Comments on: Neil Gaiman Weekend

By: Some… wait. MORE realizations about Audiobooks, DRM and Neil Gaiman — A Bugged Life // Jayvee Fernandez

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:56:46 +0000

[...] this, send some love over and allow us folks from the Philippines to listen to your audiobooks. You love it here anyway [...]

By: benj

benj — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:35:09 +0000

We have culture? Hehe. I wonder how he came to that conclusion. I sure hope he’s being sincere — and I hope to see whatever culture he’s talking about. hehe

By: Jayvee

Jayvee — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:03:57 +0000

@azrael — yeah i forgot his name though but he’s supposed to draw the next series after Civil War!

you remember his name? hes the cover artist for expeditions

@rina: makes you wonder why were flooded with a lot of korean telenovelas.

By: rina

rina — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:13:27 +0000

conrad de quiros calls this a “magic realist” country. he’s coming from a different direction compared to neil gaiman, but between the two of them, there’s definitely a lot of material for a story teller

By: Azrael

Azrael — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:20:20 +0000

he said also that the greatest american comic artist..is a filipino!

great to hear that

By: alexis

alexis — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:59:18 +0000

you were there too? were you at the press con?

I was able to attend the press con and took tons of pictures. I have a link to my pictures in my blog.

you stop to listen to every word as he effortlessly highlights his point with stops, intonation and the perfect choice of words.

Definitely. If he had lived in ancient times, he would probably have been one of the most respected bards/storytellers EVER. Its not often we get to see and hear someone that good with words.

By: Juned

Juned — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:58:55 +0000

One of the richest probably. Given the number of tribe, kingdoms, colonizers, and traders that came to the Philippines it is not surprising.

Even during the Early Spanish Colonial Period Manila was known as a cultural melting pot.