2009
10 AM - 9 pM
Megatrade Hall 1, SM Megamall

Manila Intl. Book Fair photos

Just minutes before the opening :)

More photos here courtesy of Alan Navarra.


Big thanks to everyone for making our first time in the MIBF a very memorable one.

Advanced Order Promo! - Manila International Book Fair

Pre-order any of the upcoming Visprint books:
- CRASH, a Not Quite Unreal sequel, by Carlos Malvar
- TRESE 3: Mass Murders, by Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldisimo
- 12, by Manix Abrera

Enjoy your very own SIGNED copy, delivered to you free of charge*, 1 week before the book's commercial release!

MECHANICS:
1. Promo applies to Metro Manila addresses only*.
2. Advanced order and payments should be made during the MIBF.
3. Promo forms available at the Visprint booth.

Komikon Awards Poll in deviantART now open!

The online polls (deviantART) for the Komikon Awards are up. You can now start voting for your favorite (and hopefully deserving) nominees.

Since polls in DA are limited to 10 entries per poll, some categories were split in half. Make sure you VOTE FOR ONE NOMINEE PER CATEGORY ONLY. Feel free to read through the compete list of nominees in the previous journals and see some of the entries in the gallery.

POLLS:
BEST COMIC: Best Graphic Novel / Anthology: [link]
BEST COMIC: Best Comic Series: [link]
BEST COMIC: Best Comic Magazine: [link]
BEST COMIC: Best Comic Strip Compilation: [link]
BEST COMIC CREATOR/S: [link]
BEST CARTOONIST: [link] & [link]
BEST COVER: [link] & [link]
GRASSROOT AWARD: [link] & [link]
BEST WEBCOMIC: [link]
KOMIKS CHARACTER OF THE YEAR: [link] & [link]
BEST COMIC SCENE: [link] & [link]
COMICS AID AWARD:[link] & [link]


VOTING
• Voting period will end on September 20, 2009

*Voting Ballots will be available in the following stores:
Comic Odyssey
•Robinson's Place, Level 3 Ermita,Manila
•Robinson's Galleria, Level 3 Expansion Mall,Edsa cor. Ortigas
Comic Quest
•Lower Ground Floor Bldg. A, SM Megamall
•2nd Floor Main Bldg., SM City North Edsa

For non-DA subscribers/users, other online polls will be set-up. Please wait for announcements.

Winners will be announced at the 5th Philippine Annual Komiks Convention (KOMIKON) this October 2009!!!

KOMIKON Awards 2009: We have been nominated!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You are nominated in the upcoming KOMIKON AWARDS 2009. Nominations were held last July 01 - 15, 2009. You were nominated for the following category:

For Comics Aid Award:
Visual Print Enterprises has been publishing a large number of great quality local comic books such as Manix Abrera’s Kikomachine, Freely Abrigo’s Kulas, the graphic novel Trese by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo and Carlo Vergara’s Ang Kagila-gilalas Na Pakikipagsapalaran Ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah. Hopefully more publishers will follow suit.

Our sincerest appreciation to everyone responsible in helping us make it into the list of nominees!

Big cheers to all book readers and comics enthusiasts who continually support and appreciate Visprint (VPE) titles!

Maraming maraming salamat po!



*See voting details here.

VISPRINT CREATORS Nominated!

From the official list of nominees for the Komikon Awards 2009:

[List 01]

BEST COMIC: Best Graphic Novel / Anthology:
Trese by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo

BEST COMIC: Best Comic Strip Compilation:
Kikomachine by Manix Abrera
Kulas by Freely Abrigo

BEST COMIC CREATOR/S:
Budjette Tan / Kajo Baldisimo (Trese)

BEST COVER:
Die Die Evil Die, Kikomachine Komix book 3 by Manix Abrera
O, Kaligayahang Walang Hanggan Yeh!, Kikomachine Komix book 4 by Manix Abrera
Alab ng Puso sa Dibidib Mo’s Buhay! Kikomachine Komix book 5 by Manix Abrera
Trese: Murder on Balete Drive (Vol.1) by Kajo Baldisimo
Trese: Unreported Murders (Vol. 2) by Kajo Baldisimo

