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Coming Up: Singapore Toy, Game, and Comic Convention 2012

August 23, 2012

Callous Comics
ARTIST ALLEY - BOOTH F48


    Yes, you read it right!  Callous Comics is going to Singapore!
    This is the first time I'll be appearing outside my own country in a convention, so I'm really excited!  I have no idea what to expect as I haven't even attended STGCC before.  Braving the world, indeed!
    It's also quite heartening to discover that many of my friends from the Philippine comic community will be there as well.  So be sure to pass by my booth (F48) and that of the incredible people of Komikon (A16)!

    If you're new to the series, please do check out the About page!

    So what's in store from Callous Comics at STGCC 2012?

1. Callous Comic Books




    All Callous Comics books will be available at STGCC 2012, including the recently released Callous Comics - On Lighter Dreams!  They are listed below:
  • Callous: The Comic Strip Series - Chocolate Chip Wishes and Caffeine Dreams (4.50 SGD)
    • The Webcomic Doctor is in!  Dr. Rianne Nicah is a struggling new physician who braves the world with her Guardian Duck, Cal Duck!  Meet Rianne and her friends in the first-ever Callous Comics compilation of gag-a-day comic strips!  The book is A5 size (5.23"x8.27"), saddle-stitched, with 32 full-color pages.  Features Black & White and Colored comic strips.
  • Callous Comics - Take Two Spoonfuls of the Sunny Side! (4.75 SGD)
    • The Webcomic Doctor returns! Dr. Rianne Nicah, Cal Duck, and the rest of the Callous Comics gang return in their second gag-a-day comic strip compilation!  The book is A5 size (5.23"x8.27"), saddle-stitched, with 36 full-color pages.  Features full-color comic strips, Sunday comics, and a bonus storyline!
  • Callous Comics - The Land of the Guardians (4.50 SGD)
    • An ancient evil threatens the world of the Guardian Ducks and Dr. Rianne Nicah is made to brave their world!  Could she be the key to stopping this menace?  Book is A5 size (5.23"x8.27"), saddle-stitched, with 32 full-color pages.  Features "The Land of the Guardians" and two bonus storylines!
  • Callous Comics - On Lighter Dreams (6.00 SGD)
    • Dr. Rianne Nicah returns to the Guardian Realm in this sprawling epic fantasy storyline to face a shadowy threat!  Book is A5 size (5.23"x8.27"), saddle-stitched, with 52 full-color glossy pages!  It also features a foreword by fantasy author Walter Shuler (Celadonian Tales Vol. 1: Blood and Brass, Gods of Sand and Stone, At the Edge of the World)

2. Webcomics: What's Cooking? (24.00 SGD)

    Hey webcomic lovers!  This one-of-a-kind collector's item is headed to Singapore!  Get it and not only will you have a great collection of art and comics from over fifty of the world's popular webcomic artists, but you get corresponding recipes as well!  That's right, it's a comic book AND cookbook!  Furthermore, you get to help feed someone in need (proceeds go to North American food banks).

    Listed below are the contributing webcomic creators:

    Brian Anderson (Dog Eat Doug)
    Chu (Slightly Damned)
    Benny Powell (Wayward Sons: Legends)
    Ben Carter & Paul Westover (Woody After Hours)
    Krishna Sadasivam (PC Weenies)
    Lora Innes (The Dreamer)
    Emy Bitner (Trying Human)
    Irma Erikkson (Imy Comic)
    Lezley Davidson (Peeling Onions)
    Barry Linck (Phineus: Magician For Hire)
    Jeff Schutze (JEFBOT)
    David Reddick (Legend of Bill)
    Samantha Wikan (Life’s A Witch)
    Dawn Griffin (Zorphbert & Fred)
    Thomas Overbeck (Times Like This)
    Peter Vine (Hard Graft)
    Michelle Van Zandt (Ginpu)
    John Horsley III (Y2CL)
    Kneon Transitt (Shadowbinders)
    Agent Eben07 & Agent DBethel (Eben 07)
    Amy Letts (Epic Fail)
    George Ward (Dungeon Legacy)
    Antoine Gagnon (The Drunken Fools)
    Byron Wilkins (1977 the Comic)
    Jules Rivera (Marsh Rocket)
    Sandy Debreuil (Crowbar Benson)
    Pam Harrison (House of the Muses)
    George Ford (Addanac City)
    Aidan Casserly (Scapula)
    Tom Szewc (Alone in a Crowd)
    Kevin Broden and Shannon Muir (Flying Glory)
    Sean Archer (Milo the Cloud)
    Sean McLean (Underwhelmed)
    Caanan Grall (Max Overacts)
    Teri and Lee Blauersmith (Godseeker)
    Adam Schlosser (Sins)
    Graham Moogk-Soulis (Postscript)
    Dr. Carlo Jose San Juan (Callous Comics)
    Rob Chambers (Meat Shield)
    Tim Lai (Lemon Inc.)
    Arne Schulenberg (Union of Heroes)
    Rachel Keslensky (Last Res0rt)
    Tricia Lupien (Swiftriver)
    Chet Spiewak (Vinny The Bug Man)
    Jules Faulkner (Promise Comic)
    Scott King & Micheal Odom (Holiday Wars)
    Dustin Reese (Plus One)

    There's more!  For every purchase of Webcomics: What's Cooking? you get a FREE limited-edition magnet featuring Captain TGT artwork by Lar deSouza (Least I Could Do)!  This offer is only valid while supplies last.

