Yay! Prepare for the unboxing Marvel Collector Corps Avengers Age of Ultron Box experience! Today I went to the local post office to pick up my box. Since it’s a little bit far away, I decided to go to my …
What happens when the mainstream makers do not deliver what fans want? Very simple: they do it themselves. The “do it yourself” (DIY) phenomenon is not only something related to crafts, but also a very deep trait of fandom. When …
Women have been reduced to sexual objects, or mere objects, in media narratives in order to stress male characters journeys. Marvel has been trying to smash stereotypes of women in comics during the recents years, that’s why Spider-Woman #1 variant …
Two days ago I went to the local comic book store to simply hang out. Since they never have what I want, and I end up buying everything online, I had very low expectations. However, I found a local comic …
Where are the heroines with superpowers? Where is the female superhero? How is she portrayed in comics? How do you think she will be portrayed in movies? If you are thinking about Natasha Romanoff (the Black Widow) in Iron Man, …
In comics everything is reduced to two-dimensional images. Thus the use of stereotypes is a way to transmit information quickly to the reader. A stereotype is an oversimplified idea of a thing, a person or a group of people. Stereotypes …
Back in the 80s, kids used to collect trading cards. For some reason, at the age of 4, I got an unfinished album from one of my cousins. And, for some reason, I needed to finish it up (along with …
Two days ago, in a local bookstore, I found these two books: “Modernet de Merda” (“Hipster” in “negative slang”) and “Yo fui a EGB” (“I went to the old schooling system”). So, why did I buy these books? I bought …