February was such a good month for comics. I’m amazed by the high quality of Doctor Strange and Silver Surfer, which are quickly turning into my most eagerly-awaited monthly series. Millar is still firing on all cylinders with Huck and especially the second volume of Jupiter’s Circle. And Image has a couple of promising new series: Snowfall and Cry Havoc. However, once again my favorite comic of the month, and by quite a large margin, is Alan Moore’s Providence # 7. Can’t wait to start reviewing this series. And now without further ado here are February comics as per solicitations:
ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #4
(W) Mark Waid (A) Adam Kubert (CA) Alex Ross. You thought the origin of the All-New, All-Different Avengers was surprising? You haven't seen anything yet! When passions flare between Captain America and Thor, they lead to Earth's Mightiest Kiss! Rated T+
ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5
(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross. The villain pulling the Avengers' strings stands revealed - someone who's been a part of Avengers history for almost all of the team's existence, in a way you've never seen them before! The All-New, All-Different Avengers' first story arc ends here - and you won't guess who's left standing on the last page. Rated T+
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT SAGA HC
Frank Miller (W/A/CA). THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4 and THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1-3.
CRY HAVOC #1 (MR)
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Ryan Kelly (CA) Cameron Stewart. BEHOLD THE MODERN MONSTROSITY. X-Men Legacy writer SIMON SPURRIER and superstar artist RYAN KELLY present fiends, fragility, and firepower in an all-new series, mixing the hard-boiled militaria of Jarhead with the dark folklore of Pan's Labyrinth. Includes an unprecedented use of multiple colorists (MATT WILSON, LEE LOUGHRIDGE, & NICK FILARDI) to define the story's threads, and an incredible variant cover by Eisner Award winner CAMERON STEWART. This is not the tale of a lesbian werewolf who goes to war. Except it kind of is.
DOCTOR STRANGE #5
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Kevin Nowlan (CA) Chris Bachalo. The Witchfinder Wolves are here and Doctor Strange is in trouble. The Empirikul is coming, Magic's days are numbered and Strange is not ready! Rated T+
DOOM PATROL TP BOOK 1 (MR)
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Richard Case, John Nyberg (CA) Brian Bolland. In these tales from DOOM PATROL #19-34, the world's strangest heroes have left behind almost every vestige of normality. Shunned as freaks and outcasts, the Doom Patrol faces mystifying threats that must be defeated-at any cost. These are the epics that introduced Rebis, Crazy Jane, Dorothy Spinner, the Brotherhood of Dada and more!
HUCK #4
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque. New revelations about Huck's origins come to light!
JUPITER'S CIRCLE, VOL. 2 #3 (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A) Chris Sprouse (CA) Frank Quitely. Skyfox was once a member of America's greatest super team. Now he's kidnapped the Vice President in a bid to stop the Vietnam War.
PROVIDENCE #7
(W) Alan Moore (A/CA) Jacen Burrows. Robert Black came looking for a story but what he found is a world of misery and woe. He's become a broken man only beginning to accept the horrors of the Lovecraftian world are real and hiding in plain sight. Alan Moore and artist Jacen Burrows have delivered a slow burn tale of fear and underlying dread that has delighted fans and scholars alike. Moore has written every cover detail, every single page, and every nuance of this work to create his most fully-realized vision to date. Fans of Moore's immersive style and meticulous grasp of storytelling will be thrilled to add this essential piece of comics history to their collections! Available with Regular, Pantheon, Portrait, Dreamscape Wraparound, Women of HPL, and a special Ancient Tome Incentive cover, all by collaborator Jacen Burrows.
