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<title><![CDATA[John Constantine Part 3- Rankin]]></title>
<link>http://hecticengine.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/john-constantine-part-3-rankin/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hecticengine</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Review: Dark Entries: A John Constantine Novel Author- Ian Rankin Artist- Werther Dell&#8217;edera A]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401213863?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=patrjose-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1401213863">Dark Entries</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=patrjose-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=1401213863" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />: A John Constantine Novel</p>
<p>Author- Ian Rankin Artist- Werther Dell&#8217;edera</p>
<p>A few years ago I got into crime fiction for about 3 weeks. I was burning thorough every Joe Lansdale book I could find, and several of his works are best classified as mystery. I liked what he was doing with what was, to me, an unfamiliar genre. It was no secret that Joe hisownself was a fan and friend of Andrew Vachss.</p>
<p>I picked up the first 5 or so Burke novels, and made it through 4 of them before succumbing to a dark depression sparked by Vachss unrelenting fetishization of child sex crimes. I know, the man&#8217;s a saint and a philanthropist, but he describes the sex crimes in the same way that closeted preachers describe man on man action. It was just too much.</p>
<p>What does this have to do with Ian Rankin, Hellblazer, and comics? First, I&#8217;m establishing that my familiarity with the crime genre is limited to the point that I can only name 2 modern authors, and Rankin is not one of them. Also, like Vachss and Lansdale, Rankin is a mystery novelist with an affinity for comic books. So when Vertigo began a crime imprint in Summer 2009, they sensibly chose Rankin as the token non-comics writer to launch the line.</p>
<p>The first character that leaps to mind when one thinks &#8220;crime comics&#8221; is.. not John Constantine. In fact, Detective Chimp would have placed higher on my list of pre-existing characters to place in a serious crime book.</p>
<p>The publisher&#8217;s confusion about what genre their flagship character of 25 years belonged to was enough to get me to pass on the book, despite my love of the character in question. I was being the typical cranky fan, judging without knowing shit. Well, not only are comic readers cranky, they are also bargain hunters. A used copy of Dark Entries for $9.98 got me right the hell over my resistance a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s the plot if it&#8217;s not a crime story? John Constantine is approached by a mysterious stranger with a fat wad of bills. He&#8217;s a TV show producer in charge of a reality program that places a group of twenty-somethings in a haunted house. The Real World: Amityville, basically. Lots of manufactured scares are planned to terrify the residents. However, before the fake horrors are unleashed, they all start experiencing visions that the producers didn&#8217;t plan. John is hired to go in and find out who&#8217;s haunting the haunters.</p>
<p>The criticism of reality TV feels like an unused Delano plot from the early days of the Hellblazer series. It&#8217;s a good, fright inducing tale, that touches on some of the same kinds of psychological horrors as the works of Junji Ito. Werther Dell&#8217;edera&#8217;s black and white art is spontaneous and moody, evoking the claustrophobia and creepiness of the situation well.</p>
<p>Does it work on any level as a mystery novel? Well, the plot device that carries the book does have two twists built in, both of which I was able to anticipate, one much earlier than the other. In all, the author did a good job of giving the reader enough to work with the figure out these twists without being too obvious about either one. In each case, figuring things out enhanced the anticipation of the characters working things through.</p>
<p>There are a few spots that thank go &#8220;clunk&#8221;, however. First, Constantine is shown as having a modern widescreen TV in his flat. For the character to have a TV at all seems strange, and for it to be from this decade is even stranger. Also, and I say this without wishing to give anything away, I have a core issue with an aspect of the genre at work here that allows for the corporeal and non-corporeal to behave by the same physical rules.</p>
<p>Ahem.</p>
<p>So, although it is a horrible mystery novel, Dark Entries is, in fact, a damn good John Constantine story. Rankin gets the tone of the character perfectly, walking  the line between the poetics of Delano and the straightforwardness of Carey&#8217;s portrayals.</p>
<p>Recommended.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Filmes que vale a pena ter: Constantine]]></title>
<link>http://leandrobla.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/filmes-que-vale-a-pena-ter-constantine/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Leandro</dc:creator>
<guid>http://leandrobla.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/filmes-que-vale-a-pena-ter-constantine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hoje vou iniciar uma série de posts chamada de Filmes que vale a pena ter, e começo com Constantine,]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Hoje vou iniciar uma série de posts chamada de <strong>Filmes que vale a pena ter</strong>, e começo com <strong>Constantine</strong>, filme de 2005 baseado na HQ <strong>Hellblazer</strong> da linha <em>Vertigo</em> da <em>DC Comics</em>. <em>Vertigo</em> é a linha de HQ&#8217;s adultas da <em>DC</em>, e realmente, <strong>Constantine</strong> não é para crianças.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O filme conta a história de <em>John Constantine</em>, interpretado por <strong>Keanu Reeves</strong>, um homem que já conheceu o inferno de perto, literalmente. <em>John</em> acaba sendo levado a ajudar a policial <em>Angela Dodson</em>, interpretada por <strong>Rachel Weizs</strong>, a solucionar o caso do suicídio da irmã de Angela. Durante a investigação os dois encontram demônios, que misteriosamente estão aventurando-se no mundo humano, onde não deveriam estar, e <em>Constantine</em> não exita em mandá-los de volta para o inferno.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://leandrobla.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/constantine.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-658" title="constantine" src="http://leandrobla.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/constantine.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="351" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A trama é muito bem bolada, com algumas traições e detalhes inesperados, tem até a aparição do &#8216;Lu&#8217;, nome &#8216;carinhoso&#8217; ao qual <em>Constantine</em> se refere ao diabo em pessoa, ou <em>Lúcifer</em>. Outros nomes famosos do céu e inferno também aparecem, como por exemplo o anjo <em>Gabriel</em>, que tentaram mantê-lo hermafrodita no filme, e creio que conseguiram.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A capa do dvd do filme é muito bacana, tanto que quando comprei para dar de presente pra minha namorada, que simplesmente ama o filme (com razão, é claro <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> ), me segurei para não pedir um pra mim também. E compensa ter a versão dupla, que vem com um dvd inteiro só de extras, que conta com cenas deletadas, comentários dos criadores dos quadrinhos, do diretor, entre muitas outras coisas.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://leandrobla.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/constantine27.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-657" title="constantine27" src="http://leandrobla.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/constantine27.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="310" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A atuação dos atores eu considero muito boa, <strong>Keanu Reeves</strong> parece que combinou muito com o papel, com seu jeito sério e seco, mas vale dizer que eu não cheguei a ler a HQ, portanto não falo como quem conhece o personagem. <strong>Rachel Weizs</strong> também fez um trabalho competente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Enfim, <strong>Constantine</strong> é definitivamente um filme que vale a pena ter em casa. Vale ver uma, duas, três, muitas vezes, sem cansar. Eu posso dizer que ainda não cansei, mas vou ser testado, já que agora minha namorada tem o dvd, com certeza irei assistir muitas e muitas vezes, mas a gente faz um esforço né.</p>
<p><strong>Filme</strong>: Constantine<br />
<strong> Duração</strong>: 121 minutos<br />
<strong> Ano</strong>: 2005<br />
<strong> Elenco</strong>: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weizs, Shia LaBeouf<br />
<strong> Recomendação</strong>: 14 anos</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A leitura que nos mata&hellip; de pobreza..]]></title>
<link>http://alguemvaimeouvir.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/a-leitura-que-nos-mata-de-pobreza/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Imperador Agellus Orochi Colossus Regis Mach V</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A vida de um nerd/fanático por leitura é complicada já que qualquer oportunidade de se comprar um li]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[John Constantine Part 2: Delano]]></title>
