Miracleman # 9 - Alan Moore & Rick Veitch
Rick VeitchAlmost 30 years ago, “Scenes From the Nativity” (published in Eclipse’s Miracleman # 9, July 1986) became the most controversial comic book in the American industry. The problem wasn’t...
View ArticleOutcast # 1 & 2 - Robert Kirkman & Paul Azaceta
I love horror films. I admire masters of suspense like Hitchcock and revolutionary filmmakers like George R. Romero with his unforgettable hordes of the living dead, I enjoy gore as much as the next...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead # 1-6 - Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore
I grew up reading post-apocalyptical stories. I took a special pleasure in reading sci-fi novels or short stories about life after the great disaster, but I was also tremendously captivated by comic...
View ArticleSandman Overture # 3 - Neil Gaiman & J.H. Williams III
Writing about the Endless would have been an impossible task for most writers. Perhaps it was also a difficult task for Neil Gaiman himself, right at the very beginning, when only Morpheus would grace...
View ArticleThe Legion # 6, 7 & 8 - Abnett, Lanning & Coipel
Still reeling from the shock of recent events, the legionnaires decide to confront Earth’s president, a man who has ruined the government’s reputation and violated the laws of the United Planets. And...
View ArticleJuly comic books / cómics de julio
With half a dozen of great comics, July proves to be a very fruitful month. Although nothing could be better than Miracleman, the second chapter of The Wicked + The Divine wins the award of best single...
View ArticleSeptember Comic Books / Cómics de setiembre
my sketch (still in process) / mi boceto (todavía en proceso)
View ArticlePlanetary # 7 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
A funeral is the perfect opportunity to say goodbye. However you do not say goodbye to a person that is already gone, you simply bid farewell to the idea and the memories of the deceased. A funeral can...
View ArticleOctober Films / películas de octubre
I thought I would have the chance to watch at least half a dozen horror movies before Halloween, however, my final list proved to be rather eclectic. So let’s start with Pacific Rim (2013). Although...
View ArticleThe Legion # 9, 10 & 11 - Abnett, Lanning & Coipel
If I had to choose one word to describe my favorite British writers it would be versatility. For some reason, which I will not attempt to elucidate now, British writers who started their careers in...
View ArticleAquaman: Time and Tide - Peter David & Kirk Jarvinen
“I’ve always viewed Aquaman as a character of mythic proportions. To my mind, that’s the only way to think of someone with roots in that most legendary of cities, Atlantis”, explained Peter David. And...
View ArticleThe New Teen Titans # 1 & 2 - Marv Wolfman & George Pérez
Teen sidekicks are as much a part of the superhero genre as secret identities. It is a long-lasting tradition that can be traced back as far as 1940, when Robin, the Teen Wonder, appeared for the first...
View ArticleY: The Last Man # 1-5 - Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
“Just because you’ve got a dick doesn’t mean that you’re invincible”. Truer words could not be found in the pages of “Unmanned” (published in Y: The Last Man # 1 through 5, from September 2002 to...
View ArticleDédalo - Exponatale 2014
my drawing (still in process) / mi dibujo (todavía en proceso)Six months ago, I was surprised to see I had almost 80,000 monthly visits. However, in subsequent months the amount of visits continued to...
View ArticleOctober comic books / cómics de octubre
October was a month full of surprises. First of all, I received the deluxe hardcover edition of The Last Temptation, an extraordinary graphic novel that deserves its own review. And, at the same time,...
View ArticlePlanetary # 8 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
After reading the previous issues of Planetary, it seems obvious to me that Warren Ellis and John Cassaday profess an unrestricted love towards B movies from the 50s and pulp novels from the 30s. This...
View ArticleNovember films / películas de noviembre
Christopher Nolan, one of the best contemporary filmmakers, has once again fascinated everyone with Interstellar (2014). Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway explore an uncharted galaxy in search for...
View ArticleThe Legion # 12, 13 & 14 - Abnett, Lanning & Coipel
Comic book writers must develop a very specific set of skills. One of such abilities is to get inside the head of characters created decades ago while trying to remain faithful to their essence. When...
View ArticleThe New Teen Titans # 3, 4 & 5 - Marv Wolfman & George Pérez
If there is one thing that I admire about comic book creators from earlier decades, is their impressive ability to come up with new characters, both heroes and villains, almost on a monthly basis....
View ArticleThe Last Temptation - Neil Gaiman & Michael Zulli
The fear of growing up is something we can all relate to. The journey to maturity is like a strange and unpredictable odyssey, of which nobody can be sure of its outcome or vicissitudes. Perhaps, then,...
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