small independent comics support group and community building efforts brought to you by rob, elle, and, diigii
bringing you Make A Scene and MCF every year
we would like to tell you about how we would like to
MAKE A SCENE
AUG 17, SATURDAY, 2PM TO 9PM
SIKAT, TOMAS MORATO QC
TALKS + ZINES + COMMUNITY
POSTER BY
@toucan_party
MCF is a small art fair in Metro Manila with workshops, exhibits, and talks for the komiks community
May 25,
2pm to 9pm,
Comuna
this most wonderful poster made by the coolest
@toucan_party
Together, we can build each other up and do so much more.
Manila Comics Fair is a small art fair in Metro Manila with workshops, exhibits, and talks for the komiks community
May 25, 2024
2pm to 9pm
Comuna, Makati
Poster by
@tamingservice
THE MANILA COMICS FAIR FULL LIST OF EXHIBITORS, GUESTS, AND PUBLISHERS
MCF is a small art fair in Metro Manila with workshops, exhibits, and talks for the komiks community
May 25, 2024
2pm to 9pm
Comuna, Makati
AS WE DECLARED as part of our manifesto, we would like to share our expenses and what it took to put make a scene together.
We wanna keep it clear how this was a community effort and we were going into it hoping to benefit others, not ourselves! So thank you all for coming!
His editorial cartooning and ability to utilize the comic and visual medium to get his message across is hella good. He is currently fighting the good fight and making comics.
EXHIBITING AT MCF--
Annix aka
@sobsannix
likes to make things. a freelance ars*nist, illustrator and designer, best known for their amazing art style. Annix likes to make comics that are meditations on things they notice in life, often poignant, always killer, never filler!
LET'S MAKE A SCENE!
AUG 17, SATURDAY, 2PM TO 9PM
SIKAT, TOMAS MORATO QC
TALKS + ZINES + COMMUNITY
masking is required, no entrance fee, support your local independent zinesters, and be good people
Yipieee it's
@toucan_party
! One of the exhibitors at the MCF!
Diigii Daguna is an Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Storyboard artist and comic artist from Manila, having worked for various publishers such as Boom Studios, Peow Studios, and several local publications
introducing the most important participant in Manila Comics Fair
YOU
MCF will have a community table for komikeros to leave copies of their comic during the event and we will sell it for you.
Sign ups and registration here:
we're inviting komikeros to share their work
Comics Sharing is Comics Caring is a feedback session and critique workshop meant for creators to talk about their work and help komiks fans see what to look forward to next
sign up for the peer review here
Manila Comics Fair would like to thank a very special sponsor who helped make this possible
THE PINOY MONSTER LOVER ANTHOLOGY: AFTER DARK. HELL YEAH MONSTER LOVERS HELP PAY FOR MCF
Proud to introduce one of our exhibitors,
@tamingservice
!
Elle Shivers is a queer illustrator and comic artist from the Philippines.
Elle is one of the brightest young creators in the comics scene today, and we're happy to have them as part of Manila Comics Fair.
MALAYO PA ANG UMAGA JOINS THE EXHIBITORS FOR MANILA COMICS FAIR
@malayopangumaga
is a komikero and artist known for their signature style, sensibilities, humor, and gorgeous art. They recently released Libing-Isa from Anino Comics, one of the best komik releases of this decade
WHO ELSE IS GONNA MAKE A SCENE?
Mich Cervantes!
@mich_jpg
is a non-binary illustrator, comic artist and art director from Makati City. They strive to reconcile body and memory in their work (whatever that means!)
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
Pepe Reyes AKA
@susciPepe
is an illustrator and komikero whose work reflects the controlled yet animalistic chaos of what it means to experience the full spectrum of human emotion.
Stevie B.
@sneckoil
is a Filipino artist based in Metro Manila with a passion for developing his own original comics. They recently finished and published their original graphic novel In the Jaws of St. Camillus & also manage a risograph printing micropress with
@sneckoilpress
AN UPDATE ON OUR CALL FOR EXHIBITORS!
WE GOTTA CLOSE IT FOR NOW!
we'll be going through the applications now and send updates to those who have been accepted.
Thank you all again!
Another exhibitor reveal!
ANOTHER EXHIBITOR FEATURE!
Maria Maranan makes komiks rooted in her own experiences as an artist and organizer (and previously, high school debater). She uses traditional tools like pen, paper and watercolor to draw komiks and illustrations.
