THIS is an interview to a person you might(or might not) know--

--but YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM if you went to Summer Komikon last April 13 held at Bayanihan Center, Pasig City. Of course, you know. He is Mark Rosario, creator of his self-published comic book "My Wife Is Pregnant". Which is "an autobiographical comic book" as what is said in both covers, the Spider-Man variant, and the regular variant covers:

 

The variant cover by Gilbert Monsanto(left) and the regular cover by Mark Rosario and is inked by his wife, Mary Joy Rosario and colors by Jay Acosta(right).

 

Luckily, I had a chance to interview him through e-mail. Mark was awesomely epic to have that chance. By the way, If you want more of the inter view and less of the description of the "autobiographical comic book", ladies and gentle-aliens, here is the interview:

1. What inspired you in making "My Wife Is Pregnant"?

"My Wife Is Pregnant" is inspired by real-life experiences. Discovering my wife's pregnancy was a life-changing moment for me and my wife. We were married for only about 3 months at the time. We went through a lot of weird, funny, and memorable experiences together - which we loved sharing with friends over and over. I eventually thought about creating comic strips based on these moments and then I shared them online. I started with a few strips until it snowballed into a 28-page story

2. Who are your inspirations in creating Markus and Ligaya?

My full name is Mark Andrew but most of my close friends call me Markus. Ligaya, on the other hand, was a play on my wife's name - which is Mary Joy. We used these nicknames since they sounded more "kwela" than our real names haha!

3. Since I am an aspiring comic book creator, what kind of printer did you use in printing "My Wife Is Pregnant"?

I'm grateful for my mentor and childhood hero, Gilbert Monsanto, who was kind enough to take my files to YZA Katipunan Branch. The print quality was impressive and the rates are reasonable. I highly recommend you take your comic there, dude!

4. Last but not the least, what are your words to those aspiring comic book creators, writers, and artists like me?
I'm not sure if I'm the best person to answer that since I'm a newbie myself. But I guess if there's one thing I learned about the whole thing, it is to stop aspiring and start creating. Gawa lang ng gawa, like most of my artist friends would tell me. :)

If you want a copy, unfortunately, the "autobiographical comic book" is not available in comic book stores forever unlike other comic books/graphic novels/reprints introduced in Summer Komikon, but you can inquire Mark Rosario in his fanpage about the self published comic book here: My Wife Is Pregnant Comics. He might announce on the page someday if he will have another reprint of the comic book.





But well, for now, ENJOY COMICS!!!!!