Humadapnon's and Dumalapdap's elder brother...

I'm back in Cebu and will be here until mid-march. 

Most of my activity is on Epic of the Three Stars for the months that I'm in Cebu. 

 

The ancient warrior from the Hinilawod epic, Labaw-Donggon, goes through the oddities of teenage life. What’s worse?--He’s thrown into 21st Century Philippines; adapting into an alien environ until he learns the ways of a warrior.

 

It's an entertaining concept. How would he adjust to modern life? How would he smuggle a Kampilan into a mall? There's also a wallpaper of Labaw Donggon at age 13 available in this post. You're free to download it if you want. I'm having a grand time illustrating him and his brothers: Humadapnon and Dumalapdap.

 

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Hinilawod Comic: Labaw Donggon

Working on this page had its set of lessons:
#1 - Drawing after an uphill jog is possible, but will lead you to...
#2 - STARVATION
#3 - and, two bottles of soya milk will be of little help.

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Things have been a whirlwind lately--and i apologize for the lack of updates. It's all in my hard drive... please watch for updates on the 3rd volume of the Hinilawod Comic in the next weeks.

Hinilawod Comic - Vol3: Sikay Padalogdog

It's another near sleepless night--and I don't mind.

Deadlines are coming in quick and my time is running out. It's almost the Ang Lahi Academy, too... and I'm 80% sure that I'll be joining the 9 month program. By hook or by crook--this 3rd volume of the Hinilawod Comic is getting printed.

That's the princess Doroonon up there, held captive by Sikay Padalogdog. I had the Abomination in mind when I was thinking of how to graphically translate a hundred hand monster from the Hinilawod Epic. Those extra appendages will extend as he attacks and he can hide them, too. That guy's deceptive.

Unlike the Abomination, Sikay--because he's deceptive--has a very presentable countenance. I like him already!

The Epic of Labaw Donggon

I've just come from jogging with my brother. Now I'm with Jean and she's working on the subtitles for the DVD project. We have cups of coffee in front of us and the computers on our laps. The coffee's still too hot for sipping--and I'm not really sure there's another coffee shop in IT Park that could beat a Starbucks blend.

This morning, I went about looking at kids painting a monster from the Theatre adaptation of Hinilawod. It's one of those moments that jar you back into position: this is why i do what i do.

The past month had us living our waking moments in IT Park, it's an odd thing. We'd tend to our day jobs, and run off to coffee shops at night to work on the Hinilawod DVD and the Hinilawod Comics. At times it would be work, meeting, muay thai then, Hinilawod... I'm not sure how we've managed to get by with so little rest--but, matters have been interesting in a very positive way. It could be the plant-based diet... though I've not been able to follow it perfectly.

Volume 2 is finally done and we're off to volume 3: Labaw Donggon and his second wife.

Yay!