Ardie Aquino is a comix creator and illustrator. Best known for their work on School Run and Balik Tanaw. Having been working on several experimental and personal comics, we're happy to have such an innovative creator as part of Manila Comics Fair!
see more at
@ardie_aquino
FOR MCF we're happy to have
@AninoComics
tabling!
Anino Comics has been the home to some of the most exciting and captivating komiks published today having published works such as Dead Balagtas Tomo 1, Sixty Six, Lucia Dreaming, 12:01 and so many more great komiks.
Announcing another guest for MCF - Dione Kong!
@dionekong
is an illustrator and a comic book creator from Metro Manila. Best known for My Ghost, Where'd You Go?, a graphic literature published by Anino Comics
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
Chichi (
@chichilittle
) is an artist from Sapang Palay, Bulacan. She likes creating cute, silly, and whimsical artworks, and makes comics to tell a story!
ANOTHER EXHIBITOR
@Togidemi
aka Noriz Mora is an illustrator and comic creator. Having previously made Togidemi Comics and I Am Babie/I Am Adult, they are now working on comics about clueless art teachers in a series called GIFTED YOUNG ARTIST, as well as Togi's TTRPG brainrots
the most electric creator
Shin aka
@Electromilc
makes comics and other drawings. Known for their various works of short comics, zines, and online examinations
Shin also has a podcast called Good Art Bad Artist on youtube. Shin is currently working on their comic Ang Manananggal
announcing one of the talks at MAKE A SCENE
Adam David is best known as an organiser of small press efforts, more widely known as Better Living Through Xeroxography, or BLTX, a small press expo feat. independent, home-grown artists making connections & selling their wares
We would like to say operated at a loss, but we set aside the funds to help make it possible and some people donated money to help make this happen!
We are gonna try new stuff in the next ones like a pay-what-you-can entrance fee to help keep us running among other stuff!
Another wonderous maker of scenes!
@TAGASAING
is a 2D/3D/komiks artist who can do just about anything time and budget allows for. He’s always looking to try new things and meet other hobbyists with a million hobbies.
Joing us for MCF is Studio Soup Zine Library!
SSZL a small distro & library/archive in Manila, cataloging, promoting and disseminating zines and printed artifacts that are independently made from the Philippines and beyond
A collective of cool people we are happy to have at MCF
Hi we appreciate the enthusiasm and support you have all been showing for our humble little expo
May your days be filled with joy and you get to achieve your dreams
How can you make comics while having to deal with everything else happening in your life?
Work-Life-Comics Balance is one of the featured talks at MCF featuring a panel with
@mervinmalonzo
@hulyen
&
@KevinKalbo
hosted by
@KwentoCreatives
Limited slots only, registration below
We have invited several komikeros and publishers already to Manila Comics Fair but we would like to ask
Who do you look forward to seeing at comics events?
So we can give vague hints in the replies and go like oh they don't know that the komikeros they want will be there
JOINING US IN MAKING SCENES. IT'S JOSEL NICOLAS
@Josel_Fletcher
has been making komik books locally since the 2006 at the second Komikon Komiks Convention at UP Bahay ng alumni.
whomst is gonna maketh a scene?
@butterbudd
!
"Hi I’m budd (they/them), I make illustrations of mecha and topics about humanity beyond humans. I used to be a regular in the OCT (OC Tournament) space where i first found my love for Komik making"
We are happy to announce the tablin' of some promising young komikeros with BLINK! short for
@blueindiekomiks
BLINK is Ateneo de Manila University's sole, student-led organization dedicated to comics
We'd like to say please support our friends at Komikon as well on May 25 and 26 at Megamall, lot of great komikeros will be tabling and they're good people
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@electromilc
makes comic strips and is currently working on the horror graphic novel {Ang Manananggal}. He is a high school teacher and lives in Laguna.
Hello there!
If you see this and applied to Make A Scene, we just want to say we just sent out the e-mails on your applications so check em in case they went into the SPAM folder
Applications have been screened, people have been chosen, see you on the 17th!
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@luciaasul
an Ilonggo painter and comic creator based in Quezon City. She is the author of Lucia Dreaming, a horror story collection based on her nightmares and supernatural visions.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@lilyresh1
!
RESHY☆ is an illustrator and comic artist from the very orange city of North Caloocan. Lover of speculative fiction, animation, and cozy games.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
KAI M!!!
