Marvel Is Looking For Artists In The Philippines!
Did you know that Comic rockstar Whilce Portacio was discovered through ComicCon?
Cover image via fbcdn.netMarvel is going to be at the AsiaPOP ComiCon Manila 2016 and they're looking for artists!
On a Facebook post of AsiaPOP Comicon they write that C.B. Cebulski, the Vice President of International Development & Brand Management of Marvel, is returning to AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2016 once again to hunt for the best artistic talent in the country.
C.B. Cebulski is the Vice President of International Development & Brand Management of Marvel
Image via C.B. Cebulski Facebook Page
He'll be looking at your designs!
What you have to do:
1. Download the o cial submission form from their website
2. Send in your portfolio via mail or you can hand it in yourself. Just go to SMX convention center on 24 August 2016 10am-6pm (avoid lunchtime), at the portfolio submission counter of the convention center.
3. Check out the different submission criteria.
For the full list of criteria, click here.
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AsiaPOP ComicCon 2016 is on August 26-28 at the SMX Convention Center!
Filipino artist Whilce Portacio is a rockstar in the comic world. He started as an inker in Marvel! Guess how he was discovered? By sending in his portfolio at ComicCon!
He tells FlipGeeks on an interview: "[the San Diego Comic Con] was just a convention – it wasn't too spectacular. It just so happened that that year, [the editors] from Marvel were there, so I brought my portfolio."
According to GMA News, Whilce was one of the seven major artistic talents of the '90s who helped spawn one of today's biggest comic book publishers, Image Comics.
Image via FlipGeeks

