MANILA — Philippine comic books have nurtured talent for international TV and animation blockbusters, but the once-mighty industry is fighting to survive as it comes up against the Internet and other new media.Who knew that the US comics industry wasn't the only one suffering such a huge drop? Even in Asia, as this tells, there's a very surprisingly similar situation.
Comic books that dominated the Philippine publishing industry just a couple of decades ago are now largely relegated to photocopied titles sold in a few specialty stores and at conventions, lamented veteran artist Rico Rival.
Because if we're going to try and stop the misuse of our favorite comics and their protagonists by the companies that write and publish them, we've got to see what both the printed and online comics news is doing wrong. This blog focuses on both the good and the bad, the newspaper media and the online websites. Unabashedly. Unapologetically. Scanning the media for what's being done right and what's being done wrong.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Philippine comics are in decline
The AFP reports that the comics industry in the Philippines, which used to be very big, has dwindled dreadfully, in a way that mirrors the USA's own industry:
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