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Empress - Mark Millar & Stuart Immonen
We don’t get to see many superhero comics that deal with marital issues. Perhaps the swashbuckling adventures of the caped crusaders leaves little room for such domestic issues. Of course, this subject...
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May Films / películas de mayo
Five years ago I saw Prometheus, the prequel to Alien (1979), and I was impressed by Ridley Scott’s proposal. Of course, for the past years I’ve been eagerly awaiting the second part of the prequel and...
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X-Men Versus Alpha Flight - Chris Claremont & John Byrne
One of the things that I enjoyed the most about Claremont and Byrne’s run on X-Men was the way all characters were constantly evolving. There was nothing set in stone, there was no stillness....
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Les dents du recoin - François Boucq
A century ago, surrealism rose to prominence in Paris. Quickly, this cultural movement would transform the plastic arts, poetry and even cinema; of course, surrealism would go everywhere, surpassing...
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May comics / cómics de mayo
Unlike previous years, this time I got 6 FCBD titles, and in general I enjoyed them all, but my favorites were 2000 AD and Betty & Veronica (I was truly surprised to see how promising is this new...
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June films / películas de junio
Lately I’ve been watching just a couple of movies per month, but luckily in June this tendency was reversed. So let’s begin with Wonder Woman (2017), directed by Patty Jenkins, an impressive...
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Miracleman: The Golden Age - Neil Gaiman & Mark Buckingham
In the hands of Alan Moore, Miracleman acted as a catalyzer. More than a simple hero, Miracleman was turned into a superior being, a god who would reign supreme upon his own Olympus. However, this was...
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June Comics / cómics de junio
I received some really impressive comics last month, such as Cinema Purgatorio, American Gods, Silver Surfer and Shaolin Cowboy. And I must admit I was surprised by the new comic book titles that came...
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Planetary # 18 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
When Jules Verne wrote “From the Earth to the Moon” in the late 19th century, he was inadvertently promoting the incipient genre of science-fiction. The concept of men traveling to the moon was still...
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July Films / películas de julio
In July I went again to Marcus Theaters (with a student ID, tickets are half off price on Thursdays, so that’s a good deal!) with my friends and we saw Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Director Jon Watts...
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July comics / cómics de julio
Although I had already read it, I was glad to receive the Martha Washington tpb, a classic Frank Miller / Dave Gibbons story. I’m really enjoying Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Shaolin Cowboy (Geof...
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Fairest # 4 - Bill Willingham & Phil Jimenez
Half a decade ago, I decided to buy the first 3 issues of Fairest. And I don’t regret that decision, the only regret is that I didn’t get the rest of the series. A Fables spinoff, Fairest gave Bill...
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Comics by Arcadio
Un-American Chronicles available now on ComiXology:https://www.comixology.com/Un-American-Chronicles-1/digital-comic/95418“This is just as good as most mainstream titles, and better than many...
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Planetary # 19 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
Space is infinite, and so are the possibilities for extraterrestrial life outside the boundaries of our solar system. For decades, Elijah Snow has gathered enough knowledge to understand those...
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What's your favorite comic from 2016?
What was your favorite comic in 2016?What was the best title published last year?What writers and artists surprised you?This and more can be found...
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Batman: Gothic - Grant Morrison & Klaus Janson
After the critically acclaimed “Arkham Asylum”, Grant Morrison would return to Batman in “Gothic”, described as a “romance in five volumes”a. The first chapter, “Man without a shadow” (published in...
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August Films / películas de agosto
Against all odds, I was actually able to go to the movies a couple of times in August. First I saw Christopher Nolan’s most recent film Dunkirk (2017), a sober and realistic take on WWII. Fionn...
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Mythos X-Men - Paul Jenkins & Paolo Rivera
More than half a century ago, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the world’s most famous mutants: the X-Men. The first issues were the kind of fun, fast-paced adventure most readers would come to expect...
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August Comics / Cómics de agosto
In August I received many great comics, such as Sacred Creatures, The Shaolin Cowboy and Astonishing X-Men. I was also very excited to get my hands on The Legion of Super-Heroes Silver Age Omnibus HC,...
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September films / películas de septiembre
In September I had the chance to reconnect with the filmography of François Ozon, one of the most innovative and audacious contemporary French directors. Before producing such masterpieces as Dans la...
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