my Trese Christmas Gift

It's been quite awhile since my brother Brandie has drawn an art piece like this. The last time he did something that came close to a comic book was something he did for their RE:VISION exhibit in 2010.

The very first comic book collaboration we ever did was the story PAYASO, which we did back in 1994!

So it was great to get this original artwork from him this Christmas :-)

Hoping to see him draw more in the new year!

Trese in Inquirer's TOP 10 Books for 2011

“Trese Vol. 4: Last Seen After Midnight” by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo (Visprint)
The newest installment of the wildly successful “Trese” comic-book series carries its trademark spooky inventiveness proudly as Alexandra Trese and her bodyguards, the Kambal, look into the truth behind comatose dorm mates, missing monsters, and even a certain world-famous prizefighter. Tan writes and Baldisimo illustrates with poise and polish. Like the best of its earlier incarnations, “Last Seen Before Midnight” lures readers into looking at their surroundings and finding the weird as well as the amazing. (from  Our Top 10 books for 2011 by Ruel S. De Vera Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19th, 2011)

Trese climbs National Bookstore Bestseller List

Thank you very much to all our readers who made this possible! From ninth place, TRESE: LAST SEEN AFTER MIDNIGHT has now climbed to the number two selling Philippine Publication.

And it's also great to see a fellow Visprint author on the list. Congrats to Manix Abrera! Kikomachine Komix Blg 7 is now No. 10 on the list.