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23 April 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, April 22, 2014,


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5 March 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, March 4, 2014,


The White Coat
    I remember the days when I was a struggling med student and was longing for the day I could wear one of those long white coats that billowed about as I storm through the hospital hallways like my mentors' would.  That day did eventually arrive and I quickly realized what it meant to wear a coat, any coat, in a tropical country like mine.  It was hot and uncomfortable!  After only a few days of wearing it proudly I found it to be more of a nuisance than anything else.  It wou...

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27 February 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, February 26, 2014,


A Positive Twist
    We were taught pretty early on that as doctors we need to gain patients' trust to get the best and most relevant information out of them in order to help them appropriately.  It seemed easy enough at first but after a few patients one begins to realize just how difficult it can be sometimes.  No two patients are the same.  I've gone as far as acting like a clown to get a patient to like me (not that it wasn't fun, because it was).
    Of course, every now and then we have t...

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2 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, December 1, 2013,

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21 October 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, October 20, 2013,

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23 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, August 22, 2013,

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9 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, August 8, 2013,


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8 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, August 7, 2013,


Hey everyone!
    Welcome to the afterparty!  I received even more guest art and comic strips so the celebration of Callous' 17th anniversary continues!  Check out what our guests have in store today!


By Gio Guiao Jr.

    "How you doin'?" Artists who are active in the webcomic community in my region of the world are pretty few and far between.  But it's always nice to meet someone in my own country who's also in this nutty webcomic world!  Gio Guiao does Lakan at Makisig, one of the insane webco...

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3 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, August 2, 2013,


Hey everyone!
    As we continue our countdown to August 7, 2013 (which is Callous' 17th anniversary) I'll be featuring guest art below the regular comic strips!  Let's see what awesomeness awaits us today!


Dr. Rianne Nicah by Ronzkie Pacho Vidal

    This absolutely stunning rendition of Rianne is by the amazing Ronzkie Pacho Vidal of Ikos Komiks!  I get floored every time I see her work online and I was just delighted to receive this piece!  Her self-published comic books are also some of the m...

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19 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 18, 2013,


August 7, 2013 is Callous' 17th Anniversary! I'm opening the site up to guest comics and/or art to help promote other artists and comics!  If you're interested in being featured, click HERE for details!

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8 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, July 7, 2013,

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5 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 4, 2013,

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26 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, June 25, 2013,

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22 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, June 21, 2013,

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17 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, June 16, 2013,

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12 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, June 11, 2013,

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16 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, May 15, 2013,

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8 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, May 7, 2013,

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4 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, May 3, 2013,


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27 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, April 26, 2013,

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19 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, April 18, 2013,

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16 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, April 15, 2013,


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Medical Question

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, May 8, 2012,

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Hot Proposal

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 7, 2012,

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Sunshine Share

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, November 7, 2011,

    This comic page was my contribution to the Indies Maximus anthology/sampler comic book given out last Free Comic Book Day.  It's significant in several ways.  One of the most striking is the fact that it's a longform page, something I'm not used to doing.  It's also a return to Black & White, as the book was printed as such.  Furthermore, the panels were hand-drawn!  In a way, all the back-to-basics was a welcome change from the ever-growing digital aspect of the production of Callous Com...
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Too Quiet

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, September 21, 2011,


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Ahem!

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, February 15, 2011,


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Living Initiation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, January 15, 2011,


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Skills

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, January 13, 2011,


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Guest Cartoon by Dustin Reese

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, October 23, 2010,
Beginning the Halloween season for Callous is this guest cartoon by Dustin Reese, who writes and illustrates the excellent comic series, Plus One!  Considering this particular patient load, I'm surprised the ER staff is so well-composed!

Dustin has done several guest work for Callous in the past.  Check out his previous contributions HERE and HERE!

Be sure to read his sprawling pregnancy-to-parenting adventure series, Plus One!
Plus One - A Webcomic
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Back to the Past

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, September 22, 2010,

Callous will be going on break! Click HERE for details on the rest of 2010, guest comic/art drive, and event appearances!

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Distance to Dream

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, September 13, 2010,


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