Loading ...Toycon 2008
June 15th, 2008
Toycon2008 is another jam-packed affair in the tradition of Toycon 2007 and 2006. The artists’ corner is at the Megatrade Hall side furthest from the middle, and we were mere meters from the food section. The aroma of grilled Hungarian sausage wafted past us all day. How come we artists always seem to get positioned next to the food section?
Besides the usual gang of the Artist’s Den, Taga-Ilog, and Joanah, we were also besides Jomike Tejido, who was displaying his Foldabots collection (as seen from K-Zone magazine). There was also Manix Abrera with his driftwood constructs.
The New Worlds Alliance sent their delegation of Star Wars stormtroopers and pirates, as well as Jon S. as the Shadow and Mark E. in a Speed Racer costume. Go!
Chompy came in late both days because she was finishing the BearCuddles hats and the doujin, which is currently in its second issue. Good for you! Her family also managed to visit the convention,and we took pics in front of Heath Ledger’s Joker.
Of course, there were the Beerkadets. Thanks to regulars Ilenz, Oliver, Kai, secretfan (who shall remain unnamed because if her mom ever finds out she went to Toycon…), Mary, Kuya Jot, Bugoytheman, GXMania, Tinkahbelle, Roachy, Polskie, Ana Ng, and Jaclyn, as well as Nico, Elay, Tey, Matt, Aimee, Ces, Yani’s proxy Aiza, Allen, and all the rest.
The Glen and Chompy plushies were a huge hit, selling out mere hours into the first day, with a lot of disappointed fans having to look forward to the next convention to get their hands on the dolls. Aw. Sorry, boys and girls.
Thanks to Az and the Comics Collectibles for inviting us artists to Toycon2008. See you next year!
I’ll try adding more pics in the forum. See you all there!
June 16th, 2008 at 2:04 am
oh my goodness,meron pa palang Visionaries:Knights of the Magical Light cosplayer!
June 16th, 2008 at 7:50 am
L: check out image 24… I think that your Bear Cuddles concept would look cute as backpacks! what do you think?
June 16th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Happycat: three suns align, pour forth their light, and fill the archers bow with might!
and sibat, kagaya ng espada! hindi tatablan ang mortal shell!
June 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am
ms lei is sooo cute! sayang di ko siya naabutan!
June 16th, 2008 at 9:44 am
eh, congrats on the last toycon, pics look “Narak”!
June 16th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Finally got the “I will graduate on time” button! w00t!
June 16th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
hahaha got my sketch card…
thanks mr. L 
“look its dave barista! ” 
June 16th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Wala akong pera kaya hindi ako makapunta. *sigh*
June 16th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Tenkouken: ako din.
Sa susunod na kabanata!!!
June 16th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
hey I was there XD … d ko na naman nakita si tink xD
June 16th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
it was nice seeing you again mr. L! that makes it 3 straight toycons in a row. thanks for the free(!) buttons too!
June 16th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
were you there on the first day around lunch time to late afternoon?
i was there and was looking forward to having my books signed, but at that time i didn’t know what you looked liked, and i was too shy to ask. kung nagkataon… *sigh* until the next toycon na lang siguro
p.s. those hungarian sausages did smell sooo good! ;P
June 16th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
@ Lyndon: si Leoric yung nasa pic man,they ran out of Glenn plushies.Next time hihingi na lang ako ng reservation.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Oh yes! My BFF is present ahahhaha
June 17th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Hey L, thanks for the Glen bearcuddles hat and the photo op! Thanks for biting Lyndon, chompy when I took your pictures! You guys made my first toycon real worthwhile.
Lyndon, I will not rest until I get a sketchcard! Next time, I will have my bff on hand!
Hope to see you guys again in more geek gatherings!
Lyndon has a thing for hard gay guy, huh? :d
June 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Mary: is that you with Chompy on image 14?
June 17th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
thanks din..
hey reserve me those plushies!!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Someone owes me a hat!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I thought mary was the one L was with in Image 42.
June 17th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Pheobe: Yep, that’s me in image 14 with chompy and my new bearcuddles hat! How’s you guess?
Hee, now you can put a face on your feisty forum friend, aren’t my innocent good looks so deceptive? :d
June 17th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Maraming maraming maraming salamat sa lahat ng nagpunta..
Kahit na hindi ko nakita ang lahat dahil sa hapon na ako nakadating, natutuwa ako sa suportang pinakita niyo sa Beerkada at sa Toycon.
Pwede niyong makita ang GMA 7 coverage sa Multiply ni Az (Maraming salamat Az!)
June 17th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Mary: the retainers kinda help. your eyes are almost as chinky as mine pala
June 19th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Di pa rin ako makaget-over sa way that Chompy wrote my bf’s name. “Kiko” instead of “Eko”. XDD
The Chompy comics was fun to read, and the keychain was so pretty. Saya saya.
Wala pa ring Jimmy plushies?
June 20th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Matt: Sorry!!! Stay tuned for updates..
Iya: Sorry!!! It was so noisy.. I though what I heard was Kiko instead of Eko. He corrected me though before he left..
June 22nd, 2008 at 10:16 am
Chompy: It’s okay, ang ganda naman ng bonus art sa huli ng doujin e. XD
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
Iya: Heehee.. Glad you liked it.. Stay tuned for the next issue!