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Censoring Art (part 2 of 3)
Last month I wrote a post about censorship in the comic book industry back in the 70s. Although, to be more precise, I should say censorship in Marvel Comics and especially in Conan the Barbarian. I...
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El Cuy, en 1987 (I) - Juan Acevedo
4 years ago I described in detail “Mundo cuy”, an extraordinary exhibit of the work of Juan Acevedo Fernández de Paredes, “a well-deserved tribute to the most important comic book author in Peru”. The...
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August comics / cómics de agosto
Since I went to Peru for a couple of weeks in August, I wasn’t able to read my comics until this week. But in any case, I have to say I really enjoyed catching up with ongoing titles like Die, Invaders...
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El Convoy - Eduardo Romero
En un país como Perú, dedicarse al arte, la literatura o la música es, a menudo, una tarea complicada que no rinde frutos. La cultura, en general, no es una prioridad en un país donde lo urgente...
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El Convoy - Eduardo Romero
In a country like Peru, devotion to art, literature or music is often a complicated task that does not pay off. Culture, in general, is not a priority in a country where the urgent always beats the...
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September films / películas de setiembre
In September I had enough time to watch a couple of movies, so let's start with the best one: Ari Aster writes and directs one of the best horror films I’ve seen in recent years: Midsommar (2019)....
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Spider-Man: Life Story - Chip Zdarsky & Mark Bagley
As part of Marvel’s anniversary celebrations, a lot of promising new miniseries and one-shots have been released, but my favorite is Spider-Man: Life Story. Every issue takes place in a different...
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September comics / cómics de setiembre
Since I was visiting friends in Wisconsin last month, I couldn’t read my comics till now. Die continues to be very good. The conclusion of Spider-Man Life Story was impressive. The first issue of...
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Planetary # 24 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
After working for so many years, the Archeologists of the Impossible have amassed a considerable amount of information that seems to prove that, at least for them, the impossible has entered into the...
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Censoring Art (part 3 of 3)
As I mentioned in previous posts, the Comics Code Authority put a lot of effort in censoring Barry Windsor-Smith’s magnificent art during his run on Conan the Barbarian. My first example came from “The...
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October Films / películas de octubre
In addition to going to a couple of Halloween parties, in October I had the chance to watch 4 films. There are many movies about postapocalyptic futures, but not that many about how society starts to...
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Oliver - Gary Whitta & Darick Robertson
The first issue of Oliver was published in January 2019. I had temporarily abandoned the warmer weather of California to enjoy Wisconsin’s winter for a couple of weeks. It was also in Milwaukee,...
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Danger Unlimited - John Byrne
In the 80s, John Byrne became the most important creator in the comics industry by revamping Superman in Man of Steel, and by writing the best run in Fantastic Four, comparable only to Stan Lee and...
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October comics / cómics de octubre
This year I celebrated Halloween by wearing an Obi Wan Kenobi costume and reading a lot of amazing comics! American Gods continues to surprise me. This month I also read the first issue of Safe Sex...
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November films / películas de noviembre
In November instead of Thanksgiving I enjoyed a really fun Friendsgiving with friends from Europe and other countries. And this month I was also able to go to Regal Cinemas to see Todd Phillips’ Joker,...
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November comics / cómics de noviembre
After eating turkey and ham, I enjoyed the long weekend since I had plenty of time to read my new comics. I really liked the first issue of Bendis & Sook’s Legion of Super-Heroes, and this might...
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Freshmen # 1-3 - Hugh Sterbakov & Leonard Kirk
More than 10 years ago, I remember reading an article online about Freshmen, which was a Top Cow / Image miniseries succinctly described as “The adventures of college freshmen with extraordinary...
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Planetary # 25 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
“In From the Cold” (Planetary # 25, June 2006) begins with what seems to be a peaceful conversation between Elijah Snow and John Stone, the man who helped him recover his memory. John Stone, agent of...
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2019 Comic Books: Arion's Achievement Awards
As the years go by, I sometimes wonder if a good way to save money would be to stop buying new comics altogether and just stick to the plethora of magnificent titles that were published years or...
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Finally, a new comic book coming soon!
What might this be? Stay tuned and you’ll find out...
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