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Dédalo - Exponatale 2015
En la noche se inauguró Exponatale, importante evento anual organizado por Dédalo. En esta ocasión, mi gran amigo Andreé Ferro me acompañó. Además de las generosas copas de vino Finca Rotondo y de los...
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Planetary # 17 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
In literary works written a century ago, there was only one predominant point of view: the perspective of the white male. Years before proper anthropological studies could be conducted, the white men...
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November films / películas de noviembre
November was a very good month, and in addition to fantastic new releases I also had the chance to include a fine selection of international productions. Sam Mendes returns to the 007 franchise with...
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José Luis Carranza - Catedral (Galería Enlace)
Cada dos años, José Luis Carranza vuelve a sorprendernos con cuadros de una belleza sobrecogedora. Hace pocas horas, se inauguró “Catedral” en la Galería Enlace (San Isidro). En esta ocasión, se...
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Dawn of the Undead
Now that Thanksgiving week is over and nobody is thinking about turkey and family dinners, it's time to read some good horror comics in Dawn of the Undead, available now on...
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Los viajes de Marco Mono - Carlos Trillo & Enrique Breccia
You don't need to be an expert to realize that South American nations share a common history; for instance, military dictatorships were very frequent especially in the 20th century. Each country has...
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Star Wars - Jason Aaron & John Cassaday
For some reason, I’ve never been a fan of adaptations. In my opinion, comics should really thrive on their own, and they shouldn’t be subservient to a narrative process previously established in a...
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November comics / cómics de noviembre
Instead of talking about November comics, I decided it would be better to talk about my own comic. Now it's time to read some good horror stories in Dawn of the Undead, available now on...
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Lo mejor del arte en Lima - 2015
2015 has been a very gratifying year for me. It started a little bit slow, and perhaps with more bad news than good ones. Sometimes it’s hard to deal with certain situations, and I must say the...
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2015 Comic Books: Arion's Achievement Awards
When I was around 12 or 13, comics were more about escapism than anything else. I would plunge into the colorful adventures of American superheroes or into the thrilling odysseys of “2000 AD”. Back...
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December films / películas de diciembre
Happy new year! In addition to December films we also have the Best of 2015 List. So let’s start with Mr. Holmes (2015), directed by Bill Condon, which is definitely one of the best reinterpretations...
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The Legion # 26 & 27 - Abnett, Lanning, Batista, Harris & Kirk
For over 30 years, the Legion of Super-Heroes and Superboy were part of the same equation. However, in the 80s, Crisis on Infinite Earths caused severe problems to the Legion continuity. Back then John...
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Druuna: Morbus Gravis - Serpieri
The first time in my life that I saw the work of the great Italian artist Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, was in the pages of the sci-fi anthology Zona 84. However, I had to wait many years to read Druuna’s...
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December comic books / cómics de diciembre
There were quite a few surprises in the last month of 2015, such as the inaugural arc of the second volume of Jupiter’s Circle, and also the final issue of Brian K. Vaughan’s miniseries We Stand On...
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Airboy - James Robinson & Greg Hinkle
I seem to have a nose for polemical titles. I have pre-ordered many books that proved to be the source of heated debates and, in my opinion, wherever I find controversy, I also find something else: the...
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Doc Macabre - Steve Niles & Bernie Wrightson
As much as I enjoy scary movies (or comics), it’s always refreshing to come across a good parody such as Doc Macabre. Bernie Wrightson is regarded as the undisputed master of horror comics, and in 2010...
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Marvel Boy - Grant Morrison & J.G. Jones
Decades ago, Grant Morrison’s Animal Man revolutionized the American comic book industry; a remarkable accomplishment in its own right and even more so if we keep in mind that this was a relatively...
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Tregua de vidrio - Aissa Chrem (Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma)
Han pasado ya casi tres años desde la primera vez que entré a la espaciosa y antigua casona miraflorina que alberga las oficinas del grupo editorial COSAS. En ese entonces, mi trabajo me obligaba a...
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January films / películas de enero
I think the best way to celebrate the beginning of 2016 is with a fine selection of American and European productions. So let’s start with Adam McKay’s The Big Short (2015), a surprising and lucid...
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La máquina - Tomás Prochazka Núñez (Centro Colich)
Hace un par de horas estuve presente en la inauguración de “La máquina” de Tomás Prochazka Núñez, en el Centro Colich de Barranco. En años anteriores, ya había tenido la suerte de ver de cerca los...
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