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last seen somewhere

October 8. Saturday was not as promising as I had expected. It rained, so I holed up at home doing things that needed to be done: cleaned the house, did the laundry even on a rainy day, ironed the clothes, read a couple of books, continued working on a couple of drafts. When the whole routine shifted to the dreary, an interesting thought came into mind: the book launching of Last Seen After Midnight, the fourth Trese book by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo at Bestsellers, Robinson’s Galleria. (I actually haven’t read the series yet, the first being Trese: Murder on Balete Drive [followed by Unreported Murders, Mass Murders, and then Last Seen After Midnight], but people I know who are into graphic novels keep egging me to, so that afternoon I deduce the launching of the latest book would be a perfect start to get into the world of Alexandra Trese). I did the usual practice of attending such event: I bought all four books (it would be a shame for a freshman to buy the fourth one without the first three, right?), attended the interview portion of the artist (KaJo) and the author (Budj), listened to the question-and-answer portion, lined up to have my books signed (of which, I unexpectedly met Peachy Paderna, lining up as well with his “boy”). And I find the men behind the comics humble, just saying. Back home, I read the first two sets, and now here is a little hail of first impressions:

croaked by Bullfrog at 1:54 PM identities advertise, artfrog, book, literature, review tin@marikina said...

Awww...I missed this! But so glad you've discovered Trese! Hugs, J. And hope to see you soon.

10/11/2011 1:22 AM EK said...

SO GLAD I'm not the last new post-marathon fan of this series. ^^v I'm also just a month-old fan, after the Visprint writer event.

10/11/2011 8:24 PM 
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