{"id":472,"date":"2026-07-29T05:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2026-08-09T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:22:10","slug":"panels-pages-and-people-the-vibrant-culture-of-philippine-komik-conventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/panels-pages-and-people-the-vibrant-culture-of-philippine-komik-conventions\/","title":{"rendered":"Panels, Pages, and People: The Vibrant Culture of Philippine Komik Conventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fa56ae6849907e26e7a89a11a9108363 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WRITTEN BY<\/strong> JC Reyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years Philippine comic conventions have developed into fully fledged spaces for creative expression. Spaces in which community, storytelling, and art come together, providing a wonderful avenue for Filipinos to celebrate the rich heritage of komiks and for emerging talents to bloom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these spaces people from all walks of life gather together to share their love for komiks. Some share their original works, some create for others, while some simply join for the sake of interacting with the greater komik community. If you\u2019re someone that enjoys Filipino art these spaces will surely have something in store for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Komiket, a noteworthy convention in the comic scene, is an event held multiple times a year that hosts art markets for creators new and old. Here fresh ideas are given the spotlight to thrive and become part of komik history. For most still getting into the artform, this place is a great starting point for finding works that could resonate with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This august PICOF 2026 was hosted at Ayala Malls the 30th which saw a variety of creators hailing from different places in the Philippines and overseas. Here komikeros old and new had the opportunity to introduce their work to potential audiences and long time fans. Artists were also invited to come on stage to discuss komiks with their fellow artists and audiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Philippine komik industry continues to evolve, conventions remain important cultural spaces where stories are shared, talents are discovered, and communities are built, one panel, page, and person at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WRITTEN BY JC Reyes Over the years Philippine comic conventions have developed into fully fledged spaces for creative expression. Spaces in which community, storytelling, and art come together, providing a wonderful avenue for Filipinos to celebrate the rich heritage of komiks and for emerging talents to bloom.&nbsp; In these spaces people from all walks of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists-community"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":926,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/komikada.com\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}