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2018 Comic Books: Arion's Achievement Awards
Although I love all artistic expressions, the ninth art will always have a special place in my heart. Every time I get my box of comics I feel again like a wee lad in Christmas. It’s such a wonderful...
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December Films
A masterpiece of horror, A Quiet Place (2018) is the kind of film that reminds why this is such a fascinating genre. Director John Krasinski sets the story in a post-apocalyptic future, Earth has been...
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The Highest House # 4-6 - Mike Carey & Peter Gross
Is slavery a mental state or a legal status? If we believe it’s the former then we’ll also come to the conclusion that slavery is, somehow, intrinsic to the nature of certain individuals, if we believe...
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My Comic in ComiXology!
Let's start 2019 with Un-American Chronicles, a great selection of stand alone stories! You can get the comic in the following...
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December Comics / Cómics de diciembre
The last month of the year came with a fine selection of comic books. The second issue of Batman Damned was quite good, and the art was beyond amazing! I’ll make sure to review it in the future....
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X-Men versus Doctor Doom - Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum
Once Byrne stepped down as penciler and co-plotter of the X-Men, Chris Claremont regained the full control of the series with “Even in Death…”. On his own, Claremont was already a formidable writer,...
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Free Comic Book Day in only 4 months!
As I did in 2012 and 2013 (only 7 years ago, yikes!), I wanted to talk about a very special date for comic book fans: Free Comic Book Day! Every year, in the US and other countries as well, the first...
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January Films / películas de enero
Based on David Sheff’s autobiographical book “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction” and directed by Felix van Groeningen, Beautiful Boy (2018) is a remarkable and unique film...
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January Comics / cómics de enero
I started the year celebrating the return of one of my favorite titles from and to Marvel Comics: Conan the Barbarian, a return to greatness for the Cimmerian. Invaders #1 was a pleasant surprise....
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Planetary # 23 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
Although Drummer was prominently featured in the cover of Planetary’s first issue, and he constantly participated as a valuable member of Planetary, he would usually go unnoticed, in contrast to Jakita...
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Farewell Outhouse
I started posting on the Outhouse message boards back in 2008. A couple of years before that I was an active member of Newsarama and the Bendis message boards (that's where I found the opportunity to...
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February Films / películas de febrero
Lady Bird (2017) is an extraordinary film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Saoirse Ronan (How I Live Now) gives out an outstanding performance, fierce and strong, just like her character. This...
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Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt - J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck
Heroes and villains have a strange relationship. In order to define themselves, they must find their opposite: light and darkness, day and night, fire and ice and so on. However, they also need each...
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Blogging away
It’s been a while since I shared information about the blog with you guys, and now that I’m at the airport in Milwaukee waiting for my flight to Sacramento, I decided to talk a little bit about what...
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February Comics / Cómics de febrero
In the shortest month of the year I had the chance to read a lot of amazing comics! I got 2 classics X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and Dave Gibbons’ The Originals. Millar is doing a good job with...
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March Films / Películas de marzo
Jordan Peele writes and directs Get Out (2017), a captivating story that portrays interracial relationships in a unique way. When Daniel Kaluuya decides to meet the parents of his girlfriend Allison...
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Batman: Damned # 2 - Brian Azzarello & Lee Bermejo
The Joker is dead. Or is he? In the second issue of this impressive and also controversial miniseries aimed at mature readers, Batman continues to work alongside John Constantine and Deadman to unravel...
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March Comics / Cómics de marzo
March was great not only because of spring break but also because of the amazing comics I got. First of all, I wanted to talk about Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian Omnibus, a beautiful edition with the...
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X-Men, The Avengers & Fantastic Four Annuals - Chris Claremont, Michael...
Back in the 80s, annuals were special for multiple reasons. Writers had more pages to tell a story, guest pencilers had a chance to surprise readers, and sometimes, the mutant heroes had the...
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Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus 1
I was eagerly awaiting the release of the first volume of Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus. Like all Marvel omnibus editions, this extra sized hardcover book is a joy to behold....
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