SILVER SURFER #2
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Mike Allred. Why is Silver Surfer fighting the ever-loving blue-eyed THING? Who is this Alicia Masters person, and why hasn't Norrin told Dawn about her before? Where did that alien armada come from? What can they really do to planet Earth that is WORSE THAN DEATH?! • And WHEN, exactly, IS Clobbering Time?! Right now, True Believer! RIGHT NOW! Rated T+
SNOWFALL #1
(W) Joe Harris (A/CA) Martin Morazzo. Writer JOE HARRIS (The X-Files) and artist MARTÍN MORAZZO (Vertigo Quarterly), creators of GREAT PACIFIC, reunite for a brand new ongoing science-fiction series and an OVERSIZED DEBUT ISSUE featuring thirty-two pages of story! In the year 2045 it no longer snows. A catastrophic crash has left the climate ravaged, society splintered, and the newly-christened 'Cooperative States of America' propped up and administered by the powerful Hazeltyne Corporation. Only one man wages an all-out weather war against the system, wielding the forces of nature themselves as weapons. He is the White Wizard. The ghost in the night. Genius. Terrorist. Outlaw. Hero?
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Febrero fue un gran mes en materia de cómics. Estoy asombrado por la altísima calidad de “Doctor Strange” y “Silver Surfer”, que se están convirtiendo en dos de mis series mensuales predilectas. Millar sigue dando lo mejor de sí con “Huck” y especialmente el segundo volumen de “Jupiter’s Circle”. Image ha lanzado un par de títulos prometedores: “Snowfall” y “Cry Havoc”. Sin embargo, una vez más, mi cómic favorito del mes es, de lejos, Providence # 7 de Alan Moore. Estoy impaciente por reseñar esta serie. Y ahora sin mayores preámbulos aquí están los cómics de febrero.
ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #4
¿El origen de los nuevos Vengadores os sorprendió? Entonces aún no habéis visto nada. Cuando las pasiones estallan entre el Capitán América y Thor, el resultado será ¡el más poderoso beso de la Tierra!
ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5
El villano tras las sombras por fin es revelado: se trata de alguien que ha sido parte de la historia de los Vengadores desde los inicios del grupo.
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT SAGA HC
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4 y THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1-3.
CRY HAVOC #1 (MR)
Amistad, fragilidad y armas fuego en un sólo título. Una combinación de militares duros con folclore oscuro. Esta no es la historia de una mujer lobo lesbiana que va a la guerra. Excepto que tal vez sí lo sea.
DOCTOR STRANGE #5
Los lobos de la brujería están aquí y Doctor Extraño está en problemas. Los días de la magia están contados. La avalancha se avecina.
DOOM PATROL TP BOOK 1 (MR)
DOOM PATROL # 19-34. Los héroes más extraños del mundo han dejado atrás casi todo vestigio de normalidad. Rechazados como monstruos y marginados, la Patrulla Condenada enfrenta amenazas desconcertantes que deben ser derrotadas a cualquier precio.
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HUCK #4
Nuevas revelaciones sobre los orígenes de Huck salen a la luz.
JUPITER'S CIRCLE, VOL. 2 #3 (MR)
SKYFOX alguna vez fue parte del equipo más grande de superhéroes. Ahora ha secuestrado al vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, en un intento de detener la guerra de Vietnam.
PROVIDENCE #7
Robert Black buscaba una historia, pero lo que encontró fue un mundo de miseria y angustia. Él se ha convertido en un hombre destrozado que recién empieza a aceptar que los horrores del mundo de Lovecraft son reales y se ocultan a plena vista. Alan Moore y el artista Jacen Burrows han creado un relato de terror pausado, en el que el miedo subyacente es intenso.
SILVER SURFER #2
¿Por qué SILVER SURFER está luchando contra la Cosa? ¿Quién es Alicia Masters, y por qué DAWN no sabe nada sobre ella? ¿De dónde vino esa armada alienígena? ¿Qué le harán al planeta Tierra? ¿Y cuándo empieza la hora de las tortas? Ahora mismo, fan amigo. ¡Ahora mismo!