3. Button Pins (1.00 SGD)

    Five different Callous Comics button pins will be available!  Pick your favorite or get them all!

    Of course, I'm always open to comic chitchat (as well as football talk) so be sure to come on over and say hi!

    See you there!

 

Callous - The Newspaper Comic Strip

August 19, 2012

The August 19, 2012 issue of Manila Bulletin and its first published Callous comic strip!

    I have a sort of superstition that if I divulge too much of what I'm working on, particularly things that really matter to me, it will probably not succeed.  Indeed, I had been pushing for Callous Comics to be in the newspapers for some time now but had kept really quiet about it.
    For those not in the know, the Manila Bulletin is the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation.  It's t...

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On the Indieket 2012 Video

August 10, 2012

The Callous Comics Indieket 2012 Video

    For this year's 100 Araw ng Komiks campaign, we've been tasked to come up with "fantasy soundtracks" for our respective comic series.  As many of you who read this blog know, I've made some "unofficial" music videos for Callous Comics before.  I haven't talked about the reasoning behind the songs selected for those videos before so I'll do so for one of them now.
    Prior to Indieket 2012, we independent comic exhibitors were told that we were being g...

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Insert Smiley Face Here: My Indieket 2012 Report

July 16, 2012

Rock on! (Photo by Kit Perez)

    I've mentioned before how brilliant the Indieket was as a proposed event.  After the fact I realized how much of an understatement that was!
    Within the independent komiks community, the Indieket (short for Komikon's Grand Independent Komiks Market) was one big contest of sorts.  Most of the participants were vying for the limited free spots in the independent comics area of Komikon's main comic conventions.  The top ten highest-earning comic groups would ge...

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Coming Up: The First Komikon Indieket 2012

July 11, 2012


    Callous Comics is part of another first and an exciting one at that!  This Saturday, July 14, 2012, the first-ever Komikon Indieket will take place in the Bayanihan Center in Pasig City.
    You can find Callous Comics at table I15 along with Komikon 2011 Webcomic Readers' Choice awardee Work in Progress (WIPComics) and the incredible folks of Happy Lockjaw who bring with them their book, Drop Dead Dangerous!



    I've talked about my thoughts on this epic event before so I'll jump straight ...

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Komikon Annnounces the INDIEKET: My Thoughts

June 8, 2012


    Just this week, the good folks that bring us Komikon announced a new event that's, surprisingly, coming up really really fast!  That event is the First Komikon Grand Independent Komiks Market, or "Indieket", for short.  It'll be on July 14, 2012 in Hall A of the Bayanihan Center, Unilab Center, in Pasig City from 10am – 7pm.  For more information about the event, check out the announcement at the Komikon website!
    Much has been said regarding the role of the independent comic scene in...
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My Summer Komikon 2012: Woot!

May 28, 2012

My spot at the Independent Komiks Tiangge

    "Oh my! A BEL BEAN figurine!"
    That was the delightful exclamation of a regular reader as he spotted the figurines made by Rommel Estanislao displayed on my table.  Another fan adored the duckling plushie I recently purchased from a bargain bin and instantly knew it was supposed to be Ling Duck!  It was a wonderful feeling to see secondary characters like Bel and Master Ling get as much, if not more, love than Rianne and Cal Duck.
    And those we...

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Coming Up: Summer Komikon 2012

May 23, 2012


Hey everyone!

    It's summertime once again here in the Philippines and the premier comic event of the season is just around the corner!  On May 26, 2012, all roads of fantasy, adventure, humor, and superheroic excitement lead to the Bayanihan Center in Pasig City!  Here comes Summer Komikon 2012!

    Once again, Callous Comics will be at the independent comics area, known in Komikon events as the Indie Komiks Tiangge (see the other indie comic creators in the area)!  Here's what's in store fo...

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Hello 2012!

January 31, 2012


    Hello everyone! I just thought I'd give an update on things.
    First of all, my break from comics that started last October 2011 is over.  I realize I never got into the details of why I had to go on break.  Although the nature of my comic does deal with my other, more demanding profession, I do try to keep the two worlds apart, hence my reluctance to divulge such information.  I will say, however, that I did have to focus on an important task when it comes to my being a doctor, and it h...

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My Komikon 2011 Report: WOW!

November 20, 2011


    Nothing.  Nothing could have prepared me for the visceral Komikon crowd.  Even after going through the insanity that was Komikon 2010 as an attendee, I was absolutely astounded by the awesomeness of Komikon 2011 from behind the table!


Still early. People setting up their tables.

    I arrived in my usual early time for the ingress.  I was already quite excited due to my fond memories of Summer Komikon 2011.  Once I had my table all set up, I roamed around the convention hall before the even...

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About the Author


Carlo Jose Caz is a practicing licensed physician, professional voice actor/talent, writer, and cartoonist. He has been working on the Callous comic strip since 1996, winning several of The LaSallian's Silver Quill awards for his work. He has written several published short stories. He currently lives in the Philippines with his wife and two children.

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