<link>http://hecticengine.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/23/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hecticengine</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[When John Constantine moved from the pages of Swamp Thing into his own comic in 1987, he was an intr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="_mcePaste">When John Constantine moved from the pages of Swamp Thing into his own comic in 1987, he was an intriguing character, but lacked a lot of background. Moore had planted seeds that could, and would be expanded on by the author he hand-selected to carry on the adventures of his, Bissette and Totleben&#8217;s creation.</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Jamie Delano was an old friend of Moore&#8217;s, a writer who had gotten into comics after his career as a cab driver grew stale. He had previously followed Moore as writer on a run of the English adventure hero <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785137602?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=patrjose-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=0785137602">Captain Britain</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=patrjose-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=0785137602" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />. This would be the writer&#8217;s American debut, although the book itself would be distinctly British in its concerns. Originally the series was intended to be called Hellraiser, but there was a conflict with an upcoming Clive Barker film which resulted in a last minute change to the title Hellblazer.</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Delano quickly set to establishing a life for Constantine. He was a man of some large and frightening reputation England in occult circles, and kept his home-base in London. A group of friends and acquaintances are introduced in the premier issue, most notably Chas. Chas is Constantine&#8217;s oldest mate, one who is only peripherally aware of the degree of nastiness that his friend gets up to. As an act of self-reference, Delano shows Chas to be a cab driver. Handy for getting his lead character around without resorting to him having a &#8220;Hellblazer-Mobile.&#8221; or some such gimmick.</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Jamie Delano wrote the majority of the first 40 issues of the series, and has revisited the character a few times since his 1987-1990 run. There were a dozen artists visualizing Delano&#8217;s writing, the most notable of which are original series artist, John Ridgway who established the visual tone for the series. He illustrated most of the stories which are contained in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563890526?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=patrjose-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1563890526">Hellblazer: Original Sins</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=patrjose-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=1563890526" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />, which collects the first 9 issues of the long-running series.</div>
<p>The tone of the series was nasty, and embittered reflection of Thatcher&#8217;s England. It was a portrait of an empire in remission. Hellblazer introduced to American comics the same cultural and creative tone that bands such as Shriekback, Bauhaus, and Joy Division offered. In other words, it was Goth before a name was branded on it. It was still free to do and express what it liked, and what it liked was to peer into the abyss, march through the decay, laugh when it could, and shed a tear only when it was all over and no one was looking. The comics were contrarian critiques of what had gone wrong salted with a a mixture of Sysiphian optimism.</p>
<p>Unlike many comics of the era, there was a stark realism to the character of Constantine that shone through tales of capitalist demons, and poly-limbed skinheads. He lived in a world of prejudice, greed, pernicious conservatism, homophobia, gluttony, and religious corruption. Early on a gay friend of John&#8217;s named Ray is introduced who has AIDS, a notable  first for American comics. That there was a gay character at all portrayed in a positive light in a comic that was not perceived as part of the Underground movement was astonishing for the time. That he was shown to have AIDS and have the character be presented at face value, with no cautionary tale, victimhood, or homophobia attached was unheard of in 1987 in any media that was not specifically directed at a homosexual audience. What readers were given was a gentle portrait of a man who had struggled and was dying in an era when AIDS was effectively an automatic death-sentence.</p>
<p>Delano takes this same story as an opportunity to spotlight the racism, homophobia and xenophobia present in the skinhead movement. As an American, it was my first exposure to &#8220;football hooligans&#8221;. The skinhead&#8217;s desire for purity and conformity is ironically presented as a demon fuses 4 skinheads together into 1 monstrous four-headed eight-armed monstrosity of hate. This was a far cry from the racist skins of the middle-American Punk scene that I saw in 1987. This was a brand of racism that only intense poverty can bring. A far cry from the working and middle class mix of punks at the all-ages show in Kentucky.</p>
<p>Other highlights include Salvation Army analogue the Damnation Army, a tale which uses the internet for chaos magic (in 1988!), and a spell that compels one to consume that which they love most all while wasting away, whether it be food, comic books, or in the case of a priest, a massive crucifix.</p>
<p>Delano walks a fine line with Constantine&#8217;s circle of friends. Some characters, like Chas, are close, but kept away from the chaos. Others, like Gary Lester, are right  the thick of the occult action, and pay the price. Then there is John&#8217;s family consisting of his sister Cheryl, her husband, and his niece Gemma. The extended family is portrayed like a real family. There is familial love of Gemma. Cheryl and John often have friction over different life paths. The brother-in-law is suspicious and begrudgingly accepting of John, viewing John&#8217;s occult activities through a Christian lens. It is in this family unit that John is the least guarded, but most protective.</p>
<p>Demonstrating so fully the different roles the lead character plays is an ingenious means to make what could be a distasteful character sympathetic to the reader. We all have different roles we play, and different masks we wear with different groups, particularly if we are behaving outside socially normative behaviors. John has his work friends, his real friends, and his family. Each set of relationships bring out different characteristics.</p>
<p>As most of John&#8217;s &#8220;work friends&#8221; die by story&#8217;s end, it could be easy to grow to dislike the character. However, Delano addresses this by showing that all the deaths his lead is responsible for in the cause of defending the disenfranchised from the empowered haunt him. Literally. In this, Delano establishes the character to have a conscience.</p>
<p>The exploration of relationships, the critique of culture, and the potent use of metaphor throughout Delano&#8217;s Hellblazer stories are what set the character apart from other genre-based series of the day, and form the template that keeps the character relevant 25 years later.</p>
<p>Delano is writing a new story as an original graphic novel with the character called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401220355?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=patrjose-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1401220355">John Constantine, Hellblazer: Pandemonium</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=patrjose-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=1401220355" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />. It is illustrated by Jock, who worked on the character a few times with writer Mike Carey in the early 2000&#8217;s.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hellblazer de Andy Diggle 01]]></title>
<link>http://quienmemandaria.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/hellblazer-de-andy-diggle-01/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eugenio</dc:creator>
<guid>http://quienmemandaria.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/hellblazer-de-andy-diggle-01/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nueva etapa en Hellblazer. Mismo dibujante y nuevo guionista con viejas ideas… Hellblazer de Andy Di]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nueva etapa en Hellblazer. Mismo dibujante y nuevo guionista con viejas ideas…</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/4010221111_52636c13cf.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="344" /><em><strong>Hellblazer de Andy Diggle Nº 01</strong></em></p>
<p>Edición original: Hellblazer Joyride TPB</p>
<p>Guión: Andy Diggle<br />
Dibujo: Leonardo Manco<br />
Formato: Libro rústica, 192 págs., color</p>
<p>El tiempo no ha sido amable con John Constantine. Los amigos muertos, los cigarrillos y toda una vida observando el abismo han hecho que el príncipe britano de lo oculto haya pasado de cortar el bacalao en el mundo de lo sobrenatural a limpiar los entuertos que deja tras de sí.<br />
Pero eso va a cambiar.<br />
El ruego de un viejo conocido hace que Constantine salga a la calle a reclamar al hombre y al mago que fuera antaño. El viaje le llevará desde prisiones peligrosas a barrios criminales, pasando por los mejores lugares de vacaciones de la élite británica. Y ni los oscuros secretos de su pasado ni un nuevo y poderoso enemigo se interpondrán en su camino.<br />
John Constantine ha decidido recuperar lo que es suyo por mucho que eso suponga muertes, condenaciones… o cosas aún peores.<br />
El guionista Andy Diggle (Los perdedores, Green Arrow: Año uno) y el dibujante Leonardo Manco (Hellblazer: Todas sus máquinas) se reúnen en Hellblazer: Paseo en coche para devolver a sus raíces a uno de los personajes más icónicos de DC. Sube, pero te advertimos que nadie sabe dónde terminará el viaje…</p>
<p>Precio: 14,95 €</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/4010428765_f0824da3cb.jpg" alt="" width="399" height="296" /></p>
<p><em>Hellblazer de Andy Diggle 1</em>: y es que Carey se lo pasó muy bien en su etapa destrozando a Constantine y a sus conocidos, pero es que Andy Diggle ha optado por recuperar al Constantine cabrón y manipulador que tanto me ha gustado siempre. Ojo, el de Carey no estaba mal, pero… ¿no echabais de menos al Constantine capaz de hacer cualquier cosa para lograr sus objetivos? Yo sí.<br />
