December comics

MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1
Join us in this year’s unbelievable follow-up to last year’s Harvey Award nominated Holiday Special! Thrill to the return of the Fin Fang Four! Enjoy the holidays with Thing and Annihlus! And much, much more!
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99

If you have nothing else to spend your time and your money on,... 5/10

Si no tienes nada mejor en lo que gastar tu tiempo y tu dinero... 5/10


NEW EXCALIBUR #14
“UNREDEEMED”
The Juggernaut isn’t as unstoppable as he used to be, and he plans on changing that! The Juggernaut travels to Asia to recover the Cytorrak Gem! But does that mean that the Juggernaut of old will return?! New Excalibur is hot on
his trail and may end up caught in Juggernaut’s path of destruction! Part 2 (of 3)!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

A little good twist. Let's hope this comic keep improving 6/10

Un pequeño buen giro. Esperemos que siga mejorando. 6/10


SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #1
A searing vision of Spider-Man’s future, brought to you by superstar Kaare Andrews (INCREDIBLE HULK).
They finally did it. Kicked them to the curb. The “capes and tights” crowd -- there’s no place for them in the Big Apple anymore. Peter Parker? He can’t even remember what it was like to don the red and blue and swing through the night sky. Doesn’t want to, anyway. After all, there’s nothing left to fight for, is there? That is until an old “friend” appears on Peter’s doorstep, bearing a package and a message -- and everything changes. If it’s not Peter’s responsibility, then whose is it?
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

I think the text above is explicit enough. And you all know I really love this kind of alternate - weird future stuff. And if you have seen the covers of the issues to come... I'm sure you'll understand why I'm so eager to get them!! 9/10

Creo que la breve sinopsis es bastante explícita. Y supongo que todos sabeis que me encantan estas historias alternativas - futuros extraños. Y si además habeis visto las portadas de los próximos números, estoy seguro de que entenderéis porqué me muero de ganas por tenerlos!! 9/10


UNCANNY X-MEN #481
“THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE”
The Shi’Ar Empire is crumbling at the hands of Vulcan! The X-Men, with Professor X captured, search for the one group of heroes that can save them and all of the Shi’Ar...the Starjammers! Part 7 (of 12)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Lost in space, out of ideas... C'mon, guys, move! 7/10

Perdidos en el espacio, faltos de ideas... Venga, tios, a moverse! 7/10

WHITE TIGER #2
“A HERO’S COMPULSION”
Angela del Toro, the new White Tiger, has exploded onto the superhero scene. During her costumed debut, Del Toro unleashed a wave of bone-shattering hurt. However she learned that the pain train goes both ways as she was left bleeding by Sano Orii and the new Cobra! Following the trail of a shadow syndicate known as Chaeyi, del Toro arrives at the doorstep of a nightspot known as the Genosha Club. Further complicating things are her strange relationship with the new Daredevil on the scene and visits from the webhead himself, Spider-Man. Good guys or bad guys---no one is going to stop del Toro from kicking crime in the teeth and getting answers. A new hero, new problems, and new, but deadly consequences---the grit is about to hit the fan!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

The middle of a Civil War between superheroes may not be the best moment for the White Tiger to show up! 7/10

El medio de una Guerra Civil entre superheroes puede que no sea el mejor momento para White Tiger para aparecer! 7/10



NEWUNIVERSAL #1
Planet Earth. Inhabited by six billion people. People leading ordinary lives, coping with everyday struggles. But on a night like any other, the Earth is rocked by the most startling celestial event ever witnessed by the human race. The White Event. And from its wake, a handful of humans emerge as something more.
Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis (NEXTWAVE) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (X-MEN) bring you this new universe —
a universe witnessing superhuman power for the first time.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

It has sold out its first edition, and that may give an idea of what we have here. I cannot wait for the next issue! 9/10

Ha agotado la primera edición en las distribuidoras americanas, y eso debería darnos una idea de lo que tenemos aquí. No puedo esperar al siguiente número! 9/10


AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3
As the Hobgoblin tries to claim the lethal legacy of Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of crime, Spider-Girl is chilled to the bone by the new menace called Bitter Frost.
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Dunno, I feel something wrong with these Defalco/Frenz comics. 5/10

No sé, algo no me gusta de estos comics Defalco/Frenz. 5/10


AVENGERS NEXT #3
As the daughter of Thor joins the hunt for Kevin Masterson, Ultron returns, Ulik the Unconquerable reveals his plans to banish humankind from Earth and a mysterious new foe drains the Avengers of all their super-powers.
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Same applies here. 5/10

Lo mismo. 5/10


EXILES ANNUAL #1
They’ve battled world-class threats of every kind imaginable and always won, but now the Exiles take on an unbeatable enemy: themselves! It’s the ORIGINAL Exiles versus the current team lineup in an impossible battle that cuts to the heart of Marvel’s most unpredictable series!
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99

This is one of the few series I buy on a regular basis, thus I will not read it until I have it, in paper, in my hands.

