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August 7, 2017

July comics / cómics de julio

Although I had already read it, I was glad to receive the Martha Washington tpb, a classic Frank Miller / Dave Gibbons story. I’m really enjoying Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Shaolin Cowboy (Geof Darrow is truly amazing). Cinema Purgatorio continues to be a great anthology. And Batman ’66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes was very entertaining. There were also some really good first issues in July, such as Astonishing X-Men and especially Generation Gone (my favorite comic of the month). And now, without further ado, here are July comics as per solicitations:

AMERICAN GODS: SHADOWS #5 
(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Scott Hampton, P. Craig Russell (CA) Glenn Fabry. Strange things continue to plague Shadow and Wednesday as their mad American road trip takes them all the way to a surreal roadside attraction, the House on the Rock, where they encounter Mr. Nancy and the world's largest carousel! The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning novel and upcoming Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a comic series for the first time! o A Starz TV show! 'Russell's lyrical layouts bring Gaiman's visual, vivid prose to life like no other artist.'-Comic Book Resources

ASTONISHING X-MEN #1 
(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Jim Cheung. ONLY THE X-MEN CAN SAVE US! An ancient evil is attacking the world's most powerful minds. It will have them by the time you finish this sentence, and a moment later, it will have us all. A band of X-MEN discovers the truth behind the threat, but there is no time left. PSYLOCKE, OLD MAN LOGAN, BISHOP, ARCHANGEL, FANTOMEX, ROGUE and GAMBIT will attempt to save a world that hates and fears them. Why? BECAUSE THEY ARE THE X-MEN. From blockbuster writer CHARLES SOULE and joined by a roster of superstar artists beginning with JIM CHEUNG. ASTONISHING X-MEN. It's the X-book you need. Rated T+

BATMAN ’66/LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 
(W) Lee Allred (A/CA) Michael Allred. In pursuit of the time-traveling criminal known as Universo, the super-powered kids from the 30th century travel back to the 1960s to enlist the aid of the 'greatest teen superhero ever' - Robin, the Boy Wonder! But Batman's hard-boiled nemesis Egghead has stolen one of their unattended time bubbles and taken off to the Legion's own time period. Looks like Batman has to head to the far-flung future with one group of heroes while Robin stays in the swinging sixties with another. Holy time-travel paradox!

CINEMA PURGATORIO #11
From the Civil War re-imagined with giant insects, to the dystopian giant monsters of the Vast. Seduced by the cute, yet overwhelmed, Pru or guffawing at the madcap Modded. Or just enthralled by the tapestry of cinematic history upon which Alan Moore is weaving another masterful tale, the finest anthology in history continues. Join a master class of sequential artisans as they spin stories to terrify and delight. Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and Nahuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

DEFENDERS #3 
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) David Marquez. • The Punisher strikes! With the mean streets of Marvel more dangerous than ever what could possibly make Frank Castle turn on his fellow vigilantes? Don't they all want the same thing? • Another dangerous chapter of the hottest new team in all of comics. Brought to you by the same people that gave you Miles Morales and Invincible Iron Man! Rated T+

GENERATION GONE #1 
(W) Ales Kot, Andre Araujo (A/CA) Andre Araujo, Chris O'Halloran. America, 2020. Three young hackers with nothing to lose. A secretive scientist with a plan. One final job. What happens when you're poor, angry, and get superpowers you never asked for? Skins + Unbreakable = GENERATION GONE, sort of- if you also include multiple trips to the sun, weird black goo, a breakup fight inside a nuclear factory, love, hate, anger, loss...and survival. GENERATION GONE is for every kid struggling out there. It's about what it means to be young in the USA, 2017.

LIFE & TIMES MARTHA WASHINGTON 21 CENTURY TP
(W) Frank Miller (A/CA) Dave Gibbons. Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. Her fight will take her far, from the frontlines of the second American Civil War to the cold, unforgiving reaches of space. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights-liberty-will inspire a movement that will never surrender. Collecting remastered versions of every Martha Washington story, an extensive behind-the-scenes section, an introduction by Frank Miller, and a brand-new cover by Dave Gibbons!

SAGA #43
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples. Hazel and her star-crossed parents embark on a thrilling new adventure at the westernmost edge of the universe. 