Y aquí tenemos a ese Constantine. Primero hace un trato con un mafioso cuya hija ha sido asesinada para encontrar y castigar al asesino de su hija a cambio de lo que Constantine quisiera. Una vez conseguida la venganza, Constantine va a uno de los casinos del mafioso y hace saltar la banca… pero les perdona la deuda a cambio del edificio en el que está el casino, el antiguo psiquiátrico en el que Constantine fue encerrado después de lo sucedido en Newcastle. ¿Para qué? Para deshacerse ¿definitivamente? de la locura que le habían arrancado años atrás y, así, recuperar el control de su vida otra vez.<br />
En la segunda parte del tomo, Constantine investiga la muerte de un antiguo conocido suyo y se presenta a su nuevo rival Lord Calvin Burnham, el Ministro de Vivienda y Asuntos Sociales quien no duda en usar la magia para conseguir terrenos con los que especular monetariamente y ganar influencia para… algo desconocido por el momento.</p>
<p>Bueno, como el inicio de una nueva etapa no está mal. El apartado gráfico sigue con el mismo autor, Leonardo Manco, y mantiene el mismo nivel de sus números anteriores. Y el guión… recibe a un nuevo guionista, supondremos con muchas ganas, que vuelve a los orígenes del personaje y recupera su personalidad más atractiva. Estas dos primeras historias están bien, así que se puede seguir confiando en ellos…</p>
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<title><![CDATA[John Constantine Part 1: Moore, Bissette, Totleben]]></title>
<link>http://hecticengine.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/john-constantine-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hecticengine</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[John Constantine is one of the few new characters created in comics in the last 30 years to still ha]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>John Constantine is one of the few new characters created in comics in the last 30 years to still have not only his own series, but to have ben published uninterrupted since his series debut. The character&#8217;s survival is due in part to the high quality of writers that have worked on him since his 1985 debut in Swamp Thing #37.</p>
<p>Alan Moore had been writing DC&#8217;s Swamp Thing comic since issue 20, and had maintained a high level of innovation in collaboration with artists Steve Bissette and John Totleben. The artists, who debuted on the series a few months before Moore&#8217;s arrival as writer, had done a bit of innovation as well. Moore had recontextualised the lead character, who was originally portrayed as a man that had transmitted into a literal vegetable-like state. Under Moore&#8217;s pen, the character was shown to be a walking swampland GMO gone wild that was infused with a consciousness that believed itself to be bio-scientist Alec Holland. An army of smart planarian worms were gathered together into a homunculus, holding out hope they would one day be turned from moss back into a living man.</p>
<p>What does this have to do with John Constantine? Moore, wise to the strengths of his collaborators, would adapt the stories he wrote to match what the artists wanted to draw. For instance, the regeneration of the Swamp Thing from man-trapped-in-plant-body to plant-body-thinks-it&#8217;s-human allowed the artists to stop drawing the character as a man in a suit, and to draw him as a plant trying to be human. The visual shift was startling. In issue 25 Bissette and Totleben drew a background character modeled after pop musician Sting. It didn&#8217;t take much additional nagging for Moore to write in a character that looked like the musical icon.</p>
<p>Constantine was special. He was introduced as a man of mystery who understood what Swamp Thing really was. He first appeared wearing a trenchcoat and a 2-piece suit, wearing white gloves and smoking. He stood looking out of place yet untouched by any contradictions in the midst of a punk club, sharing secret words with a Goth woman named Judith. We didn&#8217;t know as readers that he was a magician just yet, mainly due to the avoidance of the typical comic book costuming. No special emblem, top hat, or wand, unless one wants to re-conextualise the cigarette as a metaphor for a wand. By the middle of the issue the gloves are gone, and he begins looking more himself. Constantine wanders through the issue having pointed yet cryptic conversations with a stuttering teen, a nun, and even thorough a casual sexual encounter with an ex before winding his way across America to the Swamp Thing.</p>
<p>He intersects the lives of Swamp Thing and his partner Abby Arcane by appearing in the back of Abby&#8217;s car. Abby takes him to Swamp Thing, who is incapacitated due to an earlier incident. John cajoles the series lead, dangling the promise of special knowledge before him, and leaves with a challenge wrapped in a threat. Concurent to this the characters John spoke with prior to his arrival in the Swamp all sense a mystical/psychic disturbance. All but one, the lover, who meets her death at the hands of a terrible twisted naked thing called the <a href="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/3/31/Invunche_%28New_Earth%29_001.png">invunche</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a horrifying scene which powerfully establishes what the character is about. The basic rules which have guided the writing of the character through 300 stories since are present.</p>
<p>1. Constantine knows something you don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>2. He is using you for something only you posses.</p>
<p>3. He is promising you something in exchange for your special skill or information.</p>
<p>3. The forces he is fighting are larger than any individual.</p>
<p>5. You will die.</p>
<p>So who wants to read 300 hundred stories about a guy who&#8217;s bad news, will get you killed, and who knows up front he&#8217;s getting you killed?</p>
<p>This brings us to rule 6:</p>
<p>He really does fell every death, and it tears him apart. And that&#8217;s what makes the character worthwhile. The internal conflict mixed with the horror that is as likely to come from the tension of his personal interactions that it does from the stakes of the threat involved.</p>
<p>John Constantine became the third lead character of Swamp Thing for the better part of the 3 years following his debut. Moore fleshed him out, spotlighted his inherent nobility, and showed a character who was willing to sacrifice his own life in a war against a coming apocalypse of evil in Swamp Thing 49 and 50. It was noted at the time that the initials &#8220;J.C.&#8221; were no co-incidence, hinting at the possibility of a familial lineage greater than that of a fellow from Liverpool.</p>
<p>In 1987 the character began starring in his own series, called Hellblazer. Moore chose not to write it, instead approving old friend Jamie Delano as the man best suited to chronicle the magician&#8217;s adventures. Artist John Ridgeway we the original artist. The pair would put Constantine directly in the middle of Thatcher&#8217;s England, making John a voice of 80&#8217;s malaise.</p>
<p>More on Delano&#8217;s initial Hellblazer run next time.</p>
<p>Further reading:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563896974?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=patrjose-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1563896974">Swamp Thing Vol. 3: The Curse</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=patrjose-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=1563896974" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563897199?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=patrjose-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1563897199">Swamp Thing Vol. 4: A Murder of Crows</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=patrjose-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=1563897199" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Everything But Imaginary #326: A Bag of Halloween Treats]]></title>
<link>http://blakemp.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/everything-but-imaginary-326-a-bag-of-halloween-treats/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blakemp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blakemp.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/everything-but-imaginary-326-a-bag-of-halloween-treats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With just a few days left until Halloween, I thought it was time to look into the creepy comics that]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/621/EBI_Donald_Halloween.jpg" alt="" width="503" height="178" />With just a few days left until Halloween, I thought it was time to look into the creepy comics that have hit the shelves this year. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve gotten &#8216;em all, but here are the 2009 Halloween editions I managed to find, all in one dandy column.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.comixtreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50455">Everything But Imaginary #326: A Bag of Halloween Treats</a><br />
Inside This Column:<br />
<img class="alignnone" title="Casper the Friendly Ghost and Little Lulu Halloween Special 2009" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/6/Casper_Little_Lulu_Halloween_Special_2009.jpg" alt="" width="128" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1167/House_of_Mystery_Halloween_Annual_1.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Grimm Fairy Tales Halloween Special #1" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1171/Grimm_Fairy_Tales_Halloween_Special_1.jpg" alt="" width="129" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="DC Universe Halloween Special 2009" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1168/DC_Universe_Halloween_Special_2009.jpg" alt="" width="129" height="200" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Comics at the Festival of Authors]]></title>
<link>http://comicbookjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/comics-at-the-festival-of-authors/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comicbookjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/comics-at-the-festival-of-authors/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I interviewed Seth and Tony Millionaire at one of Toronto&#8217;s first Internation]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A few years ago, I interviewed Seth and Tony Millionaire at one of Toronto&#8217;s first International Festival of Authors to feature comic creators. There is one week left in the 2009 edition and courtesy of The Beguiling, here is the comics and graphic novels lineup for the remainder of the festival:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.beguiling.com/"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.beguiling.com//lynnjohnston.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a>Lynn Johnston</strong> reads <em>Farley Follows His Nose</em><br />