"I'm Kai M! Queer komiks and zine guy since 2015 📷 When I'm not making art, I'm lying down on the floor with my dog and thinking about another comic to make. (ig: fingotchi.v1)"
Announcing another comics friend joing MCF
@myavenidaph
is an independent Filipino book publisher established in 2019. We amplify Filipino voices and share the power of our stories with the world.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@marianieart
is a graphic artist and hobby collecting virgo based in Manila. If she's not doodling, she's either crafting trinkets, out in markets + gigs, or just crying to anime. She also loves turning her experiences into vivid comic panels.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
TOMMY BOY!
@butikinababoy
"long time con lurker, 1st time tabler, i would describe myshelf as a girl-boy baklang tomboy that makes unapologetically queer art, in the creepy way."
who is gonna be at MAKE A SCENE?
@_ladybuggs_
Aisha Villabona, who goes by the name Ladybugs, is an artist and illustrator residing in Manila, Philippines. Her art is characterized by intricate detail, a gentle touch, and a sense of fluidity.
We're excited to be sharing our exhibitors who will be part of Manila Comics Fair! More to come in the next few days.
We feel these people make good work and you should check them out!
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Who is going to make a scene?
@naizues
!!!
"Hi! I’m Nice(he/him), a multimedia arts student with a love for all things cute and whimsy. I’m always looking for ways to squeeze in some personal art, and I aim to make people smile with the things I create."
Anino Comics is proud to be composed of an all-women team, and remain dedicated to publishing meaningful stories rooted in Filipino experiences infused with artistic vision and sensibility.
MCF frequently asked questions we wish to share answers to so people stop messaging us about it
1. Will comics be sold at Manila Comics Fair?
Yes
2. Is there an entrance fee?
No. but if you would like to give us some money, we won't say no.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@gabymarieart
!!!!
"I’m Gaby, and I try to make sense of the world through tiny characters with big emotions. I love cute, nature-inspired themes, and I have a great fondness for vibrant patterns and tiny things."
who else is going to make a scene?
@toucan_party
!!
Diigii Daguna is a komiks artist, painter, and illustrator from Manila. They've been published locally and abroad. And in their spare time, they paint little pictures and visit galleries with friends.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@dakilangdiwata
is a 21 year old Las Piñero who, truthfully, does not know which direction to take. Their bodies of work, with overarching themes of existence, struggle, and participation as a furious queer woman living in the global south
ANOTHER ONE MAKING A SCENE!
@makomicropress
Nangangapang binuo noong 2017, ang Makò Micro-Press ay isang ugnayang naglalayong mag-ambag sa pagyabong ng mga naratibo at kulturang kontra-gahum sa pamamagitan ng paglilimbag ng mga zines, stickers, prints, at iba pang DIY artworks.
Is Manila Comics Fair a comics-only event?
No. We asked our exhibitors to sell their comics and any other products they want to sell at MCF.
Will someone be selling plants with their comics? We don't know, the exhibitors have all the power.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
subspace (Kevin Hubo) is an architect and artist based in Quezon City. His works consist of different visual layers by using discarded print media as a medium.
The Pinoy Monster Lover Anathology: After Dark is the very first adults-only filipino monster romance Komiks anthology coming to Kickstarter in June 2024 🇵🇭🏳️🌈
YEEEEEAAAAH
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
Hansel Dimapilis (
@justhanselart
) is a visual storyteller based in Quezon City, who likes to imbue her works with whimsy, wonder, and warmth.
LOOK WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE! IT'S
@munting_piyang
!
Piyang Flores is a visual artist from Metro Manila. She mainly uses graphite and pen & ink on paper as primary medium. Often described as a surrealist, her art touches on different subjects.
Another workshop/talk!
MAKE A ZINE @ MAKE A SCENE!
4PM to 6PM, SIKAT, TOMAS MORATO QC
a workshop on how to make a zine from
@makomicropress
Workshop Fee PHP 500
Materials will be provided
including
magazines, newspapers, scissors, paper and glue
sign up at the qr code!
The capacity for Comuna is limited so we will be asking people to maybe hang out in our zine lounge before entering Comuna proper, just a heads up.
We are so very worried about too many people showing up. Don't need to go at 2pm exactly, it goes on til 9pm why not go at 7 idk
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
@khadaliz
Khada Liz is a mixed-media collage artist who loves playing with magazines, scissors, glue, acrylic paint, and a scanner.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?!
@argues0111
!!
Argues is new to the zine/komiks scene. She likes making art based on her feelings and experiences. Currently, she has three zines: Eyes Opened, Distance, and While Staring at the Ceiling.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SCENE?
Poli is a visionary painter and illustrator who uses traditional mediums. His creations are inspired by loss, burning, and the raw emotional expression of his journey.