September comic books / cómics de setiembre

September has been a very good month for me. I’m so excited to read Steranko’s SHIELD and the Best of Milligan and McCarthy (I took a quick look and they look absolutely awesome). I enjoyed X-Men Battle of the Atom and Young Avengers. I was sad to see Peter David’s X-Factor coming to an end, for almost a decade Peter David did his best to turn this title into something extraordinary, and he was successful. X-Factor has been consistently good since the first issues and although many readers think that the level of quality somehow got diminished since 2010 I still think this was one of Marvel’s most solid ongoing titles. Matt Kindt wrote a very exciting first issue with Infinity Hunt, and another great first issue was Avengers, Hickman and Opeña are a great creative team, I wish I had bought this a year ago, when it was originally released. Sidekick and Kick-Ass continue to be top notch, and the Unwritten graphic novel was wonderful. And now, without further ado, here are September comics as per solicitations.

AGE OF ULTRON #9 (OF 10)
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Brandon Peterson, Carlos Pacheco To save the planet Earth - and maybe the entire galaxy! - the heroes of the Marvel Universe made the most controversial decision of their lives. The results have brought disaster the likes of which they have never seen before. And now, with one final chance…can they make it right? 

AVENGERS #1 NOW
(W) Jonathan Hickman & Jerome Opeña (A). 

BEST OF MILLIGAN & MCCARTHY HC (C: 0-1-2) 
(W) Peter Milligan, Brendan McCarthy (A) Brendan McCarthy One of comics' most fruitful collaborations gets its due in this deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk There is still nothing else like Freakwave, Paradax!, Skin, and Rogan Gosh, and this volume is the ideal starting place for new readers! Collecting twenty years' worth of the pair's finest work from Vanguard Illustrated, Strange Days, 2000 AD, and Vertigo. 

CABLE AND X-FORCE #10
(W) Dennis Hopeless (A/CA) Salvador Larroca Guest starring the Uncanny Avengers! • Hope goes on the run, determined to help Cable whether he wants it or not… …but the Uncanny Avengers have been keeping tabs on Hope and they're not about to let her get tangled up with Cable's band of fugitives! 

IMAGE FIRSTS CHEW CURR PTG #1 (MR)
(W) John Layman (A/CA) Rob Guillory. Tony Chu is a cop with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. It's a dirty job, and Tony has to eat terrible things in the name of justice. And if that wasn't bad enough, the government has figured out Tony Chu's secret. They have plans for him… whether he likes it or not. 

INFINITY HUNT #1 (OF 4) 
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Steven Sanders (CA) Slava Pasarin INFINITY TIE-IN! • Hank Pym, Wolverine, and She-Hulk bring the students of the Marvel Universe together to announce a new CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS! • This CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS pits the super students of schools all over the Marvel U (including some you've never seen before) against each other. • However, the Contest is interrupted when Thanos' forces descend on Earth. What do they have to do with the young heroes? 

JUDGE DREDD CLASSICS #2 
(W) John Wagner, Alan Grant (A) Ron Smith & Various (CA) Jim Fern. 'Block Mania' continues here! Mega-City One is in the grips of Block Madness, and Dredd must track down the villain who poisoned his city and turned everyone against each other. Close calls and espionage abound in this re-colored collection of Judge Dredd classics. 

KICK-ASS 3 #3 (OF 8) (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) John Romita. What's a tween girl assassin to do once she's locked up? Start running all the gangs in the joint, of course! After the surviving the brutal pecking order of middle school, Hit-Girl finds jail just might be a little more up her alley. Meanwhile, Kick-Ass starts learning there's more to life than just superhero work. 

NG EVANGELION SHINJI DETECTIVE DIARY TP VOL 01
(W/A/CA) Takumi Yoshimura When even a tough dude like his school pal Toji is getting menaced by gangsters, a nice guy like Shinji Ikari feels obliged to seek out the local private eye, Ryoji Kaji, and his striking young assistant, Kaworu Nagisa. Somehow, though, Shinji gets drafted into solving the case himself, with Kaworu's help-although Kaworu quickly proves to be a mystery of his own . . . 