Tuesday October 27th, 10:30am<br />
The creator of the popular and recently-retired comic strip <em>For Better Or Worse</em> reads her new children’s book that features one of the beloved characters from the book.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.beguiling.com/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.beguiling.com//denisemina.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="150" /></a>Denise Mina</strong> reads <em>Still Midnight</em><br />
Tuesday October 27th, 1pm<br />
Denise Mina penned three story arcs of <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Hellblazer.</em></span> She&#8217;ll be reading from her new work, and participating in a panel discussion about Scottish writers.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.beguiling.com/"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.beguiling.com//ianrankin.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="145" /></a>Ian Rankin</strong> reads <em>The Complaints</em><br />
Wednesday October 28th, 8pm<br />
Ian Rankin, author of the new graphic novel <em>Dark Entries: Hellblazer</em> in the Vertigo Crime line will be reading from his new prose work.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.beguiling.com/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.beguiling.com//keansoo.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="147" /></a>Kean Soo</strong> reads <em>Jellaby: Monster In The City</em><br />
Thursday October 29th, 10:30am<br />
The creator of <em>Jellaby</em> and co-editor of the Image anthology <em>Flight</em> reads from his new graphic novel.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.beguiling.com/"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.beguiling.com//georgesprott.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="130" /></a>R.O. Blechman</strong> reads <em>Talking Lines</em> and<strong> Seth</strong> reads <em>George Sprott (1894-1975)</em><br />
Saturday October 31st, 12:00pm</p>
<p>New Yorker cartoonist R.O. Blechman reads from his new D&#38;Q-published book <em>Talking Lines</em>, and Seth will read from his new graphic novel <em>George Sprott</em>, which I recently picked up. Such a lovely book to look at. The readings will be followed by a joint interview of both cartoonists by <em>The Walrus</em>’ Sean Rogers. Oliver Ho writes this <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110847-george-sprott-1894-1971-a-picture-novella-by-the-cartoonist-seth/" target="_blank">fantastic essay on Seth</a> at PopMatter.</p>
<p>For info on ticket, visit the <a href="http://readings.org" target="_blank">http://readings.org</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dark Entries on a new crime line ]]></title>
<link>http://regolith.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/dark-entries-on-a-new-crime-line/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dmosbon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://regolith.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/dark-entries-on-a-new-crime-line/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So there I was, looking to spend my birthday book tokens on something I&#8217;d actually read and no]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-961" title="Dark Entries from Vertigo Crime" src="http://regolith.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/de.jpg" alt="Dark Entries from Vertigo Crime" width="400" height="600" /></p>
<p>So there I was, looking to spend my birthday book tokens on something I&#8217;d actually read and not just lump onto my bookcase. From my fumblings through a very small graphic novel section at a chain book store, I picked out the unusual sized <em>Dark Entries</em> from Vertigo and their new Crime line of graphic novels.</p>
<p>I finished reading the book last night and have mixed feelings about the story and artwork. Ian Rankin may write a good crime novel but as a comic book writer, <em>Dark Entries</em> feels a little forced and un-involving. Over the course of the 214 pages, the black and white artwork doesn&#8217;t breath enough life into the story for me to say I really enjoyed it. Especially in a character like that of the main protagonist, John Constantine.</p>
<p>Essentially a look at Limbo and its place between Heaven and Hell, <em>Dark Entries</em> doesn&#8217;t bring much that is new or develops the Constantine ethos. It instead aims for some obvious and forgettable blows towards reality TV and its fans.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-965" title="Filty Rich but no capflap, I hope!" src="http://regolith.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/11951_400x600.jpg" alt="Filty Rich but no capflap, I hope!" width="400" height="600" /></p>
<p>I do like the format given to Vertigo Crime, a self-contained black and white inked story in a hardback off-size(slightly bigger than standard paperback) but I expect more for my £15. Maybe <em>Filthy Rich</em> has more to offer with Brian Azzarello(<em>100 Bullets</em>) onboard as writer &#8211; It certainly looks that way from the <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/media/excerpts/11951_x.pdf" target="_blank">preview that I have seen</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Review: Dead Men's Boots]]></title>
<link>http://geekylibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/review-dead-mens-boots/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>geekylibrarian</dc:creator>
<guid>http://geekylibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/review-dead-mens-boots/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The latest Felix Castor novel (for US audiences at least) is an enjoyable supernatural mystery, albe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a title="LibraryThing" href="http://www.librarything.com/work/3870778/book/47908940" target="_blank">The latest Felix Castor nove</a>l (for US audiences at least) is an enjoyable supernatural mystery, albeit one that doesn&#8217;t offer much that&#8217;s new to the series.  &#8221;Fix&#8221; Castor is a freelance exorcist in a world in which ghosts, zombies, and werewolves have become fairly routine.  He&#8217;s also clearly modeled off of John Constantine, a character that Mike Carey wrote for years previously.  And I pretty much view this series as the stories he wasn&#8217;t able or allowed to tell while writing for Hellblazer.</p>
<p>This time around Castor is dragged into 3 cases at once.  First he&#8217;s investigating the sudden suicide of a colleague who had been working on the case of his career.  Then there&#8217;s the mater of a man on trial for murder whose claiming he was possessed at the time of the crime.  And in the background Castor has to fight to protect a demon possessed friend from becoming a paranormal lab rat.  </p>
<p>The multiple plot threads are all fairly strong but ultimately they don&#8217;t hold together quite as strongly as I would like.  Dead Men&#8217;s Boots makes for a decent perpetuation of the series, but Carey is definitely capable of better.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vertigo satser på krim]]></title>
<link>http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/vertigo-satser-pa-krim/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>oyvindholen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/vertigo-satser-pa-krim/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Etter suksesser som 100 Bullets og Criminal lanserer DC Comics nå underbruket Vertigo Crime. Først u]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Etter suksesser <em>som 100 Bullets </em>og <em>Criminal </em>lanserer DC Comics nå underbruket Vertigo Crime. Først ut er tegneseriekrimromaner som Brian Azzarellos <em>Filthy Rich </em>og Ian Rankins Hellblazer-historie <em>Dark Entries</em>. Forrige forsøk, etiketten Paradox Press, ga oss <em>Road To Perdition </em>og <em>A History of Violence</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/11951_400x600.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/11951_400x600.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><!--more-->Ikke overraskende er det Brian Azzarello og <em>Hellblazer </em>som fronter den nye satsingen. Førstnevnte <a href="http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/100-blinkskudd-100-bullets-fullf%C3%B8rt/">revitaliserte krimtegneserien med <em>100 Bullets</em></a><em></em>, og <em>Filthy Rich </em>blurbes nå av åndsfellen <a href="http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/krim-fra-grasrota/">George Pelecanos</a>. Og den okkulte privatdetektiven John Constantine, alias Hellblazer, har vært en viktig figur for Vertigo <a href="http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/antihelten-john-constantine/">helt siden han trillet ut av huet til </a><a href="http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/hvem-er-alan-moore/">Alan Moore </a>på 1980-tallet. I <em>Dark Entries </em>får krimforfatteren Ian Rankin muligheten til å boltre seg i Constantines skyggefulle verden.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080815-VertigoCrime.html">I dette intervjuet </a>forteller Vertigo-sjef Karen Berger mer om satsingen, mens jeg benytter anledningen til å legge ut min 1998-artikkel om det forrige forsøket på å lage et eget hjem for DCs krimserier, Paradox Press. Legg merke til spådommen &#8220;dette kunne like gjerne vært filmmanus i rå form&#8221;, to av disse fire seriene endte opp som Hollywood-suksesser.</p>
<p><a href="http://i.newsarama.com/images/roadtoperdition.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://i.newsarama.com/images/roadtoperdition.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="380" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Max Allan Collins og Richard Piers Rayner<br />
</strong><em>Road To Perdition</em><br />
