Philippines artist and writer Gerry Alanguilan has a useful guide on getting into comics today on his web site: alanguilan.com/sanpablo/2006/01/how-to-get-into-comics-today.html
Known elsewhere as Doroteo Gerardo N. Alanguilan Jr., Gerry is a Filipino comic book writer, artist and publisher. He's an Architect by profession, and a member of the San Pablo Chapter of the United Architects of the Philippines, but prefers to be a storyteller through the creation of comic books.
He has written and/or drawn comics like Wasted, Timawa,
Lastik-Man, Crest Hut Butt Shop, Johnny Balbona, Humanis Rex!, Where
Bold Stars Go To Die and ELMER. The latter two he published from through his own Komikero Publishing. ELMER was eventually picked up by SLG
Publishing for publication Internationally in 2010. Editions Ca Et La at
the same time released a French Translation in Europe.
He has also been an inker of comics for DC, Marvel and
Image, and has worked with Leinil Francis Yu and Whilce Portacio on
titles like Wolverine, X-Men, X-Force, Superman, Ultimate Avengers
Vs New Ultimates: Death of Spider-Man and many more.
He also adapted and illustrated various short
stories by classic authors for Graphic Classics including “The Black
Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Judge’s House” by Bram Stoker, “The Plague
of Ghosts” by Rafael Sabatini among others.
He's also very interested in promoting and preserving the
artwork created by the many great Filipino comics illustrators of the country's
past. You can find galleries of artworks by the likes of Nestor Redondo,
Alex Niño, Francisco V. Coching, Rudy Florese, Alfredo Alcala and many
others at his Philippine Comics Art Museum Online.
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