SHIELD BY STERANKO TP COMPLETE COLLECTION 
(W) Steranko & Various (A) Steranko, Jack Kirby (CA) Steranko. Rarely before and rarely since has comics seen a talent as innovative as Steranko. Blending together influences from Pop art to Salvador Dali and Will Eisner to Wally Wood, Steranko's boundary-breaking style is an incomparable visual language that continues to influence and inspire storytellers decades later. Now, for the first time ever, Marvel is proud to offer the complete Steranko NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. in one volume! Collecting NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (1968) #1-3 and #5, and material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #151-168. 

SIDEKICK #2 (MR) 
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Tom Mandrake, Brian Miller (CA) Brian Miller, Tom Mandrake. The Moonglow Twins were two of the Red Cowl and Flyboy's greatest enemies.  Now that the Red Cowl is dead, one of them has returned with a vengeance. But whose vengeance, and why, and what is the reason for her sudden interest in Flyboy® Is Flyboy about to find a reason to live and repair his life, or is he about to hurtle down into even greater depths of madness and depravity® It's a monthly book, what the heck do you think is going to happen® The fun is in seeing just how far he spirals downward and what's waiting for him when he hits bottom....  

UNWRITTEN HC TOMMY TAYLOR & THE SHIP THAT SANK TWICE (MR) 
(W) Mike Carey (A) Peter Gross & Various (CA) Yuko Shimizu. This exciting, original graphic novel explores the world of the Tommy Taylor novels in a visceral and direct way and is a great entry point for new readers. Twenty-five years ago Tom's father, Wilson Taylor, devised his subversive literary masterpiece. Now the blueprint of how a father gave his son vast power in order to accomplish a greater scheme is revealed. Partly told through Wilson's own journal entries, juxtaposed with Tommy's swashbuckling deep sea adventures with his trusty companions Peter and Sue, the story is at once a prequel and a parallel story to the ongoing series. 

UNWRITTEN #52 (MR) 
(W) Mike Carey, Bill Willingham (A) Peter Gross, Mark Buckingham (CA) Yuko Shimizu. In 'The Unwritten Fables,' part 3 of 5, Mister Dark finds an ally-someone who hates Tom Taylor more than he ever could, and knows where to hit him so it hurts the most. But as Mister Dark realizes the opportunity he's been offered, the stakes go from high to terrifying for Tom and the Fables refugees.

WALKING DEAD #114 (MR) 
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn. What would Jesus do? 

WOLVERINE #3 NOW 
(W) Paul Cornell (A/CA) Alan Davis • Guest-starring Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! • How will Logan take down a foe with no permanent body to slash and claw? • And what does the Watcher have to do with all of this? 

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #9 AVX 
Avengers Art Appreciation Variant By Alex Maleev • Avx Tie-In! • Wolverine, Torn Between Two Teams! • Will The Jean Grey School Follow Its Leader? 

X-FACTOR #262 
(W) Peter David (A) Neil Edwards (CA) David Yardin. The end of X-Factor! 

X-MEN BATTLE OF ATOM #1 
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Frank Cho (CA) Arthur Adams • The past, present and future of the X-Men collide in this 50th Anniversary event crossover! When investigating a new mutant, something truly horrible happens to the All-New X-Men that shakes time and space to its core. This is so dire that X-Men come from THE FUTURE with a message: THE ALL-NEW X-MEN MUST RETURN TO THE PAST! • The ten-part crossover starts here with superstars BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and FRANK CHO! 

YOUNG AVENGERS #9 NOW 
(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Jamie McKelvie • We wanted to just write 'Screaming! Screaming! Screaming!' for this solicit, but we're told we need boring old facts. :( • Anyway! The Young Avengers road trip across the multiverse goes proper crazy as it reaches it's destination. It's destination is mainly EXCITEMENT and HEARTBREAK. • Several Young Avengers decide what to do next. The question is, whether what they do next is to be Young Avengers... • Honestly, screaming. 
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Setiembre ha sido un buen mes para mí. Estoy emocionado por leer SHIELD de Steranko y lo mejor de Milligan y McCarthy (dando un simple vistazo puedo decir que se ven estupendos). Disfruté con X-Men Battle of the Atom y Young Avengers. Fue triste ver que X-Factor de Peter David llegara a su fin, por casi una década, Peter David hizo lo posible para convertir este título en algo extraordinario, y tuvo éxito. X-Factor ha sido consistentemente bueno desde los primeros números y aunque muchos fans piensan que el nivel de calidad disminuyó desde el 2010, igual creo que este era uno de los títulos más sólidos de Marvel. Matt Kindt escribió un gran primer número con Infinity Hunt, y otro muy buen primer número fue Avengers, Hickman y Opeña son un grandioso equipo creativo, desearía haber comprado esto hace un año, cuando fue publicado originalmente. Sidekick y Kick-Ass continúan siendo de primer nivel, y la novela gráfica de Unwritten fue maravillosa. Y ahora, sin más preámbulos, aquí están los cómics de setiembre. 