Paradox Press/DC Comics</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/5/1501_400x600.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/5/1501_400x600.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="360" /><br />
</a><br />
Tom De Haven og Robin Smith</strong><br />
<em>Green Candles</em><br />
Paradox Press/DC Comics</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.thecomicshop.com.au/covers/comics/b/bogieman-04-fatmanpress-nm.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.thecomicshop.com.au/covers/comics/b/bogieman-04-fatmanpress-nm.jpg" alt="" width="256" height="380" /><br />
</a><br />
John Wagner, Alan Grant og Robin Smith</strong><br />
<em>The Bogie Man</em><br />
Paradox Press/DC Comics</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/wowie/HOV/HOV.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/wowie/HOV/HOV.jpg" alt="" width="207" height="303" /><br />
</a><br />
John Wagner og Vincent Locke</strong><br />
<em>A History Of Violence</em><br />
Paradox Press/DC Comics</p>
<p>Forlaget Paradox har sluppet amerikanske forfattere på frifot i tegneserien. Resultatet er underholdende, men vent ikke stor seriekunst.<br />
Hver frittstående historie rommer 300 sider med hardkokt action, fortalt i en cinematisk fortellerform. Dette kunne like gjerne vært filmmanus i rå form; historiene er mindre sentimentale, mer uforutsigbare og overraskende enn gjengs Hollywood-film.</p>
<p><em>Road To Perdition</em> er en kald historie med basis i virkelige hendelser fra Chicago på 1930-tallet. Familiefaren Michael O&#8217;Sullivan tjener sitt daglige brød som leiemorder for mafiaen, men den dagen hans unge sønn er vitne til noen brutale mord, vender O&#8217;Sullivans oppdragsgivere seg mot ham. Serien er skrevet av Max Allan Collins, som har to eksemplarer av den amerikanske krimprisen Shamus i hylla. Tegner Richard Piers Rayner hever historien kraftig med sine gjennomførte tegninger fra depresjonens USA.</p>
<p>Tom De Haven har tidligere skrevet kultromaner som <em>Freak&#8217;s Amour</em> og <em>Jersey Luck</em>. <em>Green Candles</em> er hans første tegneserieforsøk; en ganske ordinær, men underholdende, psykologisk thriller.</p>
<p>Selv om prosaforfatterne klarer seg dugelig må det noen garvede serieveteraner til for å bevise tegneseriens muligheter og idérikdom. <em>The Bogie Man </em>er en uhyre morsom parodi på hardkokt krim, ført i pennen av John Wagner og Alan Grant, som blant annet står bak utallige historier med Judge Dredd og Batman. <em>The Bogie Man </em>er en skotsk mentalpasient som tror han er, og ser ut som, Humphrey Bogart. Hylende morsomt, og umulig å gjennomføre i noe annet medium enn tegneserien.</p>
<p>Wagners svært lite muntre, men spennende, <em>A History Of Violence, </em>anbefales også.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/IjbSYkY5hVA&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/IjbSYkY5hVA&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><a href="http://oyvindholen.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/glem-norsk-krim-les-en-hardkokt-tegneserie-isten/">Og her kan du lese</a> min store artikkel om krimtegneserier. &#8220;Anbefales,&#8221; sa han ubskjedent. Og til sist, her er min anmeldelse av den norske oversettelsen av <em>Road To Perdition</em> fra Juul Forlag.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.libris.no/covers/97/88/28/09/00/00/9788280900005.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.libris.no/covers/97/88/28/09/00/00/9788280900005.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="164" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Max Allan Collins og Richard Piers Rayner</strong><br />
<em>Veien til Perdition</em><br />
Juul Forlag<br />
5/6</p>
<p>Tegneserien bak storfilmen <em>Road To Perdition</em> byr på bedre underholdning.<br />
Michael O&#8217;Sullivan er Looney-bandens trofaste håndlanger og bøddel i Rock Island, USA på 1930-tallet. Men da Looney-familien vender seg mot ham og myrder hans kone og yngste sønn tar «Dødsengelen» en grusom hevn – med sin unge sønn ved sin side.</p>
<p>Den garvede krimforfatteren Max Allan Collins tar utgangspunkt i et klassisk hevnmotiv i den nesten 300 sider lange tegneserien <em>Road To Perdition</em> – et moralsk drama om en mann som tror han kan holde sin voldelige og kriminelle hverdag atskilt fra et normalt familieliv.</p>
<p>Når virkeligheten innhenter ham og familien, legger det grunnlaget for et voldsomt bandeoppgjør i gangstertidens USA – og Collins låner tematikk og fortellerstil fra asiatisk actionfilm og den japanske samuraiserien <em>Lone Wolf and Cub</em> for å fortelle O&#8217;Sullivans historie. For <em>Road To Perdition</em> er preget av den samme vekslingen mellom poetisk rolige, nærmest stillestående scener og bloddryppende actionsekvenser som japanske dramaer av samme art.</p>
<p>Og at dette har endt opp som film er overhodet ikke overraskende, for Collins&#8217; ordknappe og dialogbaserte manus lar Richard Piers Rayners strek bære ansvaret for mye av fortellingen, og serien er nærmest som å lese et ferdig «storyboard» til en film.</p>
<p>Regissør Sam Mendes har holdt seg ganske tro til originalhistorien i filmatiseringen, men flere forenklinger er ikke til å unngå – samtidig som filmen er langt mer stillestående og actionløs enn tegneseriens mer fortettede drama. Og personlig synes jeg ikke Tom Hanks klarer å gi liv til den tause og nådeløst brutale, men i bunn forvirrede og ulykkelige O&#8217;Sullivan.</p>
<p>Utgiver Juul Forlag fortjener også skryt. At ingen større forlag tør å ta sjansen på en serie med slike åpenbare kvaliteter og kommersiell appell som <em>Road To Perdition</em> er dessverre ikke lenger overraskende i det norske serieklimaet. Men så kommer dette nystartede forlaget. med fagbøker om fiskeri og akvakultur som hovedområde, plutselig med en lekker utgave av serien i stive permer og fint papir. Ser en bort fra noen små språklige blødmer i oversettelsen er dette faktisk lekrere enn den amerikanske originalen.</p>
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<link>http://portrasdacortina.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/forcas-ocultas/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nandohc</dc:creator>
<guid>http://portrasdacortina.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/forcas-ocultas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Todos temos histórias de terror para contar, seja lendas urbanas como &#8220;A loira do algodão doce]]></description>
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<p>Todos temos histórias de terror para contar, seja lendas urbanas como &#8220;A loira do algodão doce&#8221; ou alguma história sinistra&#8230;<!--more--></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Todos temos histórias de terror para contar, seja lendas urbanas como &#8220;A loira do algodão doce&#8221; ou alguma história sinistra que aconteceu com alguém conhecido. No meu caso tive poucas experiências com forças ocultas, graças a Deus, mas acredito que cada pessoa tem um dom, uma sensibilidade maior para ver, ouvir, ou conversar com essas temíveis forças ocultas. O meu irmão é uma dessas pessoas, que tem o dom de ver fantasmas, seres obscuros, e até de prever o que está para acontecer. Há um tempo atrás, na época em que meu irmão tinha se separado, ele estava tendo pesadelos constantes, e quando acordava o pesadelo continuava acontecendo mas ao vivo e a cores. Uma certa noite, meu irmão tinha acabado de sonhar que o telefone de casa tinha tocado e quando ele foi atender uma voz grave e sombria estava do outro lado da linha, apavorado ele desligou o telefone, mas ao virar percebe que um senhor desconhecido está sentado em nosso sofá, e ao perguntar ao senhor o que ele estava fazendo em nosso sofá,  ele responde com a mesma voz que estava ao telefone: &#8220;Eu vim te procurar Luciano&#8221; e começa a rir assustadoramente, com os olhos vermelhos e os dentes podres. Meu irmão, apavorado começa a rezar e a dizer em voz alta, que Deus é mais poderoso, e repete isso incessantemente, até que o senhor começa a ficar pequeno, e diminui até caber sobre a palma da mão do meu irmão. De repente meu irmão acorda suado e assustado, e ainda ouvindo um pouco daquela risada assustadora bem baixo. Aliviado mas ainda assustado pelo pesadelo, meu irmão vai até a cozinha beber agua, e quando chega na pia, ouve um barulho sobre a geladeira, e ao virar-se vê em cima da geladeira um urubu balançando as asas como se fosse atacar meu irmão. Meu irmão trêmulo, quase tendo um ataque cardíaco, corre de volta ao quarto e começa a rezar novamente, com medo daquele bicho assustador entrar no quarto. Meu irmão deitado na cama, não tira o olho do corredor, pois a porta ficou aberta, e de repente um vulto negro coloca só a cabeça na porta e olha na direção do meu irmão rapidamente e desaparece. Meu irmão sem reação, fica estático, congelado de medo,e novamente começa a rezar incessantemente, até  pegar no sono e conseguir dormir. No outro dia, ainda abalado, meu irmão nos conta sua experiência oculta e todos nós ficamos de queixos caídos, morrendo de medo de nos acontecer o mesmo. No Post seguinte, irei falar sobre algumas premonições que meu irmão já teve, que são de arrepiar.</p>
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<link>http://treskomikeros.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/tres-komikeros-31/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Amor</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[And the hits just keep on comin&#8217; as Alex and John bring you reviews of the recent week&#8217;s]]></description>
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<p>Download the episode<a href="http://www.alexcipriano.com/podcast/tk031.mp3"> here</a>.</p>
<p>(If you are having trouble with the downloads, right-click the link, Save Link As… and that should take care of it.)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hellblazer (s&eacute;rie mensal) - 01 ao 156]]></title>
