The sacred lycanthropus' cave: May 2007

Ya lo dije el año pasado.

Pero lo vuelvo a repetir. Me parece absurdo y denigrante, como me parece absurdo y denigrante el día de la mujer. Yo quiero y respeto a mi madre, a mi novia y a mis amigas todos los días del año. No necesito un día del calendario para acordarme de ellas. Lo mismo para el día de difuntos, (o todos los muertos, o como lo llameis en cada sitio). Me parece incluso triste que tenga que haber un día del libro, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que somos un país donde las estadísticas dicen que la gente lee un libro al año (eso es la media, así que imagínate), y donde mucha gente compra libros sólo porque quedan bonitos en la estantería, y te hacen parecer más intelectual, pero en realidad prefieren mirar cualquier mierda en la tele.

Somos como somos, y punto. Nunca me han gustado las etiquetas y no van a empezar a gustarme a estas alturas de mi vida. Y no creo que tenga tantas cosas en común con un montón de capullos que hoy saturarán plazas, calles y parques.

No necesito llevar una bandera. No necesito salir en la tele.
Yo estaba más cómodo en un mundo que nos temía y nos odiaba.
Ahora nos toman por ardillas amaestradas.

Tomad ardillas, mentecatos

Sé friki todo el año. No dejes que cuatro gordos con pintas te digan como vivir tu vida.
Piensa. Y lucha.

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

I'm not sure I'm going to like The Initiative... you got powers and you HAVE to register and you HAVE to train?? And in the first combat simulation all the rest of the squad is standing by around, exposed to all kind of dangers?? That's the way to train kids trying to avoid a new Stamford?? Dunno, something just doesn't fit. 6/10

No estoy seguro de que me vaya a gustar esto de la Iniciativa... tienes poderes y te OBLIGAN a registrarte y te OBLIGAN a entrenar?? Y en la primera simulación de combate el resto del escuadrón está ahí al lado, expuesto a toda clase de peligros?? Esa es la forma de entrenar a los jóvenes para evitar un nuevo Stamford?? No sé, algo no acaba de encajar. 6/10

CIVIL WAR: FALLEN SON - WOLVERINE #1
How will Wolverine react to the death of one the most beloved characters in the Marvel Universe? He ain't buyin' in! Join Logan as he tries to track down the truth and he's not going to be happy when he does! The secret story that will transverse the post Civil War landscape – and stars Marvel’s most popular characters – begins here! How do people with amazing powers face a force that no one can fight? Who has fallen, and is more violence coming? With Wolverine on the scene, is there any question? Be there as superstar Jeph Loeb teams with the industry’s top artists on a story that will have everyone talking! Loeb! Leinil! Logan!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

An interesting LS on how some heroes take Cap's death. 7/10

Una interesante LS sobre como algunos heroes afrontan la muerte del Capitan. 7/10

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #3
Young Roland Deschain and friends have fled for the city of Hambry, as their home in Gilead is now too
dangerous. But, once there, Roland learns to his horror that he is no safer. Hambry’s leaders have switched allegiance and the assassins known as the Big Coffin Hunters have marked Roland and company for death! Plus articles and bonus features galore!
48 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/Parental Advisory …$3.99
©2007 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

Not read yet. Waiting for a nice HC edition.

Sin leer aún. Esperando a una bonita edición en tapa dura

MARVEL ZOMBIES/ARMY OF DARKNESS #2
The Zombie plague spreads, turning an entire world of super-powered heroes and villains into bloodthirsty walking dead! And only one man—armed with a deadly boomstick, a sharp tongue and movie star looks can stand against them. It’s Ashley Williams against the zombie incarnations of Spider-Man, the Punisher, the Avengers and dozens more. These guys don’t stand a chance!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
ARMY OF DARKNESS TM & © 1993-2007 Orion Pictures Corporation. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT TM & © 2007 DFI.

Not read yet. Waiting for a nice HC edition.

Sin leer aún. Esperando a una bonita edición en tapa dura

NEW EXCALIBUR #18
“BATTLE FOR ETERNITY” PART 1 (OF 7)!
The fight has begun. The battle that’s been building since the very beginning of the series is finally coming to a head. Captain Britain must take on his opposite for a battle that will be waged upon many worlds.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

What happens when you let your enemies alive... they come back!! 7/10

Qué pasa cuando dejas enemigos vivos... que vuelven!! 7/10

OMEGA FLIGHT #1
From the pages of CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE comes Canada’s newest super hero team! But this is not your father’s FLIGHT. Bold and daring, OMEGA FLIGHT is the best 5-issue series you’ll EVER read.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Hmm... let's see. 6/10

