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Flying the Flag For POP Comics® In The Philippines

Flying the Flag For POP Comics® In The Philippines

We have POP Comics® brand ambassadors all over the World, and one of our staunchest is Dine Villegas, in Manila, The Phillippines. Recently Pasig, which is just east of Manila, hosted another Komikon, which is the Pinoy answer to Comic-Con in NYC and San Diego in the US, and Japan's Comiket. Villegas met with some local artists to spread the word about POP Comics®.

Comiket: The Biggest Assembly of Manga Fans In The World

Comiket: The Biggest Assembly of Manga Fans In The World

It's so big, it's held two times a year rather than just annually. It is held at the biggest convention facility in Japan, Tokyo Big Sight. And it is basically one big Artist's Alley, where people sell their self-published manga and art. What is it? Comic Market, or what most people call Comiket. And it is the biggest manga fan event in the world. 2016's Summer Comiket, the 90th, took place August 12-14. Comiket 91 will take place December 29-31, 2017.