Komikon 2008 Floorplan

So you won't get lost and for you to find your favorite artists and comic groups, here is the floor plan for this year's Komikon 2008!

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Here is a list of who/what you should look out for:

(at the left side, facing the stage from entrance to back)

1) New Day Publishing - Get works of Roni Santiago (Baltic & Co.), Simo, Larry Alcala books and First few books of Pol Medina Jr.
2) 88db.com - Learn more about the online ad services they offer
3) PSICOM - Get PSICOM published comics and magazines
4) Mango Comics - Buy the latest comics and mags
5) IAS - Submit your works and get reviews
6) Groundbreakers Inc - Buy Mangaholix and have them signed
7) Future Star - sounds system
8) Indie Comics Tiangge - Read fresh comics from our Independent comic makers. See a full list of Indie Comic Participants here.

(at the right side, facing the stage from the entrance to the back)

• ArtistsDen Booth - For Inquiries, complaints (we hope not); Komikon merchandise (shirts, pins, etc); and comic items of the ArtistsDen: Ariel of Class, Syeri of Carpool, Jon of Digmaang Salinlahi and Lyndon of Beerkada


• UP LUNAROCK - partner UP organization, sign up and buy their stuff


• UP Grail - partner UP organization, sign up and buy their stuff

(in front of the stage, counter clockwise)

1) Kommix Veterans
2) Digital Art Chefs
3) College of St. Benilde
4) Glass House Graphics

(center area, L-R from entrance to back)

1) CS Central (E37-40)
2) Randy Lansangan (E33)
3) Jeff Benitez / Joel Chua (E34)
4) JAE (E35-36)
5) SKP (E29-30)
6) Blue Cow (E31)
7) Hobby Point (E32)
8) Comic Odyssey (E25-28)
9) Talecraft (E21)
10) Inferno Krusher (E22)
11) Alamat (E23)
12) VPE (E24)
13) Guhit Pinoy (E17-18)
14) Twilights World Publishing House (E19)
15) freshMANILA /Freelance Artists Society (E20)
16) FullyBooked (E13-16)
17) Sacred Mountain (E9)
18) Vibal/WikiFilipinas (E10-11)
19) Mark Navarro (E12)
20) Ner P. (E5)
21) Subway Productions (E6)
22) Ram Lee (E7)
23) Olympia (E8)
24) DA MEAT (E1)
25) Bad Luck (E2)
26) Cindo Studios (E3-4)

Food Options (Left and Right Side Entrances)

1) Ajisaki Japanese Food
2) Potato Vits
3) Snowcone
4) Hero Bites
5) OMG Kawaii Bento
6) (mongolian food)

Komikon 2008 Week-Long Events Schedule

THE FOURTH ANNUAL PHILIPPINE KOMIKS CONVENTION
with
UP LUNAROCK and UP GRAIL
brings you a week long KOMIKON 2008!!!

Besides the convention proper on November 22, 2008, there will be activities held from November 17 - 21 at the UP College of Arts and Letters (UP CAL) and in the UP College of Fine Arts (UP CFA) for KOMIKON. Our schedule is as follows:

November 17 (Mon)

KOMIKS 101 Talk
Venue: UP CFA Auditorium

"KOMIKEROS FOR HIRE"
Filipino Comic Artists Working for Companies Abroad
Time: 10:00am - 12noon
Panelists:
Harvey Tolibao
Wilson Tortosa
Gilbert Monsanto
Melvin Calingo

"KOMIKS IN EDUCATION"
Including Comics into the Curriculum
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Panelists:
Gerry Alanguilan
Gilbert Monsanto
Elbert Or
Jose "Chong" Ardivilla
Emil Flores

November 18 (Tue)

• OPENING of EXHIBIT at UP Faculty Center Galleria 1

• UP CAL Workshop: "Comic Making for Writers"
• Time: 2:30-4:30pm
• Venue: UP CAL Rm 506
  
• Speaker: Jonas Diego

November 19 (Wed)

UP CAL Workshop: "Old Comics to Modern TV Adaptations"
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Venue: UP CAL Rm 506
Speaker: Gilda Olvidado

November 20 (Thurs)

UP CFA Workshop: "Comic Writing for Artists"
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Venue: UP CFA (classroom to be announced*)
Speaker: Gerry Alanguilan , Elbert Or and Jamie Bautista

November 21 (Fri)

UP CFA Workshop: "Publishing Comics: Mainstream and Independent"
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Venue: UP CFA (classroom to be announced)
Speaker: Ian Cang, Lyndon Gregorio, Michael David

November 22 (Sat)

Komikon 2008: 4th Philippine Komiks Convention
Time: 10 am - 6pm
Venue: UP Bahay ng Alumni

For more information about the event please contact Rikki of UP LUNAROCK at 0915-4269190; Roja of UP GRAIL at 0919-3354089 or email us at komikon@gmail.com


*(to be announced) - Please come back for updates here.
**Updates are in bold red