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GERRY ALANGUILAN is a licensed
Architect in the Philippines, but prefers to write and draw comic
books. He's been creating comics in the Philippines since 1992
including Johnny Balbona, Humanis Rex! Timawa, the cult classic
"Wasted", Where Bold Stars Go To Die, Elmer and many more.
Gerry also contributes to Marvel, DC and Image as an inker, frequently in collaboration with Whilce Portacio and Leinil Francis Yu. Since 1995, he has inked Wetworks, Grifter, Hazard, IronMan, Loner, Darkness, Stone, X-Force, Wolverine, X-Men, New X-men Annual 2001, High Roads, Superman: Birthright, Silent Dragon, Incredible Hulk, and currently Ultimate Comics Avengers. Gerry has also illustrated adaptations of classic stories for Graphic Classics including Bram Stoker's "The Judge's House", Rafael Sabatini's "Plague of Ghosts", O Henry's "Furnished Room" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat". As curator of the Philippine Comics Art Museum Online, Gerry is frequently invited by schools and cultural institutions to give lectures on the history and current state of Philippine comics. He has also given a class on "Comics Illustration" for one term at the College of St. Benilde. Gerry is a recipient of Gawad Pinakamaningning na Alagad ng Sinining (for Visual Arts) and Outstanding San Pableño for Visual Arts, in 2010. Gerry recently debut as an actor for the independently produced short film "Tin-tin, 15", directed by Lem Garcellano. In his free time Gerry creates videos for You Tube for fun. Gerry maintains a regularly updated main blog here. |