AGE OF ULTRON #9 (OF 10)
Comentario: Para salvar al planeta Tierra –y a la galaxia entera– los héroes tomaron una polémica decisión. Y resultado ha sido desastroso. Y ahora, con una última oportunidad, ¿podrán enmendar las cosas?

AVENGERS #1
Jonathan Hickman & Jerome Opeña.

BEST OF MILLIGAN & MCCARTHY HC (C: 0-1-2)
Lo mejor de Peter Milligan y Brendan McCarthy.

CABLE AND X-FORCE #10
Hope huye, determinada a ayudar a Cable. Pero los Vengadores han estado vigilando a Hope y no permitirán que se enrede con Cable.

IMAGE FIRSTS CHEW CURR PTG #1 (MR)
Tony es un policía con un secreto. Un extraño secreto. Él obtiene impresiones psíquicas de aquello que come. Eso también significa que es un detective endemoniadamente eficaz, siempre y cuando no le moleste mordisquear el cadáver de una víctima de asesinato para averiguar quién es el culpable. Es un sucio trabajo y Tony tendrá que comer las más terribles cosas.

INFINITY HUNT #1 (OF 4)
HANK PYM, WOLVERINE y SHE-HULK reúnen a los estudiantes para anunciar un nuevo torneo de campeones. Pero todo será interrumpido cuando las fuerzas de THANOS lleguen a la Tierra. ¿Qué pasará con estos jóvenes?

JUDGE DREDD CLASSICS #2
Historias clásicas de John Wagner, Alan Grant y Ron Smith.

KICK-ASS 3 #3 (OF 8) (MR)
¿Qué puede hacer una niña asesina en prisión? Liderar a todas las pandillas del lugar, desde luego. Luego de sobrevivir el brutal orden social del colegio, Mindy descubre que la cárcel es algo que sí comprende. 

NG EVANGELION SHINJI DETECTIVE DIARY TP VOL 01
Detectives privados y un caso que debe resolverse.

SHIELD BY STERANKO TP COMPLETE COLLECTION
La clásica etapa de Jim Steranko en SHIELD.

my drawing / mi dibujo

SIDEKICK #2 (MR)
Los gemelos Brillo de Luna fueron dos de los mayores enemigos de RED COWL y FLYBOY. Ahora que RED COWL ha muerto, uno de ellos ha regresado para vengarse. Pero ¿por qué? ¿Y cuál es su interés en FLYBOY? ¿Encontrará FLYBOY un motivo para reparar su vida o está a punto de caer aún más profundamente en la locura y la depravación?

UNWRITTEN HC TOMMY TAYLOR & THE SHIP THAT SANK TWICE (MR)
Hace 25 años, Wilson Taylor, el padre de Tommy, desarrolló su obra maestra de subversión literaria. Ahora se revela cómo el padre confirió poderes a su hijo. Contada desde los viejos diarios de Wilson, y yuxtapuesta al viaje que realiza Tommy con sus amigos, esta novela gráfica traerá sorpresas.

UNWRITTEN #52 (MR)
El Señor Oscuro encuentra un aliado, alguien que odia a Tommy incluso más que él mismo, alguien que sabe cuáles son sus puntos débiles.

WALKING DEAD #114 (MR)
¿Qué haría Jesús?

WOLVERINE #3 NOW
¿Cómo se enfrentará Logan a un enemigo incorpóreo?

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #9 AVX
¿Seguirá la escuela a WOLVERINE, su líder?

X-FACTOR #262
¡El fin de X-Factor!

X-MEN BATTLE OF ATOM #1
El pasado, presente y futuro de los X-MEN está aquí. Al investigar a un nuevo mutante, algo terrible sucede, algo que alterará el tiempo. 

