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Diario NOvela in PDI?

The PDI has a new comics segment which is written by Carlo J. Caparas. It's called Diario Novela. I've actually read PDI's publicity articles about this but it is only yesterday that I have seen the comics.

I think this comics idea by CJC is a lousy one. There are very few frames published in a day. I wonder if the PDI readers would care reading a Diario Novela that gives stories on installment basis. Does PDI expect its readers to
read the paper regularly just for this comics? If not, who's going to read this?

What I know is that comics, supposedly targets the mass. However, the PDI, as suggested by its format and language, is not really for the same readers. What was the PDI publisher thinking when they signed contract with CJC? Do they want to make the mass read the PDI or convince the PDI readers to patronize CJC's story?

I don't think PDI readers would like CJC-type comics in a national broadsheet.

I personally don't like it for several reasons. First, the comics has very few frames. Nothing significant will happen in 5 to 6 frames. If so, then, what kind of story does CJC promise? A story hook every 5th frame?

Second, as a literate reader who does not only read PDI but also other sources, I have an idea how CJC just got into publishing with Sterling. Sorry, but CJC just lost his credibility, as far as I am concerned.

Third, I think the Diario NOvela should not be placed on COMIC RELIEF section of the PDI. What does Comic Relief mean anyway? If you look at the frames/strips, the scenes are not at all entertaining. It won't, in any way, make a reader feel "relieved." Just differentiate it from the other comics on the section and you'll see my point. Comic strips like PEANUTS and BORN LOSER are NEVER like DIARIO NOVELA. The latter brings disappointment on the reader's part because of its theme. It's simply NOT entertaining. And it's not fun reading only 5 frames at a time.

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Anonymous said…
Did you know that seven comic strips were bumped off the pages of Comic Relief to make way for CJC's diario novela? Did you know that that is one HOT topic currently raging at the Philippine Komiks Message Board and comics creators' blogs?
Of course, as per the latest, one long-time comic strip, LoveKnots, will resume its publication -- after being given, previously, a 10-day notice of being axed.
And CJC is being touted as the Savior of Philippine Komiks!
By the way, I totally agree with you that CJC's diario novela is not really a comic relief for obvious reasons!
1:12 AM
Anonymous said…
ang "comic relief" ay pagtakas sa realidad ng buhay at nagsisilbing "escapismo" upang pansamantalang magkapagbigay ng aliw. iyan ang inihahatid nito sa mambabasa ng PDI anumang antas ng buhay mayroon siya. isang uri ng literaturang popular na nagsisilbi ring komentaryo at satirikong pagpapatawa at pagtuligsa. si CJC ay isang masakit na realidad ng buhay na hindi matatakasan bagkus ay isang "kamandag" na kumikitil ng tunay na kahulugan ng "sining" dahil sa pagiging makasarili at pagtataya bilang "tagasalba" ng isang naghihingalong industriya. nakakasuka ang kanyang istilo ng pagnanakaw ng mga espasyong dapat sana'y nasa kamay ng mga tunay na manlilikha ng sining.
10:07 PM
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