May comics / cómics de mayo
After my trip to Lima, Perú, I returned to Davis, CA, just in time to read last month’s comics. I’m such a big fan of Darick Robertson that of course I had to pick up Batman Fortress # 1 and I must say...
View ArticleJune films / películas de junio
After travelling to Perú in June, I had time to watch two big Hollywood blockbusters and a fabulous selection of international productions. Let’s start with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness...
View ArticleJune Comic Books / Cómics de junio
Hi everyone! Technically this should be a post about June's comics, but I won't be able to read them in time. So for now I'll leave you with a nice selection of my own comics, all of them available on...
View ArticleJuly films / películas de julio
In July I had the chance to go see Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), directed by Taika Waititi. Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Ragnarok) returns to Earth as the god of thunder, after spending time in outer space...
View ArticleSuperman # 5 & 6 - John Byrne
Back when I first started collecting comics, most of my collecting habits revolved around Superman, and more specifically John Byrne’s Superman. In those days, I had access to the Spanish edition by...
View ArticleJuly comic books / cómics de julio
Hi everyone! Technically this should be a post about July's comics, but I won't be able to read them in time. So for now I'll leave you with a nice selection of my own comics, all of them available on...
View ArticleAugust films / películas de agosto
Almost two decades ago I think it would have been difficult to find a more fascinating and promising filmmaker than Darren Aronofsky. In fact, two of his films are in my top ten, an honor shared with...
View ArticleSeptember films / películas de setiembre
20 years ago Mel Gibson (Signs) was one of the most famous and important figures in Hollywood not only as an actor but also as a director. The best example of his filmmaking talent can be seen in...
View ArticleGiant-Size X-Men: Tribute To Wein & Cockrum
A year ago I reviewed Captain America Tribute, an interesting Marvel project that consisted in adapting the first stories of the Sentinel of Liberty, by asking the best contemporary artists to...
View ArticleSeptember comics / cómics de setiembre
At last I had time to read my new comics, and I must say I’m very happy with September’s offerings. Batman Fortress and Superman Space Age continue to surprise me. I’m also enjoying Mind MGMT Bootleg....
View ArticleOctober films / películas de octubre
Before celebrating Halloween, I have to say October was a pretty busy month, so I only had time to see two remarkable films, the first one is Elvis (2022), arguably Baz Luhrmann’s best work to date. In...
View ArticleOctober Comics / cómics de octubre
After an impromptu trip to Las Vegas with my amazing group of European friends, I came back home ready to read October’s comics, and I sure found plenty of good stuff this month. I have to say I...
View ArticleCommon Grounds # 6 - Troy Hickman, Dan Jurgens & Sam Kieth
If we’re lucky some comic books come to us exactly at the right moment in our lives. Over a year ago, I was visiting Davis comic book store, and I found the first 5 issues of Common Grounds (the sixth...
View ArticleAction Comics # 589 & 590 - John Byrne
Although in the 80s Action Comics was usually a stand-alone team up title in which Superman would interact with other DC superheroes, at some point John Byrne decided to give it a little bit of...
View ArticleNovember films / películas de noviembre
Taking advantage of the Thanksgiving break, I had enough free time to spend it wisely. And let’s face it, what can be wiser than watching such captivating titles such as Michael Grandage’s My Policeman...
View ArticleTwilight - Howard Chaykin & José Luis García López
I remember the first time I found out about Twilight was in an ad in some of the DC comics I used to read as a child. It was one of those advertisements in the back of the comics and I always remember...
View ArticleThe Avengers # 8 & 9 - Kurt Busiek & George Pérez
It’s hard to believe that my last Avengers review was over two years ago. I was so happy when I bought the entire Busiek and Pérez run at my local comic shop shortly after the beginning of the...
View ArticleNovember comics / cómics de noviembre
In November I received very few comics, but some of them were truly extraordinary, I cannot praise enough Neil Gaiman’s Miracleman, and if it hadn’t been originally printed in the 90s it would be the...
View ArticleSuperman # 7 - John Byrne
After Byrne’s considerable contributions to DC in the mid 80s, he would return to Marvel Comics to write and draw She-Hulk, a character that he had also included in his run on Fantastic Four in the...
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