BEST CARTOONIST:
Manix Abrera (Kikomachine, Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Freely Abrigo (Kulas, The Manila Bulletin)

[List 02]

GRASSROOT AWARD:
Trese (issue 1-7) by Budjette Tan and kajo Baldisimo
Kapitan Tog by Freely Abrigo

KOMIKS CHARACTER OF THE YEAR:
Bertong Badtrip of Kikomachine, by Manix Abrera
Alexandra Trese of Trese by Budjette Tan and kajo Baldisimo
The Kambal of Trese by Budjette Tan and kajo Baldisimo
Maliksi of the Tikbalang Tribe of Trese by Budjette Tan and kajo Baldisimo
Kapitan Tog of Kapitan Tog by Freely Abrigo
Kulas of Kulas by Freely Abrigo

BEST COMIC SCENE:
Rules of the Race - The Alberto and Maliksi Car Race (Trese)

*See the complete list HERE.

VOTING

• Voting period will be from August 10 to September 20, 2009

*Voting Ballots will be available in the following stores:

Comic Odyssey

• Robinson's Place, Level 3 Ermita,Manila
• Robinson's Galleria, Level 3 Expansion Mall,Edsa cor. Ortigas

Comic Quest

• Lower Ground Floor Bldg. A, SM Megamall
• 2nd Floor Main Bldg., SM City North Edsa

*ONLINE VOTING POLLS to be announced

Winners will be announced at the 5th Philippine Annual Komiks Convention (KOMIKON) this October 2009!!!

Trese is NBDB Book Club's pick for July

Join the NBDB Book Club as we follow the trail of Alexandra Trese as she roves the streets of Manila to unravel crimes involving paranormal creatures Sherlock Holmes style.

This July’s book pick is Trese, the highly acclaimed series of graphic novels by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. Contributing to the renaissance of Pinoy comics, Trese reintroduces us to the rich Philippine folklore with its inky sketches detailing creepy stories of dark creatures looming the streets of Manila. The NBDB Book Club will be joined by author Budjette Tan and Illustrator Kajo Baldisimo who will talk about their work and answer questions from fans.

Trese is published by VisPrint and is available at Comic Quest, Comic Odyssey, Pandayan, National Bookstore, Best Sellers, Fully Booked, Powerbooks and other leading bookstores and comics outlets.

The NBDB Book Club session will be held on July 25, 2 pm, at the Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati Avenue cor. Ayala Avenue, Makati City. Admission is free. Call 926-8238 for details.

KOMIKON AWARDS 2009 nominations now open

http://komikon.deviantart.com/journal/25484263/

The first ever KOMIKON AWARDS was held back in 2006 on the 2nd year of the Philippine Annual Komiks Convention. It is with great delight that we bring it back in a bigger and better venue and in celebrating the event’s 5th year. Once again, let us give recognition to those who continue to pour their heart, soul and income to a said “ailing industry” that still thrives to bring entertainment to future generations.
The categories are as follows:

Best Comic
This is for the ultimate… the chosen one. This is for the best among the rest. This means that the comic has achieved its ultimate potential; it’s all that and then some. This covers the mainstream comics, published and sold in the major local bookstores. This is for those that have reached the pinnacle of comic making; it’s up there, head and shoulders above the rest, looking down on us through a magnifying glass. This is for the comic that embodies all the things that made us love comics in the first place. The Best Comic award is divided in four categories:

- Best Graphic Novel / Anthology*
Graphic Novels are defined as novels whose narrative is related through a combination of text and art, often in comic-strip form. On the other hand, an anthology is a collection of stand alone comic book stories collected in one publication by a group or one author. This award aims to honor the best comic book creator or group of creators for their exemplary work.

- Best Serialized Comic*
A comic series published regularly in a magazine, newspaper or comic book publication.

- Best Comic Magazine
This award is given to the best comic book magazine still seeing print be it a single story or made up of several.

- Best Comic Strip Compilation
Here’s a step from the day-to-day print to more lasting impressions. One strip is never enough.


