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Dédalo - Exponatale 2013
"Barranco a pie" - Ramiro LlonaYears ago I had the chance to read a marvelous novel: “The Tunnel” by Ernesto Sábato. I have no intention of synthesizing the book. I’ll just try to recreate one...
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Strange Tales - Jim Steranko
During the Cold War, Nick Fury was Marvel’s best spy. Long before the Avengers had anything to do with S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division or, as it's...
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Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Jim Steranko
After a very successful run in Strange Tales, Marvel decided it was time to give Nick Fury his own title. And thus Nick Fury, Agent of Shield begun. It is in the pages of this new title that Steranko...
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November films / películas de noviembre
Unlike other months, in November I had the opportunity to go to the movies several times. At last, I saw Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (2013), an example of intensity and creativity, an emotional journey...
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Freakwave & Mirkin the Mystic - Milligan & McCarthy
First version of Freakwave / primera versión de FreakwaveI grew up reading 2000AD, Britain’s weekly sci-fi anthology. 2000AD was the school of many of today’s most notable writers: Alan Moore, Grant...
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Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 12 - Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Shinji Ikari, Gendo Ikari & Misato Katsuragi“I was crawling around in darkness without knowing how to love or be loved”. We can learn many things in life, but sometimes we forget to learn that...
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Skin - Peter Milligan & Brendan McCarthy
Milligan's most controversial work / la obra más controversial de MilliganSometimes, a work gets published and the controversy begins. Conservative people then propose censorship. Luckily, as readers...
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DÉDALO en Larcomar
Harry + Max (2004)Directed by Christopher Munch This is a story about two brothers: their lives, their childhood memories and also the seemingly incestuous nature of their relationship. But what is...
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The Best of Milligan & McCarthy
Half a year ago I was reading Dark Horse’s solicitations and I found “The Best of Milligan & McCarthy”. I had no idea it was a gorgeous, deluxe edition. I just paid attention to the names. I’ve...
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JLA Earth 2 - Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
The good guys always win. Evildoers are doomed to a life of failure. Superman always defeats Lex Luthor, Batman always kicks Joker’s ass. Traditional superhero comics have focused, for decades, on the...
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Hawkeye vol. 1 - Fraction & Aja
Hawkeye breezes in, nonchalantly, suggesting that there is something else going on in the lives of masked heroes. Or at least it should be. Like fresh air, Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye intends to...
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November Comic Books / cómics de noviembre
It’s time to say Merry Christmas. There’s an old saying that goes “the more the merrier”, and that applies perfectly to comics! I read two wonderful Young Avengers issues, and I was nicely surprised by...
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Lo mejor del arte en Lima - 2013
2013 wasn’t precisely a good year for me, sure, during the first months there were many promising things going on and then, like in a drought, it all vanished. Luckily, I can gladly say that I’m still...
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2013 Comic Books: Arion's Achievement Awards
Although I love all artistic expressions, the ninth art always had a preponderant place in my life. I learned to read when I was around 4 thanks to my father’s comic collection; thousands of panels and...
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December films / películas de diciembre
Happy new year! In this special post we have December films and the Best of 2013 List. So let’s start with Captain Phillips (2013), directed by Paul Greengrass; the protagonist is a captain (Tom Hanks)...
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Young Avengers # 11 - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
You are only as young as you feel. And it is true, in many ways, age is a state of the mind. It has been quite rejuvenating, at least for me, to read Young Avengers every month for the past year. I...
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December comic books / cómics de diciembre
The year has just begun and I’m celebrating with a quadruple overdose of Gillen! Two issues of Young Avengers, Three and Uber (that’s the good stuff). I didn’t think much of Inhumanity till I reached...
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Young Avengers # 12 - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
A war between dimensions has begun. Mother, a demon from a parallel reality has brainwashed an army of alternative versions of the Young Avengers. And as if that weren’t enough, Mother has recruited...
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Sandman Overture # 1 - Neil Gaiman & J.H. Williams III
Something compels me to come here, to this place that doesn’t exist in the “real” world to talk about the dreams of others and, sometimes, about my own. Whatever art we possess is born in dreams. And...
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Young Avengers # 13 - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
One day, walking down the street, attending classes, going to your office, or simply having fun at a party, you fall in love. It doesn’t matter who you fall in love with. What counts is that suddenly,...
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