YOUNG AVENGERS #9 
Solamente queríamos escribir ¡Gritos, gritos, gritos! pero nos dicen que mejor es poner algunos hechos. En fin, el viaje de los Jóvenes Vengadores por el universo se vuelve una locura cuando llegan a su destino. Su destino es sobre todo excitación y desconsuelo. Ahora deberán decidir qué hacer. ¡Gritos!

Hero Comics 2011 - Neil Gaiman

Ralph Reese

I think we all know that the comic book industry hasn’t been too kind with creators in past decades. As a result, many comic book creators have struggled to obtain that which is a given in any traditional line of work, such as medical insurance. “The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment”.
Every year, Hero Initiative puts together a comic book anthology that features the work of some the most prestigious writers and artists of the industry. Hero Comics 2011 reunites the original Sandman creative team for the first time in over 20 years: Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith & Mike Dringenberg. This dream team (no pun intended) come up with “My Last Landlady” a very poetic story fueled by the impressionistic art of two professionals that are way above your average penciler. It’s a mixture of horror and sadness, conformism and ordinary life; in only a handful of pages Gaiman, Keith & Dringenberg create a broody tale that deserves our attention.

In subsequent pages, and sort of like a “behind the scenes”, Sam Kieth illustrates the process of reuniting with Gaiman and Dringenberg to work together. Copying paragraphs from e-mails, Kieth creates a visual journey jam-packed with symbolism and experimentation. It’s such a delight to read the crazy emails these talented people send to each other. It truly complements “My Last Landlady”.

Kieth & Dringenberg

We also have a fantastic page by legendary artist Ralph Reese, famous for his marvelous works in titles like Creepy (I’ve always been a huge fan of his work and I think he was one of the best artists in the 70s). John Layman and Rob Guillory share their most beloved creation, Chew, in a very funny story about experimental drugs. And also from Image, comes Elephantmen by Richard Starkings and Doug Braithwaite; this is a short story about the way that society deals with elders.

Doug Braithwaite

For 3.99, this is a real bargain. Besides getting an awesome comic, you’re also helping creators in need. I’m glad to help and to be a part of this. For more information visit www.heroinitiative.org and make sure to donate a few bucks.

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cover / portada

Todos sabemos que la industria del cómic no ha sido del todo amable con los creadores de décadas pasadas. En consecuencia, muchos de estos autores han tenido que luchar para obtener beneficios que son garantizados en trabajos más tradicionales, como seguros médicos. La Hero Initiative es la primera organización sin fines de lucro dedicada estrictamente a ayudar a los creadores de cómics que así lo necesiten. Hero ofrece apoyo económico para ayuda médica de emergencia, o para necesidades básicas. Es una oportunidad de devolver algo a aquello que tanto entretenimiento nos han dado.

Todos los años, Hero Initiative reúne a diversos autores para una antología que incluye a algunos de los más prestigiosos escritores y artistas de la industria. Hero Comics 2011 reúne al equipo creativo original de Sandman por primera vez en 20 años: Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith & Mike Dringenberg. Este equipo de ensueño, realiza “My Last Landlady” una poética historia reforzada por el arte impresionista de dos profesionales de primera línea. Es una mezcla de horror y tristeza, conformismo y vida ordinaria.

A modo de un "detrás de cámaras", Sam Kieth ilustra el proceso de reunirse con Gaiman y Dringenberg. Copia párrafos de los e-mails y crea una viaje visual cargado de simbolismo y experimentación. Es una delicia leer la alocada correspondencia de estos talentosos autores. Un gran complemento para “My Last Landlady”.

También hay una fantástica página del legendario artista Ralph Reese, famoso por su maravilloso trabajo en títulos como Creepy (siempre he sido un admirador de su obra, y lo considero uno de los mejores dibujantes de los 70). John Layman y Rob Guillory comparten su más querida creación, Chew, en una divertida historia sobre drogas experimentales. Y también de Image llega Elephantmen de Richard Starkings y Doug Braithwaite; en una corta historia sobre cómo la sociedad trata a los ancianos.

My layouts / mis bocetos

Por 3.99, esto es una verdadera ganga. Además de conseguir un cómic estupendo, también ayudas a los creadores que lo necesitan. Me alegra contribuir y formar parte de esto. Para más información visiten www.heroinitiative.org y asegúrense de donar unos cuantos dólares.