SNOWFALL #1
En el año 2045 ya no nieva. Un accidente catastrófico ha dejado el clima devastado, la sociedad se ha dividido, y los recién bautizados “Estados Cooperativos de América” son apoyados y administrados por una gran corporación. Sólo un hombre libra una batalla climática sin cuartel en contra del sistema, blandiendo las fuerzas de la naturaleza como armas. Él es el Hechicero Blanco. El fantasma de la noche. Genio. Terrorista. Proscrito. ¿Héroe?
The beginning of 2016 comes with plenty of comics, just the way I like it. The first issue of Silver Surfer was very good, and I really enjoyed the conclusion of Nameless (I’ll be reviewing the series in April); Doctor Strange and Jupiter’s Circle keep getting better and better. I must say my favorite comic of the month was Alan Moore’s Providence # 6. And now without further ado here are January comics as per solicitations:
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #3
(W) Mark Waid (A) Adam Kubert, Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross. Warbringer has made good on his name, and the All-New Avengers stand poised to yank defeat from the jaws of victory unless they can put their differences aside--and in the case of Ms. Marvel and Nova, that doesn't seem very likely! Rated T+
BLACK MAGICK #1
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Nicola Scott. The hammer falls this Halloween! From New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning writer GREG RUCKA (LAZARUS, Stumptown, Gotham Central) and superstar artist NICOLA SCOTT (Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Earth 2)! Detective Rowan Black works robbery/homicide for the Portsmouth PD, but her greatest mystery is the truth about herself…both who she has been, and who she will become. Yet there are others in Rowan's world with very long memories, and the power that one person holds, another will always covet. PLUS, each issue also features an all-new work of original fiction by GREG RUCKA! A new gothic-noir ongoing series about legacy, destiny, redemption…and the price of magic.
DC ESSENTIALS DC THE NEW FRONTIER #1
World War II is over. The Cold War has begun. And the Age of the Super-hero is in decline. But where are the heroes of tomorrow? This is the opening chapter of DC: THE NEW FRONTIER, reprinted at just $1.00 with pages from the DC ESSENTIALS CATALOGUE!
DOCTOR STRANGE #4
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Chris Bachalo. Doctor Strange has gathered a circle of magic-using friends to try and best monitor magic in the Marvel Universe. But this tactic is too late as forces are destroying all magical objects and beings in the multiverse and they are turning their sights on our dimension. At least Strange won't have to die alone... Rated T+
HUCK #3
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque. Huck takes his mission across the country, helping those in need, while powerful figures in the US establishment try to use his abilities for their own ends.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) David Marquez. Exploding out of the pages of Secret Wars, one of the most popular super heroes in the world gets a gigantic new series. From the creators that brought you Ultimate Spider-Man comes new armor, a new supporting cast, new villains and a new purpose that is going to tear itself across the entire Marvel Universe and beyond. With a shocker of a last page that will have everyone talking and the return of one of Tony's biggest nemeses, you will not want to miss this! Also, who are Tony's biological parents? The quest begins here!
JUPITER'S CIRCLE, VOL. 2 #2 (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A) Wilfredo Torres (CA) Frank Quitely. Disillusioned Skyfox tunes out with the Beat Generation, while his former teammates struggle to face social unrest.
LUCIFER 1 SPECIAL EDITION (MR)
(W) Mike Carey (A) Chris Weston, James A. Hodgkins (CA) Duncan Fegredo. Reprinting the first issue of the hit series for just $1.00! When Lucifer Morningstar asked Dream of the Endless to sever his wings so he could walk among mortals, the former Lord of Hell thought he was making the right decision. But managing a piano bar in L.A. has lost its charm, and now the darkest star in the City of Angels is ready to get back in the game. Only this time he'd rather play God.
MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM #6 (MR)
(W) Neil Gaiman (A/CA) Mark Buckingham. The cast of the Golden Age converges on London to remember, to renew and to rejoice. Miracleman walks amongst the London's Day crowds searching for answers -- before revealing a miraculous gift to humankind! Then, in 'Retrieval,' HE wakes up...and the Silver Age begins! Including material originally presented in MIRACLEMAN (1985) #22, plus bonus content. Mature
NAMELESS #6 (MR)
(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Chris Burnham. The end has come for Nameless and the crew of the White Valiant. Imprisoned within the labyrinthine mind of a monstrous alien lifeform, there can be no escape, no exit, no hope. But who is the Veiled Lady and what part will she play in Earth's salvation-or its damnation?
PROVIDENCE #6 (MR)
(W) Alan Moore (A/CA) Jacen Burrows. Fans and critics alike are hailing Alan Moore's Providence as the horror event of the year! Mild mannered newsman Robert Black is uncovering a mysterious undercurrent of fear as the pieces of the Lovecraftian puzzle slowly begin to make a coherent picture. The dramatic tension is building with each incredible ad-free 40 page issue and this issue begins the big unveils. The work has been researched and developed by Moore and Burrows over the course of several years. And the end result is an amazing tome of Lovecraftian influenced nightmares where Moore has written every cover, every single page, and every nuance of this work to create his most fully-realized vision to date.Fans of Moore's immersive style and meticulous grasp of storytelling will be thrilled to add this essential piece of comics history to their collections! Available with Regular, Pantheon, Portrait, Dreamscape Wraparound, Women of HPL, and a special Ancient Tome Incentive cover, all by collaborator Jacen Burrows.
RED THORN #1
(W) David Baillie (A) Meghan Hetrick-Murante (CA) Choong Yoon. On the rain-soaked streets of Glasgow, a girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love. And thousands of miles below those streets, an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he's been held for nearly two thousand years. Evil forces are at play and no one is safe as the legends of Scottish mythology collide with the modern world. Fans of FABLES and THE SANDMAN won't want to miss this riveting dark fantasy epic!
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SECRET WARS #7 (of 8)
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Alex Ross. THE GREATEST SACRIFICE! Rated T+
SILVER SURFER #1
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Mike Allred. 'Fantastic Planet' The Surfer has taken Dawn Greenwood to the end of the universe, and now he's going to show her the most fantastic planet of them all: Earth! It's your homeworld like you've never seen it before: with monsters, magic and...a secret that will change everything! The perfect jumping-on point for the book everyone's talking about! Rated T+
STAR WARS #7
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) John Cassaday. A special one-off tale of Ben Kenobi! Injustice reigns on Tatooine as villainous scum run rampant. Will Ben risk revealing himself to do what's right? Guest Artist Simone Bianchi (WOLVERINE, ASTONISHING X-MEN) joins writer Jason Aaron for this special tale! Rated T Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS #8
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) John Cassaday. Luke continues his quest to learn about the Jedi... heading for the Jedi Temple on Coruscant? Plus: Han & Leia are confronted by an unexpected foe! New series artist Stuart Immonen joins the rebellion! Rated T Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.
Star Wars #11
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Stuart Immonen. Chewbacca Unleashed! • Skywalker in chains! • Han Solo...with a ball and chain?!? Rated T
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El 2016 empieza lleno de cómics, tal como a mí me gusta. El primer número de “Silver Surfer” fue muy bueno, y realmente disfruté la conclusión de “Nameless” (estaré reseñando esta serie en abril); “Doctor Strange” y “Jupiter’s Circle” siguen mejorando. Debo decir que mi cómic favorito del mes fue Providence # 6 de Alan Moore. Y ahora sin mayores preámbulos aquí están los cómics de enero:
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #3
El Guerrero hace honor a su nombre, y para los Vengadores será difícil alcanzar la victoria a menos que logren hacer a un lado sus diferencias.
BLACK MAGICK #1
La detective Black trabaja en robos y homicidios, pero su mayor misterio es la verdad sobre sí misma... ¿quién es ella? Sin embargo, hay otros con muy buena memoria, y aquello que alguien tiene será codiciado por los demás.
