Category Archives: Quadrinhos

Em “V de Vingança” (“V for Vendetta“, 1982-1989), Alan Moore antecipou Trump em 34 anos e reiterou Thatcher 32 anos depois. Nota: os quadros acima constam do primeiro volume da série (p. 3).

Reli a saga da guerreira Martha Washington, concebida pelo roteirista Frank Miller e pelo ilustrador Dave Gibbons em 1990, com extensões em 1994, 1995, 1997 e 2007. Li as quatro primeiras encarnações desse personagem sobre-humano assim que foram publicadas, mas … Continue reading →

I have been reading the Dilbert daily comics for almost thirty years. Very often, I find myself laughing at the absurdities of corporate life. As time goes by, I keep sympathizing more and more with Dilbert. In addition, I regularly … Continue reading →

De volta aos anos oitenta. A série em quadrinhos “American Flagg” (1983-1989) foi uma ficção científica distópica, mas com muito estilo. Ela foi idealizada por Howard Chaykin (1950-), que redigiu pessoalmente os primeiros números em 1983-84 e os últimos números … Continue reading →

Reading Astérix was one of my formative experiences. Back in the seventies, whenever I met my father at his workplace, I ran to a bookstore nearby, eager to find a new booklet. And I have been reading them all this … Continue reading →

The comic book “Mister Invincible #1: Justice and Fresh Vegetables” is simply mind-blowing. The concept is so simple that borders on the obvious. Nevertheless, it remained, as far as I know, unexplored for eons and would still be, I guess, … Continue reading →

Only recently I read about the German TV series “Babylon Berlin” (2017). It caught my attention and I went after it. I found the two seasons on cable and started watching it. I became enthralled immediately. In less than one … Continue reading →

I got acquainted with Mr. Waterson’s work ten years ago, when I already had reached middle-aged. Soon I became enthralled by the wit of his dialogs and the quality of his drawings. The comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes” well deserves … Continue reading →

It seems I made a fool of my myself. After watching the movie “Alita: Battle Angel” and realizing it did not have enough appeal to get a sequence, I decided to read the nine comics in order to uncover the … Continue reading →

“Batman: White Knight” was the most engaging Batman story of the past several years, both well written and superbly drawn. It contended with serious modern subjects, like race, gender and inequality. All the recent criticisms about the chauvinism and elitism … Continue reading →