The Doctor is in

It’s not every day you see a Doctor that draws comic strips on the side.  We all know that they are usually at hospitals or clinics taking care of patients and stuff like that. Not Dr. Carlo Jose San Juan MD though. A certified Physician, he’d rather captivate you with his skills as an artist than writing medical prescriptions that only doctors can read.

Drawing comic strips is entirely a different medium as opposed to comic books like Spider-Man and Batman. In retrospect, those titles mentioned started off in comic strip form before it changed into a comic book format as we know it today. Producing a single comic strip daily is never an easy task.  For Callous Comics creator Dr. San Juan, it was much easier to produce new material for daily comic strips if the subject is pretty much about your life.

Perhaps being a Physician with an artistic side is actually cool though.

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Ignited Passion

The popularity of Indie Comics has grown since the mid-2000. For Artists Wan Malinao Mananita and Aaron Felizmenio, they plan on continuing the trend for years to come.

Comic Conventions are not only place to meet some of the best local and international artists but it’s also a haven of sorts for Indie Comics Publishers. On side, there’s a table for artists like Carlo Pagulayan, Stephen Segovia, Manix Abrera, Leinil Yu, just to name a few. On the other, a bunch of tables with pocketbook sized black and white comics (sometimes colored) on display. Diverse styles of artworks are featured for each table selling self-published works, from Western Superhero style to Manga/Anime style being sold to patrons in attendance.

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