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The Boys # 3 & 4 - Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson
Try not to meet your heroes, or else you’ll end up sorely disappointed. This may be a universal truth, applied to those whom we admire the most: writers, filmmakers, artists. Indeed sometimes it is...
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Emergencias - Rhony Alhalel (Galería Yvonne Sanguineti)
My drawing (still in process) / mi dibujo (todavía en proceso)Some modern historians can be awfully boring. So I try to skip that and I only read what I want to read, but then again I feel guilty...
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The Boys # 5 & 6 - Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson
Homelander explains to Starlight the relevance of boobs / Homelander le explica a Starlight la relevancia de las tetas“Cherry” isn’t only the delightful fruit you put on top of your ice cream, it’s...
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Frankenstein Alive, Alive # 3 - Steve Niles & Bernie Wrightson
Plagued by remorse, Frankenstein’s monster wanders around the mansion of Doctor Ingles, the only man he has met that treats him not as an inhuman creature but as an equal and even a friend. Overwhelmed...
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Sandman Overture # 2 - Neil Gaiman & J.H. Williams III
Dreams are intangible, unhindered by space or time, they have no substance and yet, in their ethereal nature, they can be stronger than the most profane of realities. Neil Gaiman understood the true...
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April comic books / cómics de abril
Some stoic philosophers considered patience as one of the four cardinal virtues. And although I’m impatient in my daily life, I have no problem waiting months or even an entire year for a comic book....
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Planetary # 3 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
Perhaps the origin of ghosts is as primordial as mankind’s most ancient rituals. Death is not always the final answer, some spirits seem to linger on the physical plane, seeking revenge, demanding...
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May films / películas de mayo
Besides FCBD May was also the month of the superhero genre (in fact, adding Captain America: The Winter Soldier to the list, clearly 2014 has been the top year for Marvel movies). Marc Webb understands...
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Venancio Shinki - Lucía de la Puente
When I first posted something on this blog I had approximately one or two visitors per day. It took me a long time to actually appear on Google. And years to go from hundreds of visits each moth to a...
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Sidekick # 4, 5 & 6 - J M Straczynski & Tom Mandrake
When I read the first issue of Sidekick I knew I had found exactly the kind of series I was looking for. It was a much needed incursion into the sidekick culture –an interesting, cruel and bold...
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Daredevil: The Man Without Fear - Frank Miller & Romita Jr.
One of Marvel’s most treasured heroes is Daredevil. But long before he became the Man Without Fear he was just a confused little boy surviving in a brutal environment. Frank Miller’s miniseries is a...
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May comic books / cómics de mayo
It happens every year. My favorite FCBD book comes from Rebellion: it’s 2000AD. Am I losing impartiality? Is it because I grew up reading old 2000AD progs? I don’t know, the thing is that 2000AD FCBD...
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June films / películas de junio
I’m trying to remember how the hell I managed to watch over 20 different movies in a single month. I guess when you have a lot of free time on your hands everything seems possible. This month I’ve been...
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X-Women - Claremont & Milo Manara
When I was in high school I loved summer vacations. It was a real pleasure to simply wake up late and read comic books for hours, without a care in the world. Back then, most of the comics I used to...
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The annotated Miracleman
Miracleman #3http://artbyarion.blogspot.com/2012/01/miracleman-3-alan-moore-alan-davis.htmlOver 2 years ago I begun an ambitious task: to review Alan Moore's Miracleman. I decided to do it without...
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Miracleman Book 1: A Dream of Flying
In Miracleman Book 1: A Dream of Flying, Marvel collects issues 1 through 5 of the famed series. Marvel, of course, has included a substantial amount of material that I have yet to review (as most of...
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June comic books / cómics de junio
Today is my birthday. And I’ve decided to celebrate it like I always do: sharing with you my most recent acquisitions. In this case, half a dozen of wonderful comic books. MPH and Starlight are...
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El viaje - Mónica Cuba (Galería Yvonne Sanguineti)
Faithful to my promise, I’m including the new restored pages of Miracleman #5You can find my original review here:http://artbyarion.blogspot.com/2013/01/miracleman-5-alan-moore-alan-davis.htmlNow that...
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Silver Surfer # 1, 2 & 3 - Dan Slott & Mike Allred
When Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced Silver Surfer to the public in the pages of Fantastic Four, he was the herald of Galactus, an obedient servant that would find worlds so that his master could...
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The Boys # 3 & 4 - Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson
Try not to meet your heroes, or else you’ll end up sorely disappointed. This may be a universal truth, applied to those whom we admire the most: writers, filmmakers, artists. Indeed sometimes it is...
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