Free TRESE poster

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We'll be giving away this diabolical TRESE poster during FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, May 3.

Buy a copy of TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE and get a free poster. It's that simple!

It'll definitely be available at Comic Odyssey, Robinsons Galleria.
I'll update you guys if we'll make the poster available at other comic book stores.

Please check my Twitter page on Saturday morning for updates:
http://twitter.com/Budjette

(If you already bought a copy, don't worry because we're putting together a plan so you can also get the free TRESE poster. More details about that soon!)

One more thing, if you see two suspicious looking individuals lurking around Comic Odyssey, Galleria and Comic Quest, Megamall during FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, that's probably me and Kajo. :)

Hunting TRESE

Last Wednesday, my friend texted that she got a copy of TRESE at National Bookstore, Greenbelt. I went there Thursday and it was already sold out. :-)

I asked the lady at Customer Service if she could check the nearest branch. So, she called up Glorietta and they were already sold out as well.

It might take them a week before they could restock again.

Visprint is in the process of delivering to the other stores, as well as stores outside of Metro Manila.

UPDATE (April 29) : Comic Quest and Comic Odyssey already have copies of TRESE. In case they've run out, just tell them to order a copy for you.

If it will be more convenient for you to go to a branch of National Bookstore, Powerbooks, Fully Booked, and Pandayan Bookstore, then I highly suggest that you call them up / email them and ask them to reserve a copy for you.

Below are the contact info of the said bookstores:

NATIONAL BOOKSTORE
http://nationalbookstore.com/docs/contact.asp
email : info@nationalbookstore.com.ph

For status of your order please email us at customerservice@myayala.com or call +63 (02) 8132383 or +1 (650) 9897313 and state your transaction number for our reference.


POWERBOOKS
http://www.powerbooks.com.ph/webinternal/Contactus2.asp

For book inquiries, book reservations, special orders and other concerns, you can contact us at: ibid@powerbooks.com.ph

For online orders, kindly get in touch with myAyala.com's customer service through:
e-mail: customerservice@myayala.com
Philippine Hotline: +632-8132383
US Hotline: +1 650-9897313


FULLY BOOKED
http://www.fullybookedonline.com/top_contact.asp

Fully Booked - Bonifacio Global City
Tel. No.: (632)858-7000 / 858-7036 thru 38
fb_fort@fullybookedonline.com

Fully Booked - Rockwell
Tel. No.: (632)756-5001 to 04
Fax No. : (632)898-0925
fb_rockwell@fullybookedonline.com

Fully Booked - Promenade
Tel. No.: (632)724-4057
Fax No. : (632)725-1583
fb_promenade@fullybookedonline.com

Fully Booked - Gateway
Tel. No.: (632)913-4543
Fax No. : (632)911-4960
fb_gateway@fullybookedonline.com

Fully Booked - Mall of Asia
Tel. No.: (632)556-0264
fb_moa@fullybookedonline.com

Fully Booked - SM North EDSA
Tel No.: (632) 4420107
Fax No.: (632) 4420132
fb_smnorth@fullybookedonline.com

Bibliarch - Glorietta
Tel. No.: (632)752-7107
bibliarch@pacific.net.ph

Bibliarch - Waltermart
Tel. No.: (632)889-6749
bibliarch@pacific.net.ph

Sketchbooks
Tel. No.: (632)757-4595
sketchbooks@hotmail.com


PANDAYAN
http://www.pandayan.net/content/index.php

TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE

TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE

When the sun sets in the city of Manila,

don’t you dare make a wrong turn and

end up in that dimly-lit side of the metro,

where aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings,

where kapre are the kingpins of crime,

and engkantos slip through the cracks

and steal your most precious possessions.

When crime takes a turn for the weird,

the police call Alexandra Trese.

