CLASS

20051031



A friend of mine made a remark that I was the first cartoonist to come up with the term "McJolly." Which s weird since I don't know anyone who did after me. I had help for the Chinese characters in the last panel, you don't wanna know what it means.

20051030



This is the first appearance of Wilfred who's also the last main character to be added in the strip. I made some final adjustments to his height after this one.

20051029



I'm not really sure if this came out in the magazine. The last line he recited in the last panel was taken from the first hit by the indie band Color It Red, which is about schooldays, I think.

20051028



A friend of mine had the exact umbrella as this one which we used to launch countless times whenever there wasn't any teacher around.

20051027



Another idea based on a real experience in college.

20051026



This got some rave reactions from some friends which served to all the more endear the character of Joan to them.

20051025



This was based on a true experience of mine in college. Notice the brand of the sauce, that's hot.

20051024



This was Jonee's last appearance in the strip. He was to be replaced later with another, more permanent character.

20051023



My intention with the Jonee character was for the usual class outcast. No malice was intended towards the real person, it was just a phase he went through anyway.

20051022



Jorge's buddy, Jason does have a counterpart in the real world, I just didn't realize it at the time.

20051021



This first appearance of Jorge's character was such a big deal to a good friend of my mine whom I based the character on, he says he kept my letter informing him of it and the copies of the strip in his desk until now. This also marks another level in the social standing of the characters as Steven, Mike and Stan no longer rule the roost and have been relegated to geek status from hereon.

20051020



This strip's so dated. This came out during the height of the dance group's success in the early 90s.

20051019



Enrollment's always something parents don't look forward to for this reason aside from shelling out higher tuition fees, of course.

20051018



There's a follow up strip to this one that I unfortunately lost. I'll probably scan the one that came out in the magazine in the future and post it here.

20051017



It's the same story every year. This is also one of those rare times when I show the parents of the other characters other than Anne's.

20051016



This one came from one of those experiences we had in Puerto Galera. It was first time to see a "tuko," feisty li'l fella. Tried to attack the broom we waved in its face too. Hehe.

20051015



Just came from our first outing to Puerto Galera at this time. I used the experience as a material for this one.

20051014



I include my other character, the Drolls in this strip whenever I can. They were, after all, my ticket to being published in the first place.

20051013



The first appearance of Jessica. I never knew at the time he'd be a permanent fixture in the strip.

20051012



This sequel came naturally I guess.

20051011



This is one of my favorite strips, I like how everyone's reactions changed in the last panel. This also marks the first strip that cemented Jason's reputation as a romeo.

20051010



The things we do to delay the inevitable.

20051009



Stan is Mike's spokesperson whenever he gets into trouble or too far with his practical jokes.

20051008


20051007



Joan has always strongly liked Steve and she's not discreet about it. Ever.

20051006



This was my first attempt in comic strip continuity. I did this at the suggestion of my classmate and friend in college.

20051005



I redid this when I did the book dummy for my thesis.

20051004



Mike was still able to get away with Joan this time since I haven't yet rearranged their status in the pecking order. These days he'll get a slap from her for attempting such a thing.

20051003



Autograph by Anjanette Abayari.

20051002



The Prince Charles reference is about his racking up a huge phone bill for making overseas calls to his then rumored paramour and now wife, Camilla Parker Bowles. This was in, I think, 1993.

20051001