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June films / películas de junio
June has been a nice combination of Hollywood blockbusters and independent productions. So let’s begin with X-Men: Apocalypse (2016); once again, it’s great to see Bryan Singer reinvigorating the...
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Pensemos bien con Liniers - MAC
Gracias al invalorable apoyo del MAC y del BBVA Banco Continental, actualmente podemos disfrutar de la magnífica muestra “Pensemos bien con Liniers”. Se trata de una cuidada selección de dibujos,...
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Névé - Dieter & Lepage
Desde hace ya varios años o, más concretamente, desde que empecé a escribir y dibujar mis propios cómics, tengo una actitud crítica hacia el noveno arte que, quizás, antes no era tan evidente. No es...
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Captain America: War and Remembrance - Roger Stern & John Byrne
As Captain America, Steve Rogers is the living embodiment of the American Dream. “I’m totally human! But I’m fighting for a cause… a dream! And that makes all the difference”, explains the Sentinel of...
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June Comics / cómics de junio
Unlike previous months, in June I only got a few comics. Doctor Strange and Cinema Purgatorio were quite good. I bought Rebirth # 1 because it was a giant-sized issue with a very low price (which I...
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Doom Patrol vol. 2 - Grant Morrison & Richard Case
Is a crazy artist a common stereotype? Sometimes it is. And clearly if we take a look at British writers like Alan Moore or Grant Morrison we will realize how eccentric they are and how their work has...
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Huck - Mark Millar & Rafael Albuquerque
It’s been over a decade since I read Superman: Red Son for the first time, an Elseworlds project written by Mark Millar that turned out to be one of the best Superman stories ever written. Red Son is...
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The X-Men # 5, 6 & 7 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
If we take a look at the first issues of most Marvel titles in the 60s, we’ll quickly realize that quite often the first villain to fight against the heroes isn’t necessarily a memorable foe. In fact,...
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July Films / películas de julio
July was a special month for me because in addition to celebrating my birthday I also got rid of the usual Hollywood blockbusters. So let’s begin with Julieta (2016), directed by Pedro Almodóvar and...
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The X-Men # 8, 9 & 10 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
A book about mutants is forced to constantly mutate in one way or another. Thus the relative stability of earlier issues would give way to compelling modifications. In “Unus, the Untouchable!”...
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Valle Paraíso - Santi Pérez
I usually talk about the great masters: Barry Windsor-Smith, Frank Frazetta, Bernie Wrightson, etc. And, of course, masters are accompanied by their disciples. Bernie Wrightson, in particular, has...
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July Comics / cómics de julio
Instead of talking about the comics I bought last month, I decided that it would be a good idea to share with you my latest foray into the zombie genre: Dawn of the Undead. If you’re a fan of The...
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Jupiter’s Circle Vol. 2 - Mark Millar, Chris Sprouse & Wilfredo Torres
Tackling the political landscape of bygone decades can be quite a challenge, and adding superheroes to the mix can be even harder. However, none of this seems to have discouraged Mark Millar from doing...
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Silver Surfer: Escape to Terror - Stan Lee & John Byrne
In the 60s, Stan Lee was the most prolific writer in the comics industry. And after creating literally hundreds of characters and an entire narrative universe, he simply stepped down of his role as a...
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2016- Chicago's Wizard World Comic Con
Ever since high school one of my many unaccomplished dreams was to go to comic book conventions. Of course, traveling from Peru all the way to the US just to attend a con seemed like an extravagant...
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The Legion # 34-38 - Champagne, Lightle, Jurgens & Smith
Not long after their abrupt departure from The Legion, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning would abandon DC Comics as well, and soon they would be welcomed into the House of Ideas; it’s in Marvel Comics where...
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The X-Men # 11-16 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
If, for some fans, the first issues of X-Men were simply the warm-up, I think we could all agree that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby finally hit their stride in 1965. Unfortunately, they didn’t have enough...
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August films / películas de agosto
I usually watch at least a dozen movies every month, but August was a really busy month for me as I had to get ready to move to Milwaukee. I've been in Wisconsin's largest city for almost 2 weeks now...
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August Comics / Cómics de agosto
Instead of talking about the comics I bought last month, I decided that it would be a good idea to share with you my latest foray into the zombie genre: Dawn of the Undead. If you’re a fan of The...
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The X-Men # 17-21 - Lee, Thomas, Kirby & Roth
It may sound as a paradox, but when Stan ‘The Man’ Lee became the most successful writer in the 60s, he eventually found out that he didn’t have enough time to keep writing: “By the time we had reached...
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