Welcome to CapsuleZone, the online comics and illustration portfolio of Filipino artist RENO MANIQUIS. Hopefully, you’ll like what you see.
If you’re interested in hiring me for any illustration work, just e-mail me at capsulezone@hotmail.com or renom1@yahoo.com.
Thanks for visiting!
The world ends on 11.15.09 – that’s when award-winning indie comic publisher Heske Horror (www.coldbloodedchillers.com) releases its anticipated doomsday anthology “2012: Final Prayer.” Just like Armageddon, this release promises to be a “global event” with cataclysmic graphic tales, short stories and brief essays from creators from around the world: US, UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scotland and South Africa.
Above illustration done for the short story “Head Wounds and Other Ruminations” written by Jason Light.
This is my first time to draw sketch cards, and it’s a bit daunting because you have to fit your drawing on a standard sized trading card. These were done for 5FINITY Productions, and proceeds from the sales will go to March of Dimes, an organization that works hard to prevent birth defects and premature birth.
Coming December 2009.
Two quick Domino Lady sketches done for a friend, drawn on a couple of comics backing boards.
Coming in December…
Story: Nancy Holder
Art: Reno Maniquis (inks by Keith Williams)
Covers: Michael J. Williams, Matt Larson
32pgs, color, mature $3.99, mature
Join Buffy novelist and four time Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder, as she uncovers the sexy noir thriller secrets of “The Catalina Caper”! Hollywood has come to the island, and the Domino Lady’s alter ego will make her big screen debut! First, of course, there is a matter of blackmail under the lights to attend to. There is nothing the Domino Lady won’t do for her adoring public.
(2 covers, ratio = 75% Michael J Williams, 25% Matt Larson cover)
T-shirt design and illustration for Maskarado…
An unpublished comic book project, created and written by Carlo Borromeo.
Here’s a page from the upcoming Domino Lady comic book from Moonstone Books. It shows my original pencils first and then the page inked by Keith Williams.
This page is from issue #2 (available in August, 2009, I think)…
Title: Domino Lady #2
Story: Nancy Holder
Art: Reno Maniquis & Keith Williams
Colors: Jason Jensen
Covers: Matt Larson, Cortney Skinner
32pgs, color, $3.99-Mature readers
Buffy novelist and four time Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder uncovers the sexy romp secrets of our stunning Blond Bombshell in “The Zeppelin Affair”! There’s noir revenge and desperation a-plenty in this high flying mystery adventure! The Domino Lady takes no prisoners…unless there’s one she likes, of course.
A couple of spot illustrations for the horror anthology BONE CHILLER, written by Robert M. Heske. These drawings are from the short story (in script form) ALIBI.
To purchase the book, click here.
Here’s a print ad for the Exodus comic, which actually saw print but the actual comic did not. The first one is the original, but then the editor decided he wanted it to look more like Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., hence the face change on the second one. Personally, I liked the first one better, since he looked more bad-ass and tougher. But you can judge for yourself.
Version 1:
Version 2:
Colors on both versions by Bong Leal.