<link>http://tudoquevoceimaginar.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/hellblazer-srie-mensal-01-ao-156/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>godoig5</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hellblazer #01-23Hellblazer #24-44Hellblazer #45-64Hellblazer #65-80Hellblazer #81-101Hellblazer #10]]></description>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/157179499/Hellblazer_001-023__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #01-23</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/157198419/Hellblazer_024-044__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #24-44</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/205855928/Hellblazer_-_045-064__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #45-64</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/207810469/Hellblazer_-_065-080__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #65-80</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/207821405/Hellblazer_-_081-101__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #81-101</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/209469015/Hellblazer_-_102-115__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #102-115</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/209504158/Hellblazer_-_116-126__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #116-126</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/282270759/Hellblazer_-_127-142__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #127-142(Novo!)</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/285218581/Hellblazer_-_143-156__hqvertigem.blogspot.com_.rar">Hellblazer #143-156(Novo!)</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vertigo 2009: Cancellations and Launches]]></title>
<link>http://dmhamby2.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/vertigo-2009-cancellations-and-launches/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dmhamby2</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Vertigo consistently makes the smartest, deepest and most diverse comics for adult readers in the ma]]></description>
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<p>Vertigo consistently makes the smartest, deepest and most diverse comics for adult readers in the mainstream market. Whereas some publishers used the &#8220;adult&#8221; rating to merely amp the violence and sex, Vertigo allows the freedom such a rating gives them to explore thematic depths, philosophical concepts and ambiguous character traits that more approachable fair shies away from. Of course, using &#8220;Scalped&#8221; or &#8220;Preacher&#8221; as an example, the violence and sex isn&#8217;t shied away from either when necessary to the story. Yet it&#8217;s never the main goal or method in a typical Vertigo work. The problem presented by Vertigo is evident in last month’s cancellation of &#8220;Young Liars.&#8221; These are not books that fit a wide variety of tastes and preferences. Being funded by a subsection of a mainstream company, in this case DC comics, means that only so much money will be allocated in support of an artistic venture. With creator owned and distributed works like Jeff Smith&#8217;s “RASL” or Terry Moore&#8217;s &#8220;Echo,&#8221; low sells and limited appeal is overcome if the author has the time, money and passion to devote to a work that may take years to catch on. DC can always pick another up-and-comer to give a 2 year shot to with Vertigo, or they can move some money back to their main stable and release a new Superman ongoing title.</p>
<p>So, even though there is a tremendous history of smart, great works in Vertigo that got to start, run and come to their natural culmination in the beforehand planned &#8220;final issue&#8221; like “Sandman,” “Preacher” or “100 Bullets,“ the still ongoing “Hellblazer,” the going-past-originally planned &#8220;Fables,&#8221; or a host of other books that look like they&#8217;re in good shape to end their tale correctly, there are also a lot of books that get the axe before their time. Most recently this is the case with &#8220;Vinyl Underground&#8221; and &#8220;Young Liars.&#8221; Both of these titles launched about 2 years ago&#8211; “Underground” lasted 12 issues, “Liars” made it to their 16th last month. &#8220;Young Liars&#8221; is a frustrating example. It was the full work of writer/artist David Lapham, who never got around to wrapping up his creator owned &#8220;Stray Bullets&#8221; but who looked fired-up to tell this mind-bending, fully involved head-trip adventure through Vertigo in an on-going that never shipped late, often was set on the day it shipped to stores, and always delivered the goods. Axed before its time, we&#8217;re left with a hastily thrown together ending that tells us pretty much nothing&#8230;we have no idea where this would have really ended up and what detours it would have taken along the way.</p>
<p>So, that said&#8230; There are a few very promising works kick-starting this year, all a few issues into the story now. These three books all started around the same time, so the odds on all of them making it to the usual 70 some-odd books it takes to fully wrap a Vertigo tale aren&#8217;t tremendous&#8230;but if the numbers are decent, they will make it. So as a fan of these, I&#8217;m doing my part to get the word out. Buy the monthly&#8230;buy the trade too, and, if you like at which point you can sell the &#8220;floppies,&#8221; but you must buy the monthly if these series’ are going to last. It&#8217;s a gamble you take, sure, but you&#8217;re certain to be entertained along the way even if the ending never comes. We&#8217;re talking about an 8 or 9 dollar a month commitment; dig for some change and take the plunge.</p>
<p>First off, &#8220;The Unwritten.&#8221; This is a literary fans dream; if you&#8217;re a classics dork, check out the entire premise and especially the great detour this past months issue, Issue #5, takes. The basic story follows Tom Taylor, son of a famous author who has died. Taylor is the basis for his fathers best selling books about “Tommy,” a teenage wizard with animal cohorts and adventures. The series is written by Mike Carey and billed as a “literary conspiracy mystery.“ Last month’s issue  # 5 tells an alternate history of Rudyard Kipling and features his encounters with Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). There are things that have occurred in the first 5 issues of this book I haven&#8217;t seen done since Neil Gaiman ended “The Sandman,” and I don&#8217;t mean to imply any overt similarities other than artistic ambition and non-pandering to popular taste.</p>
<p>Next, “The Unknown Solider.” A fully researched and prepared book by a former self-proclaimed pacifist struggling with the concept of war and “just” violence in the pursuit of peace. It’s set in Uganda and is complete with child soldiers, corrupt governments, agencies with misplaced priorities, humanitarian fervor and real, vivid- yet- dark, life.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sweet Tooth,&#8221; a post-apocalyptic story of a half-human/half-deer teen in the company of a hunter on the way to the promised land. Bizarre and although entrenched in an overly-used archetype of a setting, wholly invigorating and unconventional enough to make that setting new again.</p>
<p>Okay. I’ve pitched them and if you’ve ever been a fan of comics or graphic novels, pick them up. Support them, lets see them through to their natural conclusion.  Don’t forget “Scalped,” either&#8212; Vertigo’s best series which seems to be going strong, winning awards and in no danger of cancellation. It’s modern noir at its finest and hopefully one of the above three titles live up to it in time.</p>
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<link>http://eryck00.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/hellblazer-02/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Forma de vida desconhecida em esgoto.]]></title>
<link>http://portrasdacortina.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/forma-de-vida-desconhecida-em-esgoto/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jony X</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Vi isso na net e achei sinistro&#8230; Até onde vai a verdade e o sinistro e o obscuro. Descubra um ]]></description>
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<p>Vi isso na net e achei sinistro&#8230; Até onde vai a verdade e o sinistro e o obscuro.  Descubra um pouco mais mas, leve sua lanterna.<!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A mais mistérios entre o Céu e a Terra do que grãos de areia em uma praia deserta. Pois é, se analisarmos profundamente, percebermos que em uma metrópole, o único lugar que realmente não é conhecido são os esgotos. Ninguém deseja descer no esgoto, para explorar, para brincar e muito menos para morar. Portanto, se existir coisas estranhas neste mundo que habitassem as cidades, nada melhor do que se esconder no esgoto. Mas enfim, o video supostamente mostra um fétido esgoto onde, em algumas brechas na parede, se encontra um ser orgânico nunca visto e muito bizarro. Percebam no vídeo o quanto é estranho. Detalhe, este post é dividido em duas partes. 1 &#8211; mostro o vídeo para os que gostam. 2 &#8211; Mostro uma possível explicação do que se trata.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/TcKpx2DxGwY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/TcKpx2DxGwY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Forma de vida bizarra nos esgotos&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Se vc não quer saber do que se trata e/ou gosta de manter mistérios, pare por aqui o post. Mas, se vc é como eu e tenta desvendar os mistérios, prossiguemos. Bom, uma coisa é bom ressaltar, a minha explanação é sujeita a falhas pois são hipóteses mas, a uma grande possibilidade de ser isso. Mais do que uma vida alienigena ou algo do tipo. Muitas pessoas acham que se trata de uma forma alienígena de vida ou mesmo uma nova espécie de ser vivo. Como um fungo nunca antes visto. Bom, na hipótese um não tenho vídeos mas, pelo que li a respeito, parece ser um exame de endoscopia, aquele que um cano desce goela adentro filmando o estomago ou outros órgãos. Esta possíbilidade é alta devido o movimento que a câmera faz, ela não anda como se um humano a carrega-se mas, ela simplesmente desliza pelo suposto esgoto. Bom, a menos que quem estivesse no esgoto estivesse com uma camera muito especial mas, não sei. Numa segunda hipótese, a este vídeo, parece que mostra que este ser é comum no esgoto, só não é muito conhecido.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/_g3IH8qDSzk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/_g3IH8qDSzk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Suposta explicação para o caso.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nada é comprovado portanto, se quiser tirar a prova, é melhor ir pessoalmente no local e conferir. Se esta for sua escolha&#8230;Boa sorte e, se voltar vivo, não deixe de comentar neste Post, muito Thanks.</p>
