By Rocket Kapre on Nov 23, 2011 in:
Grim Malkin, Mia Tijam, Paolo Chikiamco, Philippine Speculative Fiction 6, Philippine sword and sorcery, PSF 6, PSF VI, PSF6, PSF6 review, Review, spec fic analysis, spec fic criticism, sword and sorcery, The Grim Malkin, Vin Simbulan, Vincent Michael Simbulan, Vincent Simbulan
This post is a part of our story-by-story review of Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 6. You can see the introductory post, and our disclaimers here. Bold font is Mia Tijam, everything else is Paolo Chikiamco. The story opens with a cliché—...
Lest anyone forget, the annual Philippine Comic/Komiks Convention, or Komikon, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, from 10AM to 7PM at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig (across Pioneer Supermarket). Don’t miss out on the cornucopia of indie comic of...
By Rocket Kapre on Nov 16, 2011 in:
2011, Arlynn Despi, Carpaccio, Mia Tijam, Paolo Chikiamco, Philippine Speculative Fiction 6, PSF 6, PSF VI, PSF6, PSF6 review, Repentance as a Meat Recipe, Review, spec fic analysis, spec fic criticism
—Ugly title. I’m probably not the ideal reader for this story, given that my appreciation for the fine art of cooking is limited to my enthusiastic consumption of its more fattening products. —-Haha dude, the unisex battle with the...
By Rocket Kapre on Nov 14, 2011 in:
News, Slider, 2011, alternative history, amazon, digital comic, Earl Maghirang, ebook, Filipino steampunk, Flipgeeks, Flipreads, free comic, free kindle comics, free komik, free komiks, free steampunk comic, giveaway, Hannah Buena, High Society, High Society review, kindle, kindle comic, Kindle Fire, komikon, komiks, komix, Mark Rosario, Norby Ela, Paolo Chikiamco, Philippine alternative history, Philippine history, Philippine steampunk, Planet Markus, Review, reviews, steampunk, steampunk comic
Some news on the High Society front: first off, the comic is part of the Kindle Komix Krazy giveaway of Flipreads. You can click the link for more detailed instructions, but basically all you need to do is send in a picture of yourself using...
By Rocket Kapre on Nov 9, 2011 in:
2011, Ashland, Elyss Punsalan, Mia Tijam, Paolo Chikiamco, Philippine Speculative Fiction 6, PSF 6, PSF VI, PSF6, PSF6 review, Review, spec fic analysis, spec fic criticism
This is probably my favorite story in this volume of PSF6. “Ashland” is the story of a widow who is assigned to monitor an area where a strange type of ash falls, an ash that consumes sound. We’re never quite sure if this is a place...
By Rocket Kapre on Nov 2, 2011 in:
Alternative Histories, alternative history, ian casocot, Ian Rosales Casocot, Mia Tijam, microfiction, Paolo Chikiamco, Philippine Alternate History, Philippine alternative history, Philippine history, Philippine Speculative Fiction 6, PSF 6, PSF VI, PSF6, PSF6 review, spec fic analysis, spec fic criticism, twitter fiction
This post is a part of our story-by-story review of Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 6. You can see the introductory post, and our disclaimers here. Bold font is Mia Tijam, everything else is Paolo Chikiamco. —Title’s obvious. If youR...
By Rocket Kapre on Oct 26, 2011 in:
Asterio Enrico N. Gutierrez, Asterio Gutierrez, basketball, basketball fiction, kapre, kapre stories, Mia Tijam, Paolo Chikiamco, PBA, Philippine Speculative Fiction 6, PSF 6, PSF VI, PSF6, PSF6 review, spec fic analysis, spec fic criticism, The Big Man
This post is a part of our story-by-story review of Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 6. You can see the introductory post, and our disclaimers here. Bold font is Mia Tijam, everything else is Paolo Chikiamco. — The title? It just made me s...