Conjunciones simbólicas - Brian Silva Maldonado (Centro Colich)
my drawing / mi dibujoLima was known as the city of the kings because it was ruled by a viceroy in the colonial age; and it was the most important and richest colony of Spain back then. There were...
View ArticleFashion Beast # 6 - Moore, Johnston & Percio
I could read an entire book of Alan Moore’s interviews. The man is a genius and, unlike some arrogant pseudo-intellectuals of our time, he always knows how to communicate his ideas in the best possible...
View ArticleHappy # 4 - Grant Morrison & Darick Robertson
Imaginary friends have a well-defined origin. Just like certain toys that function as transitional objects, an imaginary friend often serves a similar purpose. Happy, the blue horse, also personifies...
View ArticleWitch Doctor Mal Practice # 3 - Brandon Seifert & Lukas Ketner
The tribulations of the hero can be many. Some writers will create easy problems for their characters to solve; others, however, will literally torture their protagonists in order to entertain us, the...
View ArticleMarch films / películas de marzo
March sure was a busy month for me, so that explains why instead of the usual amount this time I could only watch half of dozen of movies (and a few short films). So let's start with the most recent...
View ArticlePuma Urban Art - Domingo Laboratorio Creativo
Hugo ZapataThis time was a table served (only) for two. Just like that. Table for two in the inner garden. A squirrel was leaping across a leafy oak tree. The sun lit strongly but without burning our...
View ArticleNeon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 1 - Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Neon Genesis EvangelionIt was my first year of high school when I met Shinji Ikari. Or rather, when I met a very fervent follower of Gainax’s Neon Genesis Evangelion. Back then I had little experience...
View ArticleMarch comic books / cómics de marzo
So far this has been my favorite month of the year. So many great comics at the same time! Let’s start with two very good Avengers (Uncanny & Young) issues, and a very interesting first chapter for...
View ArticleThe Day the Saucers Came - Neil Gaiman & Paul Chadwick
amazing cover by Greg Ruth / asombrosa portada de Greg RuthCan a good story be told in only 7 pages? Of course, and Neil Gaiman proves that in “The Day the Saucers Came”, a very poetic tale that plays...
View ArticleHit-Girl # 5 - Mark Millar & Romita Jr.
I cannot express how much fun I had reading the final chapter of Hit-Girl. I think anyone familiar with Millar’s works will know that violence is always an important component in the stories of this...
View ArticleAmerica’s Got Powers # 5 - Jonathan Ross & Bryan Hitch
After the fight between the young rebels and the superhero team sanctioned by the government, Tommy Watts is taken prisoner. Now, at the heart of the facility in which the comatose bodies of dozens of...
View ArticleSilver Surfer: Parable - Stan Lee & Moebius
New edition of Parable / nueva edición de Parábola“Faith without judgment merely degrades the spirit divine”. And truly, that applies to every religion in every era. For many, religion is the perfect...
View ArticleNeon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 - Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Unit-00 and pilot / Unidad-00 y pilotoAs a teenager you seek the approval of your peers. And, at least theoretically, you don’t give a damn about the approval of your parents, which was fundamental in...
View ArticleYoung Avengers # 2 - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
Loki (in the middle) / Loki al medioIt’s a strange thing the relationship we have with our parents. They want the best for us, but sometimes they lack the necessary objectivity and end up taking the...
View ArticleMamamia Dédalo
Superman: 75 years of uninterrupted publication / Superman: 75 años de publicación ininterrumpida17 years ago a friend of mine showed me something that I had not seen before: The Death of Superman in a...
View ArticleFashion Beast # 7 - Moore, Johnston & Percio
A great composer recognizes the value of silence. A great filmmaker knows the importance of a pause. In the same way, a great writer knows how to communicate something without dialogues: sometimes an...
View ArticleUncanny Avengers # 4 - Rick Remender & John Cassaday
The Red Skull in unrelenting in his attack, and not even Earth’s mightiest heroes can withstand the telepathic commands of the lifeless brain of Professor Charles Xavier. In a moment of despair, Havoc...
View ArticleNeon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 3 - Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Shinji Ikari & Rei AyanamiSome teenagers are intensely melancholic, apathetic even. They seem to float around the world without ever touching anyone. Without ever compromising, without ever taking...
View ArticleTodo lo sólido - Iosu Aramburu (Galería 80M2)
Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006)Directed by Cam Archer"Wild Tigers I Have Known" is the story of Logan, an unpopular, awkward and insecure kid that gets bullied every now and then. He takes it all in...
View ArticleWitch Doctor Mal Practice # 4 - Brandon Seifert & Lukas Ketner
Doctor Vincent Morrow knows that desperate times call for desperate measures. But this time not even the most desperate of measures might be enough to guarantee his survival. Eric Gast rescues the...
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