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<link>http://portrasdacortina.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/v-de-vertigo/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>darkaalok</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A partir da metade dos anos 80, a DC comics (creio que não necessita apresentações) começou a experi]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">A partir da metade dos anos 80, a DC comics (creio que não necessita apresentações) começou a experimentar uma renovação em parte de sua linha editorial. Entendendo que seu público fiel havia amadurecido juntamente com a editora e já não se contentava com a ingenuidade multicolorida dos super-heróis que eram carro carro-chefe de suas vendas, a DC tenta atender a demanda com a publicação de material mais denso, “adulto”, como se convencionou chamar.<!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Esta segmentação foi alimentada, principalmente, pela contratação de vários autores do “velho mundo”: Peter Milligan, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, entre outros. A responsabilidade de administrar toda a empreitada foi incumbida à assistente do editor-chefe Karen Berger, graduada em literatura inglesa, o que influenciou muito na escalação dos novos autores. Com a acertada visão de que a “maturidade” da qual necessitava a indústria dos quadrinhos viria de talentos mais afinados com a literatura, Karen investiu em autores sob este critério. A maioria da Reino Unido, pois era justamente seu campo de conhecimento.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Watchmen, Monstro do Pântano, Hellblazer, Sandman são publicações oriundas desta nova política editorial. Em contraponto às produções principais da DC, que se sustentava em heróis de uniformes coloridos (exceto pelo Batman, talvez) e altos padrões morais, os “heróis” desta linha eram ambíguos, falhos, humanizados. Se desvencilhando do maniqueísmo habitual das histórias de super-heróis, as “graphic novels” (termo criado para diferenciar os “quadrinhos adultos”) não tinham pudor em demonstrar os tons de cinza pelo qual gravitavam seus protagonistas.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Os autores e suas obras foram aclamados por público e crítica. Watchmen, de Alan Moore, não só tornou-se um marco nos quadrinhos, como também é considerado umas das 100 principais obras LITERÁRIAS escrita em língua inglesa. E Neil Gaiman (Sandman) coleciona <em>Eisners</em> (o Oscar dos quadrinhos) até hoje. Com o reconhecimento, tornou-se necessário diferenciar esta linha voltada ao público maduro e, em 1993, foi criado o selo <strong>VERTIGO </strong>para abrigar as obras autorais, experimentais e de conteúdo controverso.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Porém, não é sobre o histórico da Vertigo que quero falar. Isto aqui não é para ser uma franquia da Wikipédia. A introdução é só para entender um pouco sobre ela e demonstrar sua importância no mundo dos quadrinhos. A Vertigo foi criada para a publicação de um material diferenciado para um público diferenciado. Todas as obras sob sua chancela possuem um alto padrão e eu recomendo muito.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Embora a Vertigo publique material de autores, enredos e universos diversos, existe um cânone em suas obras de maior sucesso. Sandman (e seus spin-offs), Hellblazer, Monstro do Pântano, etc. Não só há ligação eventual entre os personagens destas histórias, como elas têm em comum se referenciar no mítico de nosso mundo, e é neste ponto que pretendo viajar. Elementos do paganismo, cristianismo, mitologia greco-romana e  outros relevos da cultura humana menos óbvios se tornam personagens constantes nos arcos da Vertigo. Às vezes de forma velada, como detalhe, e outras claramente, como a explícita atuação de demônios e entidades.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pela grande quantidade de referências, este universo poderia se tornar uma salada. Mas não ocorre. Todos os elementos são pensados e colocados sem gratuidade. Não é à toa que Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis e outros são considerados excelentes autores. Ainda assim, é muito complicado falar sobre todas estas referências, pois este é um universo que se tornou bastante intrincado (são mais de vinte anos de histórias). Começarei, então, comentando sobre uma linha que conheço pouco melhor que as outras e, acredito, é um tanto mais linear. <strong>LÚCIFER</strong> de Mike Carey.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Então, pessoal, no próximo post começaremos a trilhar os caminhos do oculto atrás da estrela da manhã!</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>DLeite não é tão charmoso quanto Lúcifer nem sabe dançar tango&#8230; </em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Review: Dark Entries]]></title>
<link>http://geekylibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/review-dark-entries/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>geekylibrarian</dc:creator>
<guid>http://geekylibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/review-dark-entries/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been said elsewhere but it bares repeating, Dark Entries marks the low point in publisher]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>It&#8217;s been said elsewhere but it bares repeating, <a title="LibraryThing" href="http://www.librarything.com/work/book/50354027" target="_blank">Dark Entrie</a>s marks the low point in publisher marketing this year.  A little history is needed for this.  A few years back when Denise Mina was writing Hellblazer she managed to connect Vertigo with her friend, bestselling writer Ian Rankin.  Before too long word started to leak out of Rankin writing the book.  Then Vertigo started thinking of launching a line of crime books, and with Rankin already commissioned to write for them it made sense to launch the line on his name (which appears in a font roughly 5 times the size of the title).</p>
<p>The only problem, THIS ISN&#8221;T A CRIME COMIC!!!!!  It&#8217;s not even much of a mystery, despite the god awful &#8220;graphic mystery&#8221; logo on the cover.  Also worth noting, the title of this book comes from the name of a reality show that is central to the plot, however the plot description calls that same show &#8220;Haunted Mansion&#8221;.  Nice to see that people are paying attention.</p>
<p>OK, enough with the rant, what about the book itself.  It&#8217;s a pretty routine Constantine story.  There&#8217;s a haunted house, a damsel or two he fails to save, a few demons, and a lot of British snark.  Rankin also performs admirably for a first time comics writer.</p>
<p>The art from Werther Dell&#8217;edera suits the material well, but suffers at the begining because I&#8217;m guessing the first 40 pages or so were originally intended for the ongoing series.  There are pretty clear chapter breaks, and the art feels like it was inteded to be colored (later in the book the pages gain a lot more detail).</p>
<p>So, this is a pretty good Hellblazer comic and it seems better suited to a graphic novel format than it did a serial.  However, if you buy this expecting an Ian Rankin mystery you&#8217;re going to be very disappointed.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[E no princípio havia o verbo.]]></title>
<link>http://portrasdacortina.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/e-no-principio-havia-o-verbo/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>darkaalok</dc:creator>
<guid>http://portrasdacortina.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/e-no-principio-havia-o-verbo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Buenas, pessoal. Este é o meu post de apresentação. Pretendia já iniciar comentando sobre algum mate]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Buenas, pessoal.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Este é o meu post de apresentação. Pretendia já iniciar comentando sobre algum material, mas resolvi que seria melhor esclarecer alguns pontos sobre o que pretendo abordar.<!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quando o Jony decidiu montar um blog sobre ocultismo na mídia, entramos em extensa discussão sobre o que é “ocultismo”.  O termo acabou sendo um eufemismo para as criações que utilizam conceitos “nada atraentes” à massa popularesca. Produções fadadas ao <em>underground.</em> Experimentalistas, que causam choque, agonia, repulsa e outros sentimentos pouco desejados ao espectador. Isto é, ao espectador médio, e não aos sociopatas que geralmente consomem este material.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Bem&#8230; Na verdade, este foi um dos recortes que fizemos sobre o tema. Só coloquei ele em primeiro pois sei que sadismo é uma das características mais comuns dos internautas que devem passar por aqui. O moto mesmo deste blog é destrinchar o que “está por trás” da mídia. Desde mensagens subliminares em marcas, propaganda viral e engenharia social, até produções ambíguas, simbolistas, lisérgicas, etc.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quando digo produções, me refiro à todo material veiculado através de uma plataforma midiática: Jogos, filmes, animações, quadrinhos, etc. De forma evidente ou não, toda produção artística é produto de uma série de conceitos e pretendem atingir seu público de uma determinada forma. Nosso exercício é alargar um pouco mais a janela e ver o que mais tem atrás de cada peça de entretenimento e publicidade que chega a nós.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">De minha parte, fã de terror com estômago frágil que sou, abordarei sobre um viés. um tanto mais <em>clean</em>, devo admitir. Comentarei sobre a influência do ocultismo (desta vez, o mais tradicional) sobre obras diversas. Cinema, TV, Quadrinhos, etc. Como temática principal ou simples referência, a industria do entretenimento sempre utilizou a cultura mitológica como sua biblioteca de infinita inspiração.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O tema pode se tornar um tanto polêmico, principalmente quando lida com elementos que podem ser ofensivos a esta ou àquela religião. Duvido que aconteça, mas é possível que um crente perdido apareça por aqui e declare que me odeia, ou um ateu idiota declare que me ama. Não quero que nada disso aconteça. Demônios, vampiros, espíritos e o sobrenatural são explorados à exaustão na industria do entretenimento, pois são figuras culturais, impregnadas no imaginário coletivo.Quando for comentar sobre o obscuro das obras que pretendo trazer, será com o critério de um pesquisador, e não como um iludido aspirante a feiticeiro..</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sem delongas. Tragam sua própria lanterna e vamos entrar nas sombras.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Dleite é ateu só no natal e na páscoa. O resto do ano, não importa&#8230;</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[High Five! Top Ten! - Heroes What Ain't Got No Powers]]></title>
