Warcraft Drawings

The designs are not mine. I just looked at the Illidan artwork from the cards (yup, Warcraft has its own card game). The last two drawings are also inspired by the cards.

These are sketches on an 18 x 12 in sketchpad. I just took pics because I can't scan them. I posted these on my dA as well.

Illidan Stormrage

This was the hardest of the four because I had to color everything in the background.

Kael'thas Sunstrider

I'm happy with this. I wish I didn't include the name on the bottom right corner though.

A blood elf

A dwarf and paladin

More Kratos Drawings

Posted these on my deviantArt. These sketches are on an 18 x 12 in drawing book. Took photos using my DSLR.

More Drawings

These sketches are on an 18 x 12 in drawing book. Took a photo of each using my DSLR. I used colored pencils.

I posted all three on my deviantArt.

The main cast of Final Fantasy X.

L and Light Yagami of Deathnote.

Made it as simple as possible.

Kyuzo of Samurai 7.

Hikari Cosplay

My youngest sister, who's a huge fan of the Special A series, finally got to join a cosplay. The event was organized by Kapt. Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elementary School. Pupils from all grade levels were encouraged to join the elimination round. Each grade level had its own batch of winners.

I was surprised and impressed that the school itself organized an event like this. Normally, most grown-ups in my country would think an event for anime fans and gamers would be a waste of time. They would say that watching anime and playing video games isn't good for kids, let alone make them dress up like their characters. I'm glad that this is slowly changing and that the teachers are playing a big role.

This is my sister who cosplayed Hikari from Special A.

Here are some of the sixth grade students who participated in the elimination round on February 16, 2012.

Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens

Irish Fairy Tales is a collection of ten stories mostly about the Fenian Cycle. The tales which feature Finn primarily, begins with the story of the settlement of different races in Ireland.

The rest of the stories are about the people related to Finn or about Finn himself. The following are the stories contained in this book:

The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill
The Boyhood of Fionn
The Birth of Bran
Oisin's Mother
The Wooing of Becfola
The Little Brawl at Allen
The Carl of the Drab Coat
The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran
Becuma of the White Skin
Morgan's Frenzy

Although most of the stories are related to the Fenian cycle, there was no mention of Oisin other than the story of his birth. There was no mention of Grania and Dermot too.

The stories are easy to understand even if the reader is not familiar with Celtic mythology in general. When Stephens used an unfamiliar term, he explained its meaning. Readers who are well-versed with the Fenian cycle however, will find that this book is not a chronological re-telling of Finn's story.

Stephens did a good job adding features to the the characters without having to sacrifice how they were typically portrayed in the myths. The messages of the stories are not lost. And although the stories are not necessarily interconnected, it was easy to follow the transition from one story to the next because he takes his time to introduce the characters and develop the tension in the story.

My favorite would have to be The Birth of Bran because dogs took the spotlight in this story. Fergus Fionnliath's conversion was very touching.

I'm giving this book a 10 out of 10 rating.

The Haunted Earth by Dean Koontz

This was yet another attempt by Dean Koontz to mix supernatural with sci-fi and suspense. The result: supernaturals from our world conspiring with supernaturals from an alien world to cover up a huge mess that wreaked havoc in the home planet of the maseni.

Jessie Blake, a human detective, and his partner Brutus, a hellhound, were getting bored with their usual clients. Jessie was surprised one day when a maseni contacted him to find a lost brood brother. Galiotor Fils said that the maseni embassy were hiding the details of his brother Tesserax's death.

The maseni, whose first contact with humans was explained later in the book, have been co-existing with the humans for ten years. They awakened the humans' ability to perceive the supernatural realm, therefore giving the humans no choice but to live with creatures they think exist only in myths and books. The chaos it created forced everyone to make laws to ensure that everyone gets along.  vampires for example, can't suck a human's blood and convert just about anyone without the consent of the victim. Laws dictate that they recite first the laws protecting other creatures or form a contract.

As the duo pursued the case, the discovered a bigger conspiracy behind it. It seems like the supernatural creatures are also involved. The book is divided into two parts: The Alien Graveyard and The Beast at Midnight. The book will let the reader experience what it's like to live with aliens and supernatural beings on earth and later on, experience the maseni world and its concept of mythology.

The twists in the story will surprise the reader. Although I don't think it's as good as most of Koontz's novels, he handled the story very well. Some of the concepts seemed ridiculous but he pulled it off nicely.

I didn't like the sexual references to the character named Helena but she was portrayed as a sexually-liberated woman so I guess it suits her image. On the other hand, I enjoyed reading the events that happened in the maseni home planet leading to the discovery of the supernaturals' secret. And I also liked the funny scenes involving the maseni gods and Hogar.

I'm giving this book a 7 out of 10 rating.

This book was published in 1973 by lancer Books and is now out of print.
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Kratos Wearing A Toga

God of War's Kratos looking decent and calm in a Roman toga. I posted this on my deviantArt.

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Mappo Runt and Icarium Lifestealer

Posted this on my deviantArt. Mappo is on the left side and Icarium on the right.

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