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Sobre héroes y tumbas - Pablo Patrucco
Pablo PatruccoArt is immediate and visual, that’s probably its main strength. However, as a writer I have no more than letters and words, and I have to rely on someone else’s patience to have my text...
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Planetary # 1 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
Jakita Wagner, Elijah Snow & the DrummerWe tend to trust the world as it is presented to us. We try to make sense of it, fearing that if we fail we will lose our sanity. We rely on our senses...
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Swamp Thing # 53 - Alan Moore & John Totleben
The delicate veil of civilization cannot resist the temptation of nature. As soon as the gardens explode, as the trees break their way into the structural fissures of the urban landscape, as Eden falls...
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Swamp Thing # 54, 55 & 56 - Moore, Veitch & Alcalá
I have written some stories and even a few have been published, and I often wonder if they’ll still be read in the future… or even remembered. As writers we face a challenge that defies the norms of...
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January Films / películas de enero
The year is just starting but I’ve already found plenty of good movies. Let’s start with the widely popular The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug (2013), it was so great to see Ian McKellen and Orlando...
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Continuum - Elizabeth López Avilés (Centro Cultural El Olivar)
Far from Heaven (2002) Directed byTodd Haynes Perhaps this is the most powerful Todd Haynes film I've seen. But in order to fully understand it one must first be privy to Douglas Sirk movies. Rather...
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Angel: Revelations - Aguirre-Sacasa & Pollina
“He's smart, tall, handsome, and rich; a star both on the field and in the classroom. All the girls want to date him, all the guys want to be him”, his name is Warren Worthington III, heir of one of...
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Exposición de arte abstracto - Iosu Aramburu (Galería L'imaginaire)
For those of you that are well versed in Spanish, please feel free to read my text about Iosu Aramburu’s art exhibit. For those of you that aren’t, well, no need to fret, that just means you are stuck...
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March films / películas de marzo
Although with a smaller list than in previous opportunities, March was a good month for the 7th art. Let’s start with the best of the list: Dallas Buyers Club (2013), directed by the talented Canadian...
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Horizontes - Pedro D’Onofrio Dibos (La Polaca)
my drawing (uncensored) / mi dibujo (sin censura)I neither condone nor forgive censorship. It seems to me as if censoring a work of art –be it a book, a movie or a graphic novel– is not only a crime...
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Captain America # 1, 2 & 3 - John Ney Rieber & John Cassaday
When I was 16 years old I traveled to New York. I did the things all tourists do. And of course, I visited the World Trade Center. I had the opportunity to admire New York City from high above. And I...
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Captain America # 4, 5 & 6 - John Ney Rieber & John Cassaday
Much has been said about the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. And many writers have explored this painful and difficult subject. I know I have tried to do the same with my...
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March comic books / cómics de marzo
I hereby declare March as the month of the best and most brilliant British authors! Indeed, my comic book list this month can be described as a veritable English invasion: Alan Moore (or The Original...
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The Boys # 1 & 2 - Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson
If power corrupts, then superpowers will prove to be ultra-corrupting. And what we find in the pages of The Boys is a hyper-corrupted society, in which superheroes run rampant, having realized that...
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GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ
Podría decirse que le debo la vida a Gabriel García Márquez, aunque quizás lo más precisa sea reiterar que le debo mi nombre: Arcadio. Mi padre, gran admirador de la obra de Gabo y colombiano de...
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DAYS OF SCANDALS PAST
It seems to me as if, for the past few days, we’ve been prompted to choose sides. Bryan Singer (director of the upcoming “X-Men: Days of Future Past”) has been sued for sexually molesting a 15 year old...
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Mamamia - Dédalo
In February, Marvel Comics released the third issue of Miracleman. Unlike the previous two issues, this time Marvel gave us a 100% Alan Moore & Garry Leach comic book. Besides Miracleman we also...
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Planetary # 2 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
Death has a tendency for homogenization. It cares not for religion, nationality or socioeconomic status, and quickly sends all deceased people to the same place: the cemetery. But does this apply...
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April Films / películas de abril
From box office mega hits to independent productions, April was a wonderful month for the 7th art. So let’s start with the movies you’ve probably seen. I love superhero comics but filmic adaptations...
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Jupiter’s Legacy # 4 - Mark Millar & Frank Quitely
Like the proverbial calm before the storm, the fourth issue of Jupiter’s Legacy is deceitfully peaceful. It’s 2022 and the world has changed. Brandon and his uncle Walter have conquered America, ruling...
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