This book contains the follow: 

(click on the links to read a FREE preview of the stories)

Case 1: At the Intersection of Balete and 13th Street

Case 2: Rules of the Race

Case 3: The Tragic Case of Dr. Burgos

Case 4: Our Secret Constellation

This book compiles the first four cases of Trese, has an introduction from Gerry Alanguilan, an afterword from me-- where I talk about the beginnings and influences of TRESE, a bonus section in the back-- with sketches and character designs from Kajo.

Published by Visual Print Enterprises
Written by Budjette Tan, Art by Kajo Baldisimo
Format: Black&White, 104 pages
Cover price: P140.00

the sneak preview

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON WHERE TO FIND TRESE:BOOK 1

NOTE: in case the copy you got has faulty binding, click here to find out how you can have it replaced with a new one http://tresekomix.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-replace-copies-of-trese-with.html

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TRESE:MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE by Ferdinand-Benedict G. Tan and Jonathan Baldisimo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Philippines License.

TRESE 7: Embrace of the Unwanted

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TRESE 7: EMBRACE OF THE UNWANTED
At the lowest basement of the MagnaMall, the mangled body of a woman is found. The trail of blood brings Alexandra Trese face-to-face with what was once thought to be an urban legend. When all is finally revealed, midnight madness at the mall will never be the same.

Story by Budjette Tan
Art by Kajo Baldisimo

Click here to read TRESE Case#8: The Association Dues of Livewell Village:
http://tresekomix.blogspot.com/2010/10/trese-association-dues-of-livewell.html

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13 LETTERS DOWN

For this special online edition of 13 Letters Down, we did a very quick Q&A with Kajo Baldisimo, artist and co-creator of TRESE.

What comic books are you reading now? What was the last comic book /graphic novel you read that you really liked?
I keep re-reading WATCHMEN (ang aking paborito) from time to time and I’m still in love with it. Pero, teka… if that’s not counted , uhm… the latest comicbook I’ve read na nakaka-aliw … Kiko Machine ni Manix.

Who are your favorite artists?
We’ll run out of paper if I put everyone kaya siguro yung top 5 lang: Jim Lee, Nestor Redondo, Fernando Amorsolo, Alex Nino, Mar Santana, Alex Ross… saka Hal Santiago.

Why the change in art style in this issue? What inspired this?
I’ve been experimenting since issue 1, looking for that definitive TRESE look. I want something gritty yet clean (an’labo no?). I think I’ve hit it with issue 7. This is the same style I used dun sa Trese pinup sa Ish 1. I will be re-drawing Trese 1-6 after I’m done with Trese 13.

Who was your basis for Alexandra Trese?
Part girlfriend ko (Hi Divine!). Part Major Kusanagi. Part Maja Salvador. Part KaJO Baldisimo. Hindi ko pa po napapanood ang Underworld nung ginawa ko yung Trese 1 (actually, hanggang ngayon) so hindi po based kay Kate Beckinsale si Alexandra.

Who’s your basis for the Kambal?
The Kambal’s design is loosely inspired by those Matrix mumus. And their maskara is based on a Mananggal mask I made for the story ‘The Last Datu’.



What ever happened to NWA? Will you ever finish that story?
I’m writing Sopas’, Panic’s and Gagam’s stories everyday. But I won’t draw them ‘til TRESE is done, so sorry po sa mga mambabasa ng NWA.

TRESE 7: COMING SOON

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Something Stirs in the Darkness

Greetings to all the new visitors of the TRESE site.

If you're stumbling around in the dark, just take a look at the links on the right-hand side of the site and it will lead you to the different cases Alexandra Trese has already dealt with.

I'd like to say hello to all the people who keep coming back hoping to see something new.

I just wanted to tell everyone that things will get busy in the site very, very soon.

So, please do click back here next week and we hope you like what you see. And please do email us or leave a note over here and tell us what you like (and don’t like).

I notice a lot of people from the local advertising industry visit this page. There are also some people from Iceland, France and the United States who drop by once in awhile. Hope to hear from you soon, especially after all the new things you’ll find here next week.