Best Comic Creator/s*
This award recognizes the talents of a solo artist or team of artists in making the best comic there is.

Best Cover*
A cover dictates how people see your comic. Sales also depend on the cover. And here we salute those covers that made us look and look hard. And the effort to it took to conceptualize, pencil, ink, and in some cases, to color the cover. The award shall go to the artist or group of artists that created such masterpiece.

Best Cartoonist*
The award acknowledges the countless comic strip artists whose works are published in newspapers, tabloids and magazines. Some might say that comic strip artists don’t get the props that they deserve. They give us the simple delight of a smile, a chuckle or an all-out laugh. They’re one of those everyday things we tend to pass by, yet they’re sometimes important as their humor is sometimes the only solace in those dreary days.

Grassroot Award*
This award is for those countless photocopied mini-comics that we now fondly call “indies”. That among those countless black and white comics stood out and proved to be the one with the most Oomph! of them all. This is for the indie that made the biggest dent among the populace be it good or bad, it made enough noise for people to look and take notice. It made enough of a statement that people actually stopped and listened. It brought something new and fresh that has never been done or seen before. Be it the concept, the art, or the story, it was a breath of fresh air among the masses of photocopied, folded in half and stapled twice in the spine comics. This is meant for those who dreamt of making a mark on the comic industry, and have succeeded, quite magnificently at that.

Best Webcomic*
A lot of effort goes into the webcomics we see and enjoy on the net. And they do not get the credit they deserve. But that’s why we are here, to give props to those under-appreciated webcomics, to give to where it is due.

Komiks Character of the Year
This award is for the most memorable, the funniest and most unforgettable komiks character. It could be male, female, a robot, an animal…anything. This is for our respective favorites, villain or hero.

Best Comic Scene
Who would forget that first kiss, that most tragic death, that most exhilarating fight, or even that scene that brought you to tears or made you curl up in laughter?

Comics Aid Award
Komiks would have not been possible if creators did not have any help. This is for those who have helped take comics from concept to fruition, from the little things to the humongous tasks. For all those who helped from photocopiers to publishers, family and friends, for artists, fans and fellow believers who continue to spread awareness about the industry, this is for those who have helped make what we see before our eyes.

NOMINATIONS
* Different titles created by a single artist/group can be nominated in one category.

• Nominated works, whether published, independent, or web comic, should have been released from 2006 until May 2009.

• Artists and works that have been nominated during the first KOMIKON Awards can still be nominated considering that their work/s is/are still being published during the nomination period.

• Nomination period will begin on July 1, 2009 and end on July 15, 2009.

• E-mail your nominations to komikon.awards@gmail.com with the subject: KOMIKON AWARDS NOMINATION. Only e-mail nominations will be accepted.


VOTING

• Voting period will be from August 10 – September 20, 2009. The voting procedures will be announced.

For inquiries about the awards, please feel free to comment or direct your questions to komikon.awards@gmail.com

Powerbooks' Book Fiesta!

Come one, come all!!!

All Visprint titles will be sold with a 10% discount in all participating Powerbooks branches :)

Book Fiesta Sale
Mechanics for book fiesta:

1. All books from these participating publishers are discounted accordingly:

PUBLISHER [DISCOUNT]
Anvil Publishing [10%]
Visprint [10%]
Milflores [10%]
OMF Literature [10%]
Lampara Books [10%]
Precious Pages [10%]
UST Pub. House [10%]
Adarna House [5%]
CSM Publishing [5%]
UP Press [5%]

2. Participating Powerbooks branches are Greenbelt, Megamall, Alabang Town Center, Glorietta, Shangri-la, Mall of Asia, Festival, Robinson's Ermita, Trinoma & Powerbooks Website

3. Promo period is from June 1 to 30, 2009.

[Mechanics and banner ad courtesy of Powerbooks website.]

Maraming salamat po sa mga nagpunta ng Komikon :)

Sa mga bumili, tumingin, pumila, naghintay, nag-picture-taking, nangulit, at nagpasarap ng isa na namang Komikon...

Maraming maraming salamat po!

Sa uulitin :)