DC ESSENTIALS DC THE NEW FRONTIER #1
La Segunda Guerra Mundial ha terminado. La Guerra Fría ha comenzado. Y la Era del Superhéroe está en declive. Pero ¿dónde están los héroes del mañana? Este es el primer capítulo de DC: la Nueva Frontera.
DOCTOR STRANGE #4
DOCTOR STRANGE ha reunido un círculo de hechiceros aliados para monitorear la magia del planeta. Pero esta táctica llega demasiado tarde cuando extrañas fuerzas están destruyendo todos los objetos y seres mágicos.
HUCK #3
HUCK tiene una misión: ayudar a los necesitados en todo el país, mientras que el gobierno intenta usar sus habilidades para sus propios fines.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
Una nueva armadura, un nuevo elenco, nuevos villanos y un nuevo objetivo que causará estragos a lo largo y ancho del mundo. Una sorpresa que dará mucho que hablar y el regreso de uno de los mayores némesis de Tony. Además, ¿quiénes son los padres biológicos de Tony?
JUPITER'S CIRCLE, VOL. 2 #2 (MR)
Un desilusionado SKYFOX siente que no encaja con la generación Beat, mientras que sus ex-colegas deben enfrentarse a los disturbios sociales.
LUCIFER 1 SPECIAL EDITION (MR)
Cuando LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR le pidió a Sueño de los Eternos que cortara sus alas para que pudiera caminar entre los mortales, el antiguo Señor del Infierno pensó que estaba tomando la decisión correcta. Pero administrar un piano-bar en Los Ángeles ha perdido su encanto, y ahora la estrella más oscura de la ciudad de Los Ángeles está lista para volver al ruedo. Sólo que esta vez él preferirá jugar a ser dios.
MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM #6 (MR)
Los personajes de la Edad de Oro convergen en Londres para recordar y para regocijarse. MIRACLEMAN camina entre la multitud en el Día de Londres en busca de respuestas - antes de revelar un don milagroso a la humanidad. 'Recuperación' continúa... y comienza la Edad de Plata.
NAMELESS #6
El final ha llegado para NAMELESS y la tripulación del Valiente Blanco. Encarcelado en la mente laberíntica de una monstruosa forma de vida alienígena, no hay escapatoria ni esperanza. Pero, ¿quién es la Dama del Velo y qué papel desempeñará en la salvación -o en la condenación- de la Tierra?
PROVIDENCE #6 (MR)
El apocado periodista Robert Black está descubriendo el miedo subterráneo. La tensión dramática va en aumento, las revelaciones también.
RED THORN #1
En las calles de Glasgow, empapadas por la lluvia, una chica hace dibujos que de alguna manera se vuelven realidad, y ahora ella acaba de tropezarse con su verdadero amor. Y a miles de millas debajo de esas calles, un antiguo semidiós planea su escape de la prisión en la que ha estado cautivo durante casi 2000 años. Las fuerzas del mal están en guerra y nadie está a salvo, mientras la mitología escocesa colisiona con el mundo moderno.
SECRET WARS #7 (of 8)
¡El sacrificio más grande!
SILVER SURFER #1
“Planeta Fantástico”. SILVER SURFER ha llevado a DAWN GREENWOOD hasta el fin del universo, y ahora él va a mostrarle el más fantástico planeta de todos: ¡la Tierra! Nuestro mundo como nunca los has visto antes.
STAR WARS #7
Un relato centrado en Ben Kenobi. La injusticia reina en Tatooine y la maldad se impone. ¿Ben correrá el riesgo de hacer lo correcto?
STAR WARS #8
Luke continúa su misión para aprender acerca de los Jedi... Además: Han y Leia se enfrentan a un enemigo inesperado.
STAR WARS #11
¡CHEWBACCA desatado! ¡Luke encadenado! ¡Han Solo desarmado!
