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Legends of the Dark Knight Annual # 5 - Chuck Dixon & Quique Alcatena
In 1970, Frank Robbins and Neal Adams created the perfect adversary for Batman: Man-Bat! Even the name made perfect sense. Instead of having a man dressed as a bat to fight crime we have a bat in the...
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Quino (1932-2020)
I grew up reading Mafalda, just like many thousands of readers. It is strange that until now I have not reserved a space to Quino, Joaquín Salvador Lavado, one of the most brilliant creators in the...
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Young Avengers: Prelude - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
2013 was the year of the Young Avengers. Or at least it was for me. Sure, for those who have good memory, 2005 was the real year of the Young Avengers, that’s when the first issue came out and that’s...
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The Avengers # 7 - Kurt Busiek & George Pérez
Years ago, when I first traveled to the US, I visited relatives in New Jersey. I found The Avengers # 27 in a newsstand, and when I bought it I became a fan. There is a reason why, through the years, I...
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October films / películas de octubre
There were 4 movies in October (unfortunately no horror ones). J.J. Abrams returns as the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). All the actors from the two previous movies reprise their...
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Flinch # 4
The cover of the 4th issue of Flinch (September 1999), is actually a photography by Stephen John Phillips, digitally altered by José Villarrubia. In only 4 issues, Flinch had professional...
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Planetary # 0 - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
I was convinced I had read every Planetary story ever published, but turns out I was wrong. The same thing happened to me with Young Avengers in 2013, I started with the first issue and I didn’t know...
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November films / películas de noviembre
In November, instead of focusing on new releases, I saw 4 really interesting movies from over a decade ago. Let's start with Dummy (2008), directed by Matthew Thompson; it is a tragic coming of age...
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October Comics / cómics de octubre
In October I went to Salt Lake City for the second time this year, so I didn’t have time to read my comics and oh boy, I sure got more this month than in previous ones! Marvel # 1 was a great first...
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Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling # 1 - Chip Zdarsky, Anthony Oliveira &...
In 2005 Allan Heinberg forever changed the Marvel Universe with the introduction of two amazing characters: Wiccan and Hulkling. Although portraying two gay teenage superheroes as a loving couple was...
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November Comics / Cómics de noviembre
After spending Thanksgiving in Morgan Hill, not too far from San Jose, I read last month’s comics. The Boys and Legion of Super-Heroes were very good, and the FCBD books were quite entertaining,...
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3,000,000 Visits and New Comics!
2020 has been a year that will not be easily forgotten. At the beginning of March I was happily sharing with you the good news of reaching 1,000 posts and only a week later, my good friend and fantasy...
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Miracleman: Apocrypha # 1 - Gaiman, Buckingham, Robinson, Jones et al.
If we question the authenticity of a widely popular book, does that take merit from the work itself? The word apocrypha carries some negative connotations: false, spurious and even heretical. But when...
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Miracleman: Apocrypha # 2 - Gaiman, Buckingham, Busiek, Smith et al.
In 2012, I bought the first issue of Alan Moore’s Miracleman and I was immediately fascinated by it. After that I bought as many issues as I could, but those old Eclipse Comics editions were rather...
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Miracleman: Apocrypha # 3 - Gaiman, Buckingham, Moore, Ross et al.
In the third and final, “The Library of Olympus”, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham show the very few daily operations Miracleman himself supervises. “The world seems at ease, knowing that although I am...
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2020 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 / Películas de diciembre
It has been probably a couple of years or more since the last time I watched so many movies in a single month. In 2020, the only new movie I went to see at the theater was Inception, during my trip to...
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December comics / cómics de diciembre
A dozen of comics helped me celebrate the end of 2020! Very quickly Doctor Doom has become my favorite ongoing series, I’m enjoying it so much! Marvel and Marvels Snapshots are always quite good. My...
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The Punisher # 1-4 (2000) - Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
The beginning of the 21st century was truly a golden age for Marvel Comics, all thanks to English, Scottish and Irish writers like Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Mark Millar, Warren Ellis...
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Dawn of the Undead # 2
Hi everyone! Just as I promised, I present you my newest comic book: Dawn of the Undead # 2! You can find it on Comixology:https://www.comixology.com/Dawn-of-the-Undead-2/digital-comic/912698This is...
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