SHAOLIN COWBOY WHOLL STOP #4 
(W/A/CA) Geof Darrow. Bullets, claws, and fists fly when the evil congress of King Crab and the Revengers play their final trump card and attempt to pass a ban on the Shaolin Cowboy, who filibusters heads in the most dogged way possible. Who has the stronger constitution? Find out in issue #4!!!
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Aunque ya lo había leído, me gustó recibir el tomo de Martha Washington, una historia clásica de Frank Miller / Dave Gibbons. Realmente estoy disfrutando American Gods de Neil Gaiman y Shaolin Cowboy (Geof Darrow es realmente asombroso). Cinema Purgatorio continúa siendo una gran antología. Y Batman ’66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes fue muy entretenido. También hubo algunos muy buenos primeros números, como Astonishing X-Men y especialmente Generation Gone (mi cómic favorito del mes). Y ahora, sin mayores preámbulos, aquí están los cómics de julio:

AMERICAN GODS: SHADOWS #5
Extraños sucesos persiguen a Shadow y Mr. Miércoles mientras su enloquecido viaje por la carretera los lleva hasta una atracción surrealista, la Casa de la Roca, donde encuentran el carrusel más grande del mundo.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #1
Una entidad maligna está atacando a las mentes más poderosas del mundo. Un grupo de X-Men descubre la verdad detrás de la amenaza, pero no queda tiempo. PSYLOCKE, LOGAN, BISHOP, ARCHANGEL, FANTOMEX, ROGUE y GAMBIT intentarán salvar un mundo que los odia y los teme. ¿Por qué? Porque son los X-Men.

BATMAN ’66/LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1
En busca del criminal y viajero temporal conocido como Universo, los súper poderosos chiquillos del siglo 30 viajan a 1966 para obtener la ayuda del "superhéroe adolescente más grande de todos los tiempos" - Robin, el Chico Maravilla. Sin embargo, Cabeza de Huevo, el malvado némesis de Batman, ha robado una de las burbujas de tiempo desatendidas y ha llegado a la época de la Legión. Parece que Batman tiene que dirigirse a un futuro lejano con un grupo de héroes, mientras que Robin se mantiene en los años sesenta con otros. ¡Santa paradoja del viaje en el tiempo!

CINEMA PURGATORIO #11
La Guerra Civil es re-imaginada con insectos gigantes. Hay monstruos gigantes. Somos cautivados por el tapiz de la historia cinematográfica en la que Alan Moore está tejiendo otro relato magistral.

DEFENDERS #3
PUNISHER ataca. Con las calles más peligrosas que nunca ¿qué podría hacer que Frank Castle se volviera contra sus compañeros vigilantes? ¿No todos quieren lo mismo? 

GENERATION GONE #1
Estados Unidos, 2020. Tres jóvenes hackers con nada que perder. Un científico secreto con un plan. Un último trabajo. ¿Qué sucede cuando eres pobre, enojado, y obtienes súper-poderes que nunca pediste? Empiezan los viajes al sol, la extraña viscosidad negra, una pelea dentro de una fábrica nuclear, amor, odio, ira, pérdida ... y supervivencia. Esta Generación Perdida es para todos los chicos que luchan por ahí. Se trata de lo que significa ser joven en los Estados Unidos, en el 2017.

LIFE & TIMES MARTHA WASHINGTON 21 CENTURY TP
Nuestra historia comienza en los escabrosos pasillos de un proyecto de vivienda de máxima seguridad, donde una niña luchará en las calles de un Chicago destrozado por la guerra para combatir la injusticia en un mundo enloquecido por la corrupción. Su lucha la llevará lejos, desde las primeras líneas de la Segunda Guerra Civil Americana hasta los fríos e implacables confines del espacio. Ella será considerada una heroína, una traidora, pero a lo largo del camino, su coraje, su integridad y su compromiso inquebrantable con el más valioso de los derechos -la libertad- inspirará un movimiento que nunca se rendirá.

SAGA #43
Ella y sus padres se embarcan en una emocionante nueva aventura en el extremo occidental del universo.

SHAOLIN COWBOY WHOLL STOP #4
Las balas, las garras y los puños vuelan cuando el malvado villano y sus lacayos buscan su último triunfo y tratan de obtener una prohibición del héroe de la manera más obstinada posible. ¿Quién tiene la constitución más fuerte?