You don’t have to travel to the Philippines to join in with the Philippine International Comics Online Festival (PICOF), as live virtual events kick off this coming weekend and continue through September, including webinars, panels, talks, workshops, and exhibitions. But you do need to register and book tickets online to join in.
For its first weekend of online webinars and workshops, PICOF is putting the spotlight on Filipino Komiks and Comics Creation.
Included is a Komiks History Seminar with Randy Valiente and other experts, an opportunity to learn more from fantastic creators and insightful scholars.
Join the fun, and Create Comics safely in the comfort of your own homes at #picof2020!
PICOF2020 is in partnership with National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Film Development Council of the Philippines, British Council Philippines, Alliance française de Manille, SIKAP – Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines, Inc., the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and Thames International.
• Register Here! Workshop Fee: 1,500php (student discount 1,200php) per class. Seminar Fee: are 500php (student discount 350php) per class | All-Day Festival Passes are 2,500php/day
• More about PICOF here on Facebook | Komiket
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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