Es uno de los pocos comics que compro regularmente, así que no lo leeré hasta que lo tenga, en papel, en la mano.


GHOST RIDER #6
“HELL TO PAY”, PART 1 OF 2
How did Johnny Blaze end up in Hell, anyway? It’s simple, really: He died. And when he died, his eternal soul--long promised to Hell in exchange for “saving” Crash Simpson--descended into the Pit, taking the Ghost Rider along with it. This is the story of how and why it all happened. Daniel Way is joined by horror comic legend RICHARD CORBEN for a special 2-part story.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

The story loss points, and the pencils loss even more!! I don't like the new creative team! Where are Way and Saltares! 7/10

La historia pierde puntos, y los lápices pierden muchos más puntos!! No me gusta el nuevo equipo creativo! Dónde están Way y Saltares! 7/10



MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #4
The Riftwar is coming! Pug and Tomas have discovered the shipwreck of a strange group of foreign invaders, and the court of Crydee is alarmed as the mens’ strange armor and weapons are examined. But an even more peculiar twist reveals that these men are not from Midkemia at all - they have traveled through a magical rift to conquer worlds outside their own. Midkemia will soon be overwhelmed by the armies of the Tsurani - unless the rest of the kingdom can be warned in time
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99

As I said before, a very nice comic! 9/10

Como he dicho antes, un muy buen comic! 9/10


NEW X-MEN #33
“MERCURY FALLING” Part 1 (OF 4)
New Arc! X-23’s past returns to haunt the New X-Men. Sure, the team needs a break after the horror and insanity of the last year, but TOO BAD! When Wolverine brought X-23 back into the Institute, only Emma Frost tried to stop it. Here and now, you’ll find out why she was RIGHT. The fallout from X-23: TARGET X begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

She's one of the hottest, deadliest and more powerful students at Xavier's, she has a crush on Hellion, and if you wanna learn more about Laura you'll have to read this issue and X-23: Target X! 8/10

Es una de las estudiantes más mortíferas, poderosas,... y de las que están más buenas en el Instituto. Se ha enamorado de Hellion, y si quieres saber más de Laura, tendrás que leer este número y X-23: Target X! 8/10


ULTIMATE X-MEN #77
“CABLE”
Scores will be settled and lives hang in the balance. The X-Men versus Ultimate Cable in the brawl of the century—any century! Plus—more secrets revealed about this strange mystery man from the future. Don’t believe you really know what he’s all about. You don’t. Part 3 (of 4)
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Still trying to catch up with Ultimate X-Men. Still around issue 40... too much to read.

Aún intentando ponerme al día con Ultimate X-Men. Aún alrededor del número 40... muchas cosas que leer.


X-23: TARGET X #1
Because you demanded it! Superstar Top Cow artist MIKE CHOI joins the team as X-23 returns, picking up the bloody pieces where her first mini-series left off. Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for
herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won’t end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life... WOLVERINE.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

Is just me, or we are lossing here that kind of mystery that always surrounded Wolverine and his past? Wouldn't be better to do something similar with X-23? Are they over-exploting the character? Anyway, it is a good issue and it looks it will be a good serie! 8/10

Me parece a mi, o estamos perdiendo ese misterio que rodeaba a Wolverine y su pasado? No sería mejor hacer algo parecido con X-23? Están sobreexplotando el personaje? De todas formas, es un buen número y pinta una buena colección! 8/10


X-FACTOR #14
Five words to strike fear into the hearts of spies and evildoers everywhere: Jamie Madrox, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Except Madrox has decided that it’s time to start gathering in the stray dupes that are still wandering around, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent doesn’t especially want to go...and S.H.I.E.L.D. isn’t especially inclined to let him go.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Madrox is trying to put it together (in a very literal sense), but it looks like there are a lot of people interested in not allow him to succeed! 8/10

Madrox está intentando encontrar un poco de equilibrio reuniendo a sus dobles dispersos, pero parece que hay mucha gente interesada en que no lo consiga! 8/10



CABLE & DEADPOOL #35
The divorce is final, and now come the bitter recriminations. But where DEADPOOL is concerned, that means dredging up the ghosts of every person he’s ever KILLED -- and trying to understand WHY he did it and how he FELT about it -- that’s right, Wade must confront his MANLY FEELINGS of MAYHEM! The agony might very well prove too much... but what does Deadpool do if the only person capable of getting these ghosts out of his head is the person responsible for putting them there...?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

