Pupung
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Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia featuring Tonton Young’s Pupung
About
the Collection
SOLO never
failed to give us nostalgic attack with its Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia
Series. Yearly, Solo pays tribute to Pinoy Pop Culture with homegrown Pinoy
iconic cartoonists. Solo brought us back to the heyday of Filipino comics
when komiks magasins used to be a big form of entertainment of most
Pinoys. The creative collection spearheaded with the playful and witty
characters of Larry Alcala’s Slice of Life in 2010, followed by no less than
the greatest work of the Father of Filipino Cartoons, Tony Velasquez’s Kenkoy
in 2011. This year, the series proudly features Tonton
Young’s Pupung.
How do you best remember Pupung? It could
be his family’s lugawan and their hilarious adventures that reflects the
typical Pinoy family. Pupung is a lovable kid in the comics created by
Tonton Young in 1983. The strip revolves around the family of Pupung and their
hilarious adventures. The comics strip focuses on Philippine pop culture,
fascination with basketball as well as business trends and rarely tackles
political issues. Pupung became popular for its punchlines and the humor used in the strip is lighter than other
Filipino comic strips which gives it a family-oriented theme. Up
to this day, Pupung appears in Manila Bulletin and continues to make Pinoys
laugh everyday. Pupung and all your fave characters from the strip, Mommy,
Daddy, Lolo Dom, Day, Jordan, Lelong and Larry Bird will be immortalized in a pop
collection!
The most-loved Solo’s Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia Series takes Pupung and puts in on His&Hers graphic tees, popular varsity jackets, polo shirts, woven tops and dresses, men’s long sleeves and shorts and adorable accessories such as necklaces, toilety pouches and coffee ceramic cups with covers. The collection hits the stores in September. Perfect for fun wearable collectibles as Christmas gifts. To view the entire Men's collection, click here (http://www.solo.com.ph/collection/mens/special/pinoy-cartoonist-memorabilia-feat-larry-alcala) and Ladies' collection, click here (http://www.solo.com.ph/collection/womens/special/pinoy-cartoonist-memorabilia-feat-larry-alcala).
About the Cartoonist: Washington
“Tonton” Young
Washington
“Tonton” Young was the creator of Pinoy Komiks icon ‘Pupung’ and author of ‘The
Best of Pupung Vol. 1-11’.
“I’ve been drawing cartoons since I learned how to hold a pencil”.
Tonton was greatly influenced by his elder brother who is also an artist. But
Tonton never pursued cartooning not until after the circumstances that lead him
to pick up his versatile pen again and resume a childhood interest. After
he finished his college degree, Commerce Major in Business Administration, his
mom needed healthcare and had to be attended at home so he started to look for
a job that doesn’t require him to work on an
eight-hour basis. He started doing cartoons
again and because of his talent, he was hired by the late great Nonoy Marcelo (creator of Ikabod and Tisoy) and became his mentor.
He didn’t have formal art training from Art Schools but was trained and
got pointers and techniques from legendary cartoonists Larry Alcala and Roni
Santiago.
Through the years of doing cartoons and comic strips, Tonton
received numerous awards and recognitions here and abroad. In 2004, he was the
Grand Award Recipient in the Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Comic Strip and
won grand prizes in cartoon contests held in USA, Japan and Thailand. He also
did several art exhibits in Japan, Singapore and Korea. Tonton is currently based in New Jersey, USA
and is teaching cartoons at an Art School for Kids and an editorial and comic
strip cartoonist in Express, NY edition and Periodico, Canada edition. Pupung comics
strip still appears in The Manila Bulletin.
“Nothing beats the good old newspaper”, Tonton expressed when asked
about his take on digital and web-based comics.
He’s not against modern-day comics but he doesn’t think it can totally replace
the conventional way of reading it on a comic book or newspaper.
When asked about his most rewarding project in his professional
career, Tonton shared his fave summer activity when he was still in the
Philippines – a Cartoon Workshop for Kids with his fellow cartoonist friends
every year during summer. “It’s a great feeling to pass on what I’ve learned
from the ‘masters’ and teach them to create a good, wholesome comic
strip”. A lover of
children as his works show, a part of
Tonton will forever stay young.
His advice to aspiring comic strip cartoonist, “Keep on drawing
and creating different characters and stories to improve your craft. Don’t stop
trying.” He remembers a fan who asked for his advice when he was starting cartooning;
he is now a cartoonist in the Manila Bulletin and several Filipino Comics,
William Contreras (Tok en Mol).
About Pupung
Pupung was created in 1983 by Tonton Young and he was real.
The real-life Pupung is Tonton’s 6-year old nephew, Jeff Young with a nickname
Pupung. He chose the name Pupung for his comic strip title because it sounds
cartoon. Pupung dad’s was created after
his likeness in basketball. Just like Daddy, Tonton is a big basketball fan and
was a self-confessed basketball buff during his teen years.
The comics strip revolves around the family of Pupung and their
hilarious adventures. The story is based on Tonton’s everyday life,
tending to his family’s restaurant business (like Lolo Dom and Dad), play
basketball on weekends (just like all the characters in Pupung). The comics strip focuses on Philippine pop
culture, fascination with basketball as well as business trends and rarely
tackles political issues. Pupung became
popular for its punchlines and the
humor used in the strip is lighter than other Filipino comic strips which gives
it a family-oriented theme. Up to
this day, Pupung appears in Manila Bulletin and continues to make Pinoys laugh
everyday.
About Solo’s Online Model Search 2012
Following Solo’s tradition, the collection will be celebrated with a simultaneous launch of its Online Model Search, now bigger and more exciting on its 4th year! Starting September, the search is on for two new faces of Solo to be officially unveiled in the Spring of 2013. Visit www.solo.com.ph for contest details.
Previous years’ winners reflected the personality of the brand – young, hip and bold. Jaggy Tallada and Joanna Flor in 2010, Mehran Khaledi and Phoebe Rutaquio in 2011 & Edward Espinola and Sophia Balagat in 2012. This year, Solo is excited and all geared up and looking forward to finding the next faces of the brand.
Solo Online Model Search contestants can enter by visiting Facebook www.facebook.com/mySoloOnline or via website www.solo.com.ph. Entrants must complete the entry form and submit their creative photo entries wearing any apparel Solo x Pupung collection. See complete contest details and rules by logging on the Facebook. Contest and voting period starts September 1 until November 30. Grand Winners will receive cash prizes and gift certificates from Solo, fabulous photoshoot for a year and will be featured in all Solo stores in 2013.
Also, check out Behind the scenes video of Pupung shoot:
Have a great day ahead! ♥♥♥