--budjette
trese_komix (@) yahoo (dot) com

TRESE: now available

the dead-tree editions



TRESE is now available in the following stores:

COMICS ODYSSEY
3rd Floor Extension Mall
Robinson's Galleria, Ortigas
(near Red Ribbon)

COMIC QUEST
Basement, Bldg. A
SM Megamall

DRUID's KEEP
3rd Floor, Gateway Mall
Magallanes, South Super Highway

In case you don't see it on the shelves, just ask the friendly people behind the counter.

TRESE 6 (complete issue)

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IBC
Pin-Up


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exhibit 13

A collection of evidence found and documented by Manila’s finest Scene of the Crime Officers (SOCO). All cases are part of Alexandra Trese’s ongoing investigation of Manila’s underworld.

http://exhibit13.blogspot.com/

Roll call of Exhibit 13’s SOCOs: Andrew Drilon, Rey Villegas, Ian Sta. Maria, Ronnie Tres Reyes, Marco Dimaano, Carlo Vergara, Hai Ibardoloza, Chester Ocampo, Jac Ting Lim, Reinard Santos, Leigh Reyes, Bong Leal, Oliver Pulumbarit, and of course, Kajo Balidisimo.

Many thanks to these brave "police sketch artists" for collecting and illustrating these strange occurences in the metro.

TRESE 5 (complete issue)

TRESE: A Little Known Murder in Studio 4
Story by Budjette Tan
Art by Kajo Baldisimo


TRESE Case / Isyu 5 : A Little Know Murder in Studio is one of the stories found in TRESE: UNREPORTED MURDERS, which is now available at National Bookstore, Powerbooks, Bestsellers, Comic Odyssey, Pandayan Bookstore, Filbar's and Mt. Cloud Bookstore.



You can download a FREE copy of TRESE ISYU 5 at:  
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237211801/trese-isyu

Learn more about this tie-up with DepEd at:
http://tresekomix.blogspot.com/2013/06/trese-isyu-5-komiks.html 

JOIN THE TRESE FACEBOOK PAGE : https://www.facebook.com/TreseComics

MEET other TRESE readers and get to chat with Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179284732938/

TRESE 2 (complete issue)

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Where we reveal the sources that inspired and influenced this Trese mystery.

The tikbalang is one of the most popular creatures of Philippine folklore. It is often depicted to have the head of horse and a human body. According to legend, if one tames a tikbalang it would grant you a wish or become your servant. Some stories have mentioned that one has to wrestle the tikbalang the ground, while other have said that one only needs to pluck one strand from its mane to immediately tame the beast.

TRESE 4 (complete story)

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Where we reveal the sources that inspired and influenced this Trese mystery.

The santelmo is another creature from Philippine folklore that has different descriptions, depending on which region of the country the story is told. Most stories have described it as flaming skull, seen on country crossroads. Fishermen have said that it is a ball of fire seen floating above the sea. The santelmo is said to be the souls of sailors who drowned at sea or an omen of bad things to come.

The oriol is a snake creature from Bikol folklore. It was believed to have lived in Tiwi, Albay. She lived in the hot springs in the area and lured men to join her in the pool by transforming herself into a beautiful woman. She would then devour them and bring their souls to her father Asuang.

The cellphone-spelling casting scene was an idea I got from one of Tony Perez’s books. He mentioned how the cellphone can act like a magic wand and how typing in a specific set of numbers and pressing the SEND button is like casting the spell.

OUR SECRET CONSTELLATION (complete story)

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REVIEWS ABOUT "TRESE: OUR SECRET CONSTELLATION"

The best work yet from Alamat founder Tan, this moody mini-comic series starts out smart and gets even smarter. Investigator Alexandra Trese, holder of the supernatural secrets of the city as passed down from her grandfather, helps the local cops by tracking down the magical misdeeds with the help of her wickedly cool bodyguards, adroitly furnished by Baldisimo. The previous issues dealt with catchy ideas like tikbalang in a drag race, but this superlative issues, grisly murders lead to an unexpected interpretation of an iconic figure. (RUEL DE VERA, Sunday Inquirer Magazine, April 9, 2006)