I like Deadpool more than Cable, so for me is much better when the story is about him. When did he stop caring about the people he killed? Or did he just never did? Will he do something about that? 8/10

Me gusta más Masacre que Cable, así que mucho mejor cuando el comic está centrado en él. Cuándo dejó de importarle la gente que mataba? O nunca le importó? Hará algo al respecto? 8/10

CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #9
The betrayer among the Marvel heroes stands revealed, as war with Atlantis seems inevitable! And Speedball comes face-to-face with his accuser!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

I really enjoyed much more the first ones. 5/10

Me gustaban mucho más los primeros. 5/10

CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES #1
Wilson Fisk, the incarcerated ex-Kingpin of Crime, has a deal to propose to Iron Man: he’ll use his underworld connections to help track down Captain America and his anti-Registration underground in exchange for consideration on his sentence. But can the Kingpin be trusted, or is he playing a deeper game? And how are the criminals of the Marvel Universe being forced to change the way they do business as a result of CIVIL WAR?
48 PGS/RATED T+... $3.99

Nothing important relative to CW. 5/10

Nada importante relativo a CW. 5/10


FANTASTIC FOUR #541
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN!
Things get worse...
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Funny number, with Ben in Paris fighting alongside some weird european heroes, to defeat a threat from the underground 7/10

Número gracioso, con Ben en Paris, luchando con los heroes europeos (algunos bastante raritos), para derrotar una amenaza subterránea, 7/10.


IRON MAN 14 #14
CIVIL WAR Tie-In!
Tony Stark’s life has become a living nightmare. Forced to fight against his former allies over the Superhuman Registration Act, he’s paying the highest possible price for his beliefs. Reconnecting with old friends proves bittersweet as it leads to high risks and impossible decisions. In this Civil War issue, it’s not just about whose side he’s on... it’s about what kind of a man he is.
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Just another CW tie-in. Just another IM comic. 5/10

Simplemente otro tie-in de CW, simplemente otro comic de IM. 5/10



IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR #1
In the midst of Civil War, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly, one last time, to see if there’s any hope of working things out before further tragedy occurs. Don’t miss this oversized special that reveals how these two men, once the closest of friends and staunchest of allies, could end up leading opposing armies in the conflict tearing apart the Marvel Universe!
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99

Just another tie-in. 5/10

Otro tie-in. 5/10


X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4
What dark force concerns Professor X and his gifted students as well as Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts? The answer lies in the ruby reality of the entity known as Cytorrak!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Not read. Waiting for the TPB

Sin leer. Esperando al TPB

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #3
Anita Blake has faced great horrors in her career as a vampire hunter and an animator of the undead, but being left in a dungeon with an army of were-rats is hardly her idea of a good time. Fortunately, she is able to escape when her vampire hosts intercede, but her good luck seems short-lived when she is brought before Nikolaos, the master vampire of St. Louis. What Nikolaos wants is unclear, but one thing is certain - even an experienced vampire hunter like Anita cannot stand against a being as powerful as this! But can she survive the night?
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99

I just discovered this comic, and I read the three first numbers today. Despite I'm not a vampire fan, I loved this comic. It is a detective story, but with vampires. It has very good draws, a good story, told in the proper way, and it doesn't fall in too much clichés (thank god). 9/10

Acabo de descubrir este comic, y me he leído los tres primeros números hoy. A pesar de que no soy un fan de los vampiros, me ha encantado este comic. Es una historia de detectives, pero con vampiros. Muy buenos dibujos, una buena historia contada en condiciones, y no cae en demasiados clichés del género (cosa de agradecer) 9/10.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #19
"UNSTOPPABLE!" Part 1 (of 6)
Strap yourselves in, folks! It’s the beginning of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s final arc on Astonishing X-Men! After the shocking and brain-smashing events of last issue, the X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it’s all over, nothing will ever be the same! No really, we mean it! Whedon & Cassaday prove they are more than Astonishing: They are UNSTOPPABLE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Right now I am reading also old Uncanny comics (Inferno saga, and that era)... and sometimes is annoying how many dialogue boxes you have in a frame. Whedon and Cassaday are able to tell the story, and to tell it damn well, with as few dialogue boxes as possible. Chapeau. 9/10

Ahora mismo también estoy leyendo comics viejos de Uncanny (la saga de Inferno, y esa época, del coleccionable de la Patrulla)... y a veces es molesto la cantidad de bocadillos que hay (y lo estúpido de los diálogos). Whedon y Cassaday nos cuentan la historia, y la cuentan cojonudamente bien, con la menor cantidad de bocadillos posible. Chapeau. 9/10


BLACK PANTHER 23 #23
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN “FOREIGN AFFAIRS”
Part 1 (of 3)
Alarmed by the Civil War that’s rocking the U.S., T’Challa and Storm decide to get off the sidelines and get involved.
Whose side are they on?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

