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Justice League: Born Again - Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire
How difficult it was to write stories about Earth’s greatest heroes? Quite difficult, actually. Before the arrival of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis, the Justice League of America was going through a...
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As many of you will remember, when I was supposed to make my list of the best 10 films of 2017 and I fell a little short. But now, after almost a year, I finally got around to completing the list,...
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August Comics / cómics de agosto
My first week in California has been great, and since school hasn't started yet, I had enough time to read August's comics. I'm excited to see classics like Halo Jones recolered, or to see such seminal...
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Wisconsin Days, California Days
2 years. Don’t they go away in the blink of an eye? It’s hard to believe that in September 2016 I was in Milwaukee, excited about my first semester at UWM. And now, September 2018, I’m no longer in...
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Diablo House - Ted Adams & Santipérez
When I was around 12, I would often sneak into my school’s library during break. I guess I wasn’t too interested in playing soccer or in any of the other activities that were to be expected from...
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September Films / películas de setiembre
There is something about art and about beauty that can touch us in ways we cannot predict. True art can shake us, wake us up and force us to see the world in a new way. That is precisely what Italian...
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The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson - Eddie Gorodetsky, Marc Andreyko &...
Common sense dictates that if you’re a superhero, then victory is always guaranteed. And that’s how it was for Nick Wilson, until one day, without any warning or reason, he lost all his superpowers. As...
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September comics / Cómics de setiembre
I celebrated my first month here in California by reading a fine selection of comic books! I really enjoyed the first issue of Border Town; Thor and Marvel Two-in-One were pretty good. American Gods...
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Batman: Prey - Doug Moench & Paul Gulacy
One of the most fascinating aspects of the Batman mythos is the genesis of his crusade against crime. We all know that Thomas and Martha Wayne were murdered in front of an 8-year-old Bruce Wayne, a...
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Halloween Comics !
In addition to wearing a costume and eating candy, you have to read a good horror comic if you want your Halloween celebration to be complete. Here's a list of recommendations:Dawn of the...
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October Films / Películas de octubre
To celebrate Halloween I decided to watch at least one proper horror movie, although that doesn't mean The Tale won't send shivers down your spine. Jennifer Fox’s The Tale (2018) is a fascinating...
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October Comics / Cómics de octubre
October wasn’t an abundant month for comics, but I really enjoyed re-reading Freakangels. Thor was OK, American Gods was great but Magic Order # 3 was even greater (this the best I’ve read from Millar...
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Planetary # 22 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
In the course of a decade, Planetary became a fruitful playground in which Warren Ellis and John Cassaday could constantly explore the archeology of the impossible while revisiting milestones in comic...
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The Highest House # 1 - 3 - Mike Carey & Peter Gross
In a world not much different from ours, in a time not unlike our Middle Age, a boy named Moth is separated from his family. He is, in fact, sold as a slave. But what nobody knows is that he is...
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Stan Lee (1922-2018)
He didn’t just create one or two characters. He created an entire universe. No other contemporary writer has been able to achieve such a feat. The fact that Stan Lee’s numerous creations are still...
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The Origins of Alpha Flight - John Byrne
It was the late 70s, and Chris Claremont and John Byrne were responsible for the huge success of The X-Men, and it was in the pages of “Home are the Heroes!” (X-Men # 109, February 1978), in which...
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November Films / Películas de noviembre
In November I had enough time to see 2 movies. In Atomic Blonde (2017) David Leitch adapts Antony Johnston’s graphic novel. The protagonist is Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), a spy who has the...
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Batman: Damned # 1 - Brian Azzarello & Lee Bermejo
How can one imagine Batman without the Joker? For almost 80 years, the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime have graced the pages of countless comics, battling against each other, and sometimes...
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There were only a few comics for me in November. I was quite excited to get a bunch of heavily discounted Avatar Press trades. My favorite comic of the month was American Gods My Ainsel # 8. And now,...
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Justice League: The Gray Man - Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire
For many years, I had a very peculiar relationship with the Justice League. I used to buy a lot of comics translated into Spanish and published by Ediciones Zinco, and no matter how hard I tried to get...
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