This is another comic I bought on impulse at Sodiler Bookstore in Brasília during my comic book explorations. With a cover by Jim Starlin, Iron Man #160 offers the pleasant surprise of pencil artwork by the legendary Steve Ditko, perfectly
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COMICS I LIKE: AVENGERS #191
Here’s the thing: this comic basically boils down to the mighty Avengers facing off twice against the fifth-rate villain Gray Gargoyle, the one who turns everything he touches to stone. They’re humiliatingly defeated the first time, just because writer David
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COMICS I LIKE: SUPER BOXERS
I started reading Marvel and DC comics in the original English when I was about twelve years old. There was a bookstore in downtown Brasília called Sodiler that used to sell American comics, and mom started bringing me some. Over
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COMICS I LIKE: CINDER AND ASHE
A real treasure! Written by Gerry Conway, illustrated by José Luis García-López, with colors by Joe Orlando. “Cinder and Ashe” is a true comic book treasure! An engaging action-packed yarn that tells the story of Ashe, a veteran soldier of
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COMICS I LIKE: THE ETERNAUT
Argentina has always fascinated me. Its literature, cinema, music, football! In a strange way, I felt a connection to a place I’d never been to and with people I’d never met. In 2003, I decided to spend a month backpacking
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