The story is not bad, but Garcia's pencils are just awful. 6/10

La historia no está mal, pero los dibujos de Garcia son horribles. 6/10



EXILES #89
“WALLFLOWER” Part 1 (of 1)
A stand-alone issue focusing on an Exile that’s been out of action of late, Thunderbird! Comatose in a stasis wall, the fallen Exile is dreaming of a world where he had stayed with the team! What would have changed?! And would the team have been better off?! An Exiles issue fans cannot miss!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Not read, waiting for the TPB

Sin leer, esperando al TPB


HELLSTORM: SON OF SATAN #3
“EQUINOX,” PART 3
Demons have descended on New Orleans, harvesting body parts in a furious race to reassemble a being of unlimited power, a being whose resurrection is too terrible to contemplate. Daimon Hellstorm has got only one option to thwart the demons' plot: Locate just one piece -- one key body part without which the entity can never, ever, be whole -- and make sure no one finds it. Just how far is Daimon ready to go? Find out. He’s not called the Son of Satan for nothing.
This is The Son of Satan as you’ve never seen him before, brought to you by acclaimed novelist Alexander Irvine (The Narrows), with searing art by Russell Braun (Animal Man) and Klaus Janson.
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content...$3.99

Getting more and more interesting 9/10

Más y más interesante 9/10


ONSLAUGHT REBORN #2
The battle for the fate of the Marvel Universe has begun! The Fantastic Four are joined by Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and the Avengers—all going head-to-head against the most dangerous creature ever created: Onslaught! All-out action as only Jeph Loeb and Rob Liefeld can deliver!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

There are a few things I just don't get. A bit twisted, entertaining though. 6/10

Hay un par de cosas que no acabo de pillar. Un poco retorcido, pero entretenido. 6/10


ULTIMATE POWER #3
A battle beyond all expectations! It’s the alien invaders—the Squadron Supreme—versus the combined might of The Ultimates, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spidey...for the fate of the world! What more could you ask?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Amazing 9/10

Increíble 9/10

WHAT IF? X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1
What if Legion killed Magneto and Xavier? With no leader to create any incarnation of X-Men to resist the onslaught of Apocalypse, the new world is a horrific finalized vision of Apocalypse’s dream. On the dawn of the twenty-year anniversary of the murders of Magneto and Xavier, we follow a small group consisting of Earth’s remaining heroes, led by Nate Summers as they stage a final offensive in an attempt to escape this twisted reality altogether.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Not read, waiting to have it in paper

Sin leer, esperando a tenerlo en papel.




WHAT IF? X-MEN DEADLY #1
In the best-selling and history-making limited series X-Men: Deadly Genesis, Professor X sent a secret team of young mutants to rescue the X-Men from the living island, Krakoa, before he sent the now-famous All-New, All-Different team. This secret second team was destroyed and this eventually led to the deadly corruption of its powerful leader, Vulcan. But what if this second team HAD survived? Today, Vulcan is a celebrity hero who leads a new team of X-Men. But when Krakoa is found drifting in space, it holds a terrible secret that threatens the fate of this new generation of mutants.
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

Not read yet, waiting to have it in real paper.

Sin leer, esperando a tenerlo en papel.


WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #9
“SAVIOR”, PART 4 OF 5
Logan has to move fast. Dum-Dum Dugan is hot on his trail, Black Widow is being less than cooperative, and Omega Red is only hours away from obtaining what both he and Logan are after: The carbonadium synthesizer. It’s a breakneck race toward a sure-to-be bloody finish, with Jubilee’s life in the balance!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

Waiting for the TPB

Esperando al TPB


X-MEN #194
“PRIMARY INFECTION” Part 1 (of 3)!
Having barely survived their first mission as a team, Rogue’s squad immediately find themselves up against another new
mysterious threat! What does the man called Pan want with the X-Men, and what is he willing to do to get it?!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

WTF!! Why the fuck did they change Bachalo for Ramos?? The story is OK, but, goddam, I hate Ramos!! 6/10

Quien coño ha cambiado a Bachalo por Ramos?? La historia está bien, pero, joder, odio a Ramos! 6/10


NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1 (OF 5)
The Illuminati is a secret organization comprised of several of the world’s most powerful heroes: Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans, Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and mutant rights activist, Reed Richards,
founding member of the Fantastic Four, Namor the Sub-Mariner, King of Atlantis and Iron Man (Anthony Stark), founding member of the Avengers. These six men have worked together to mold and shape the status of the superhuman world and the world around it. How and what they have done together has remained a mystery...
UNTIL NOW...
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Interesting... 7/10

Interesante... 7/10