Ya veremos... 6/10

GHOST RIDER #10
A dead super villain possessed by the Prince of Lies. A survivalist cop with an arsenal of weaponry. And now, an army of flesh-eating zombies poised to destroy everything in their path. There are times that being the Spirit of Vengeance is a real pain in the bike seat. But it turns out that Ghost Rider has one advantage that no one else can claim in the town of Sleepy Hollow, IL: he doesn’t have any flesh to get chewed off.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

A good story, but I feel it a bit slow... 7/10

Una buena historia, pero me parece un poco lenta... 7/10

NEW AVENGERS #29
Your eyes do not deceive you. It’s THE NEW AVENGERS
VERSUS THE MIGHTY AVENGERS. Bendis and Yu bring the pain to both Avengers teams. All this and...
WHO IS THE NEW RONIN?
Rated A …$2.99

I don't like Yu very much, but the story is getting interesting. 7/10

No me gusta mucho Yu, pero la historia se va poniendo interesante. 7/10

NEW X-MEN #37
“THE QUEST FOR MAGIK” – PRELUDE
Superstar artist Niko Henrichon (Pride of Baghdad) joins Paco Medina for a special prelude to the New X-Men adventure of the year. It’s story time for the New X-Men, and Blindfold is spinning them a tale that will plunge the students of the Xavier Institute into a hell (or is that Limbo?) they cannot imagine. And what does this have to do with House of M and Illyana Rasputin? Everything!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Quick question... why pre-cogs are so fatalist?? I don't like Young's pencils. 7/10

Pregunta rápida... porqué los pre-cogs son tan fatalistas?? No me gustan los lápices de Young. 7/10

NEWUNIVERSAL #5
“MYSTERY”
The White Event. The cosmic phenomenon from which a handful of humans emerged with super human power. The incident that prompted Project Spitfire to initiate its primary mission. Three live super humans on Earth, and the statistical probability that they will meet becomes intolerable. Spitfire knows such a meeting will yield disastrous results. And they’re willing to do anything to keep that from happening…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

I like the script, and I like how Larroca is drawing this serie. 8/10

Me gusta el guión y me gusta como está trabajando Larroca en esta serie. 8/10

UNCANNY X-MEN #485
“THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE”
War rages across the entire Shi’Ar Empire! Emperor D’Ken is back and his new right hand man, Vulcan, plans on doing some truly terrible things to Charles Xavier! But the X-Men and Starjammers are en route to save him. This could turn into a suicide mission quicker than you can say M’Kraan! Part 11 (of 12)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Cannot wait to know the end!! 8/10

No puedo esperar al final!! 8/10

WHITE TIGER #5
A grave battle with Cobra has left the White Tiger in critical condition on a rooftop. Consequently, Cobra and Sano Orii are still on the loose and causing mayhem on Chaeyi’s behalf. With super human venom flooding her body and killing her with each heartbeat, Angela del Toro reaches out to an old, but familiar face---her uncle Hector Ayala, the original White Tiger. Can the mystical amulets cheat the confines of mortality? Or is Hector’s appearance the chilling whisper of imminent fatality? Yet, a new superpower from within her is a cause for hope, but is it enough to overcome death? The light at the end of the tunnel is barely flickering…but has the new White’s Tiger’s life already been extinguished?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

I like this serie, but this issue is just too twisted for me. 7/10

Me gusta esta serie, pero este número es demasiado retorcido para mi gusto. 7/10

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #6
Anita Blake has a major dilemma – she’s known professionally as a vampire hunter, but she has been recruited to help track down a serial killer who has been preying upon the vampire population of St. Louis. To break the case, she’ll need the help of Phillip, a junkie who is addicted to being preyed upon by vampires, and she’ll have to attend a freak party, where vampires and humans come together for a strange evening of pleasure and pain…
Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling author Laurell K. Hamilton, ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES takes readers on a dark adventure through the underworld of an alternate reality where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures are legal citizens of the United States. Find out why this series has been called “the surprise hit of 2006!” by fans and critics alike!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

Not read. Waiting for the TPB.

Sin leer. Esperando al TPB.

CABLE & DEADPOOL #39
In his never-ending battle against Truth, Justice and the American Way, Deadpool decides to foil -- yes, we did say foil -- the escalating mercenary cred being gained by his sort-of doppleganger -- yes, we did say doppleganger -- AGENT X!
But... what will DP do if, in the course of his making a big mess of Agent X's assignment, he finds out that Agent X is working on the side of the good guys?
Meanwhile, some very big subplot stuff with Cable that we're not telling you yet! Part 3 of 4.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

I still feel like the summaries of this serie don't match with the comic. Anyway, a good issue. 7/10

Sigo con la sensación de que las sinopsis no se corresponden con el comic. De todas formas, un buen número. 7/10

MIGHTY AVENGERS #2
ULTRON IS BACK and, yes, now he's a she. What?? Ultron's a girl?? It’s Ultron as only Frank Cho can bring it. And the Mighty Avengers haven't had a moment to get to know each other before they are thrown into one of the most epic adventures in the history of the Avengers.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