Hey! Good komiks! (JESSICA ZAFRA)

Maganda yung art, better than the first two at mas okey yung covers. Gumaganda siya. Got a copy na, read it twice. Yeah, PLANETARYish, but still, pulled off the pinoy thing, expected it by mid-ish though. Still, nice short story. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to every month! (ADAM DAVID)

Ganda ng TRESE 3! As in! Nice ending! I’ll even read it again. Hehe! Good work, Budj!
(TIN SANCHEZ)

Kakaiyak naman [ang TRESE 3] (MADEL PALMAN)

TRESE is a book that’s making me want to say, “Damn you, Budj! Why did you make us wait so long?” Panalo ang TRESE! Nakakaiyak ang 3rd isyu! Ilabas mo pa! (CARLO VERGARA)

I've now read all three available issues of Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo's TRESE and I've got to say it's gearing up to be one of the best comics we've seen in a long time. The third issue "Our Secret Constellation", brought me to tears. Fans of Pinoy Komiks will find much to appreciate in this issue. I'll say no more. A true classic in the making. Congrats to Budjette and Kajo! (GERRY ALANGUILAN)

[The third issue of TRESE] is a highlight particularly for long-time comic book fans, as it takes a familiar concept and, reminiscent of Warren Ellis’ science-fiction series Planetary, gives it a 180-degree spin. But the story is only half of what’s good about the book; Kajo, as the series artist, imbues the pages with an appropriately unsettling atmosphere, thanks to the rough, shadowy renderings of characters and settings that shift and stretch slightly in look and proportion across pages. (ELBERT OR)

In … "Our Secret Constellation", Alexandra Trese is hot on the trail of a mysterious killer with unearthly powers... perhaps even more power than the supernatural investigator and her formidable henchmen, the Kambal, can handle. I have to say, the idea and plot twist in this issue made me quietly go, "Whoa." A ballsy story and a great homage rolled into one. (MARCO DIMAANO )


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TRESE 3: Our Secret Constellation
Story by Budjette Tan
Art by Kajo Baldisimo

Click here to read the complete first issue of:
TRESE: At the Intersection of Balete and 13th Street

Thanks to the Dream King

Thanks to the hundreds of people who’ve clicked and read our comic book. Thanks to the ones who gave feedback and left such kind words in the comments board.

And, of course, a big thank you must go to Neil Gaiman for posting the TRESE link and getting all you people to visit my dark corner of Manila. Hope you drop by again. We should have something new to show by February.

BTW, I did write a prequel, of sorts, to TRESE #1.
It’s called “One Last Drink at the Diaboical” and you can read it:
http://babblingpoint.blogspot.com/2005/11/blog-post.html

Read the complete TRESE #1

UPDATED NOVEMBER 2018:


WHERE TO BUY TRESE?

If you're based in the Philippines, you can now order these TRESE titles from Visprint's Shopee site.

If you're based abroad, you can order directly from our publisher at: bit.ly/visprintbooks

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Where we reveal the sources that inspired and influenced this Trese mystery.

It seems like every generation (and some cultures) have their version of the Lady in White. In Manila, one of the most popular urban legends is the White Lady of Balete Drive. Almost the entire length of that road is lined with balete trees, which according to folklore, is a favorite place of elementals and spirits.

The story of the White Lady of Balete Drive has many variations, depending on who’s telling it. Since the 1950s, people have talked about a lady in white that seen hitchhiking on that road. If a driver does stop and let her in, she would direct them to a particular house and would vanish soon after. Somehow, the driver later discovers that the lady did live in that house but supposedly died many years before that. In other stories, the driver would not stop for the lady in white. As he drives down the road, he’ll happen to glance in his rear view mirror and suddenly the see the lady in his backseat. This would supposedly cause the driver to panic and get into an accident.

As mentioned, some stories have said that the lady in white is the spirit of someone who once lived on that street. Couple of years ago, I heard another story that said the lady is actually a diwata, an fairy-creature that dwells in balete trees.

TRESE 2 (cover)

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