I love Cho's work, but there's something about the 'thinking dialogues' in this serie that... dunno. I don't like it. 5/10

Me encanta el trabajo de Cho, pero hay algo en esos bocadillos de pensamientos que no me gusta. 5/10

MOON KNIGHT #9
“MIDNIGHT SUN: PART 3: FOR THE OCCASION”
THE SECOND ARC OF THIS RED-HOT SERIES
He’s through baiting you, taunting you. He’s ready to throw down. A ghost from your past with an intimate knowledge of your moves. And when he’s through with you, you’re really gonna need to pray to your God. To Khonshu. Because this guy, he wants your “A Game” in round two. He wants the whole Moon Knight experience. The truncheon. The blades. The ‘copter. The whole nine yards. Question is, are you prepared to bring it? Guest-Starring the Punisher!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

Pse. 6/10

Pse. 6/10

ULTIMATE X-MEN #81
“CLIFFHANGER” Part 1 (of 1)
Everything is changing for the X-Men. The team is disbanded, the world hates them now more than ever, new threats loom on the horizon. What a time to pick for the return of Hank McCoy...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Hell of changes! 8/10

Un huevo de cambios! 8/10

X-23: TARGET X #5
How do you defeat an opponent you can't hurt, much less kill? How do you fight someone that's brutalized you all your life, and enjoys it? X-23 had better figure it out quick, because the assault on X and her newfound family isn't over. Kimura has just entered the battle, and she won't stop until X-23 has been returned to the Facility and her family is dead.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

Waiting for the conclussion... 7/10

Esperando al final... 7/10

X-FACTOR #18
With Mutant Town under siege and the X-Cell having taken refuge there, X-Factor races both the clock and their own divided allegiances as they try to stave off the very real possibility of every former mutant being rounded up and imprisoned as a potential terrorist. But will they have to reveal their knowledge of M-Day's secret...and, if so, what will the fallout be?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Don't like the new drawer. However, I love how Layla sets up things. 7/10

No me gusta el nuevo dibujante. Pero me encanta como Layla prepara las cosas. 7/10

CIVIL WAR: FALLEN SON - NEW AVENGERS #2
The devastating end of Civil War has two decidedly different reactions from the Mighty Avengers and the New Avengers! If you thought heroes were divided during the War, just wait until the aftermath! That’s right, it’s both teams in one book, and we got the superstar team from Superman/Batman – Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness – to take on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes…and the Avengers Assemble like never before!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Stupid. Plain and simple stupid. 5/10

Estúpido. Simple y llanamente estúpido. 5/10

EXILES #93
While Sabretooth and Slaymaster try to finish each other off in a deadly battle, Psylocke goes head-to-head with Reed Richards. Her mission, to kill this world’s last hero. But will the power-crazed Sue Storm beat her to the punch?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

Not read. Waiting for the TPB.

Sin leer. Esperando al TPB

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: JUNGLE #1
The saga of Mowgli and his brothers, adapted from Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK by comics legends Gil Kane and P. Craig Russell! Originally presented in MARVEL FANFARE #8-11. Includes sneak previews for the upcoming Marvel Illustrated line of books featuring the Last of the Mohicans and more!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

This can be very interesting!! However, I'll wait for a HC edition...

Esto puede ser muy interesante!! De todas formas, esperaré a una edición en HC.

NEW EXCALIBUR #19
Captain Britain faces his darkest foe. ALBION has come to save Britain, and in the process, destroy a world!
Nocturne is on the ropes, Juggernaut’s in love, Dazzler sings the blues, Wisdom sells MAX books, and Sage is stoically beautiful. You don’t dare miss “BATTLE FOR ETERNITY” part 2!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

Not bad. 7/10

No está mal. 7/10

SILENT WAR #4
The pressure builds on Black Bolt. The hawks in the Inhumans council are calling for all-out war and as he struggles to make his fateful decision, Black Bolt finds himself betrayed. As if that weren't enough, a terrible secret from his past is revealed. It’s enough to make a man scream.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

After the Civil War... the War on Humans!! 7/10

Después de la Guerra Civil... Guerra contra los humanos!! 7/10

X-MEN #198
“CONDITION CRITICAL”
Behind the X-Men's worst nightmare there's a bigger nightmare waiting in the wings. Hecatomb has dropped from deep space onto the island of Providence, bringing death to whatever he touches - and Cable receives an offer of help from a truly terrifying source! Be here for the story leading into the milestone 200th issue! Part 2 (of 3)!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

Not read. Waiting for the TPB.

Sin leer. Esperando al TPB.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #8
Their latest mission takes the X-Men into one of the world's deadliest jungles, where even the mutant mind of Charles Xavier cannot guide them safely. No, an expedition like this requires a GORILLA MAN!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

Not read. Waiting for the TPB.

Sin leer. Esperando al TPB.