<link>http://highfivecomics.net/2009/08/31/high-five-top-ten-heroes-what-aint-got-no-powers/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Robert Bazz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://highfivecomics.net/2009/08/31/high-five-top-ten-heroes-what-aint-got-no-powers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Before we get there, I know what complaints I’m gonna get. “Where’s Bruce Wayne? The Spirit? Tony St]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 in 1 Showcase Episode 134: Son of the Bride of the Return of the Showcase Tangent]]></title>
<link>http://blakemp.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/2-in-1-showcase-episode-134-son-of-the-bride-of-the-return-of-the-showcase-tangent/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blakemp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blakemp.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/2-in-1-showcase-episode-134-son-of-the-bride-of-the-return-of-the-showcase-tangent/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Five weekends in August, five episodes in August, means week five is a Showcase Tangent! The guys an]]></description>
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<p>Five weekends in August, five episodes in August, means week five is a <strong>Showcase Tangent</strong>! The guys answer your e-mails and cover any and all things in the world of pop culture &#8212; what <strong>Dark Horse</strong> comics are worth reading? What&#8217;s the greatest Darkseid story of all time? What do we think of the new <strong>Ultimate</strong> Universe? What&#8217;s the one toy that <strong>Chase</strong> plays with? What&#8217;s awesome at www.JediSnakeEyes.com? And listen for a big announcement from <strong>Blake</strong> concerning his podcasting future! In the picks this week, <strong>Chase</strong> gives us <strong><em>Ultimate Comics Avengers #1</em></strong>, <strong>Blake</strong> loved <strong><em>Superman Annual #14</em></strong>, and the graphic novel pick is the new <strong>Vertigo Crime</strong> volume <strong><em>Dark Entries</em></strong> Contact us with comments, suggestions, &#8220;Ask Chase Anything&#8221; questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/twoinone/Ep._134_Tangent.mp3"><strong>Episode 134: Son of the Bride of the Return of the Showcase Tangent</strong></a><br />
Inside This Episode:<br />
<img class="alignnone" title="Umbrella Academy #1" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/6/umac1.jpg" alt="" width="133" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Magnus: Robot Fighter #24" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1171/Magnus_Robot_Fighter_24.jpg" alt="" width="131" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Legion of Super-Heroes #294" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1168/LOSHV2-294.jpg" alt="" width="131" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Teen Titans #71" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1168/teent71.jpg" alt="" width="132" height="200" /><br />
<img class="alignnone" title="G.I. Joe #8" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1171/GI_Joe_IDW_8.jpg" alt="" width="127" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Ultimate Comics Avengers #1" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1164/ucav1.jpg" alt="" width="131" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Superman Annual #14" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1166/Superman_Annual_14.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="200" /><img class="alignnone" title="Dark Entries" src="http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/thumbnails/1167/Dark_Entries.jpg" alt="" width="132" height="200" /></p>
<p><strong>PLUS!</strong> <strong>Quentin Tarentino</strong> has rewritten World War II and given us the number one movie in the country with <strong><em>Inglorious Basterds</em></strong> &#8212; but is it good enough for the Showcase boys? Chase and Blake give you their thoughts in this <strong>At the Movies</strong> episode!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/twoinone/ATM10IngloriousBasterds.mp3"><strong>At the Movies Episode 10: Inglorious Basterds</strong></a></p>
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<link>http://nstk.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/comics/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nostok</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nstk.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/comics/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Es del todo ñoño el tema de los comics, de lo &#8220;infantil&#8221; en manos de adultos en general ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Es del todo ñoño el tema de los comics, de lo &#8220;infantil&#8221; en manos de adultos en general pero quienes somos para juzgar de esa manera tan básica y burda, mal que mal siempre trataremos de volver a la infancia, a ese instante en que todo se hace nada y podemos vivir tranquilos, bueno, la mayoría. Además siempre han tratado de ocultar lo infantil en cosas que lo son, o no lo son ?. Al final del día, jugamos Videojuegos (obviamente Resident Evil, no juegos didacticos), escuchamos lindas melodías (obviamente Punk, no Mazapan), vemos dibujos animados (obviamente Akira, no Bob Esponja), armamos jueguitos (aviones de guerras pasadas, no Legos), leemos historietas (obvio que Watchmen, no Mampato)&#8230; en fin, a veces veo Bob Esponja, armo Legos, y leo cuentos para niños.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Chuta, el tema eran los comics. Les recomendare algunos de corte interesante y para que no gasten un puto fucking peso, bajenlos de los link junto con el visualizador CBR para comics.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-214 alignleft" title="120879-9419-109569-1-y-the-last-man_super" src="http://nstk.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/120879-9419-109569-1-y-the-last-man_super.jpg" alt="120879-9419-109569-1-y-the-last-man_super" width="123" height="190" /><strong>Y, THE LAST MAN.</strong> Cuenta la historia de Yorick y su mono, únicos sobrevivientes de una extraña plaga que acabo con todos los humanos &#8220;xy&#8221; del planeta, o sea, los hombres. Lleno de mujeres el planeta se vuelve extraño y Yorick debe sobrevivir buscando aliadas. Interesante historia con muchos giros y con el excelente guión y creador <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan">Brian K. Vaughan</a>&#8230; quien ?? Bueno, sabe que es <a href="http://www.lostzilla.net/">LOST</a> ?&#8230; el es uno de los culpables de existencia de la serie y de nuestra larga espera por la 6º temporada. Comic altamente recomendado. Bájalo <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=5f6a8da236d7091195af63b7d44918aa60b51a104c732d12">AQUI</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-216 alignleft" title="watchmen0" src="http://nstk.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/watchmen0.jpg" alt="watchmen0" width="124" height="196" /><strong>WATCHMEN.</strong> Historia de superheroes sin poderes&#8230; sin que? Claro, salvo uno que casi muere pero en vez de eso se transformo en un hombre azul desnudo mas parecido a Dios que a otra cosa. Tremendamente fuerte, ahogante, frustrante e intensa obra de <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore">Alan Moore</a> que nos mostrara el lado mas crudo de la sociedad, la humanidad, las ambiciones, los traumas y las verdaderas intenciones a veces mal comprendidas de la gente. Por lo general Alan Moore se destaca por comic-book para adultos con temáticas complejas. Bájalo <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=5f6a8da236d709118c9e7c56ba37815f8f4a90db2a84a655">AQUI.</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-217 alignleft" title="alien2" src="http://nstk.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/alien2.jpg" alt="alien2" width="127" height="193" /><strong>ALIENS.</strong> Serie gigante de comics basadas en la creación artística de <a href="http://www.hrgiger.com/">H.R. Giger</a>, un monstruo del espacio con una perfecta y complejisima manera de reproducirse y perpetuar su especie. Hay de cada película, series especiales, chanchos atacados por aliens, drogas sintetizadas a partir de la sangre de estos bichos, la clásica nave Nostromo luchando por su subsistencia, etc. Un clásico del cine. Es mi monstruo favorito y lo sigo desde pendejo, no me desagradaba cuando destripaba y moria gente, ni cuando babea&#8230; tambien amo a <a href="http://images.google.cl/images?hl=es&#38;safe=off&#38;client=firefox-a&#38;channel=s&#38;rls=org.mozilla:es-ES:official&#38;hs=ndT&#38;q=Ellen%20Ripley&#38;um=1&#38;ie=UTF-8&#38;sa=N&#38;tab=wi">Ripley</a>. Bájalo <a href="http://www.taringa.net/posts/comics/1271935/Aliens-%28comics%29.html">AQUI</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-218 alignleft" title="v-de-vendetta-planeta-porta1" src="http://nstk.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/v-de-vendetta-planeta-porta1.jpg" alt="v-de-vendetta-planeta-porta1" width="134" height="205" /><strong>V FOR VENDETTA.</strong> Una oda a la libertad y la venganza hacia lo establecido e impuesto de manera autoritaria y fascistoide, una obra compleja de largo aliento llena de un exquisito sabor a anarquia. Textos largos, elaborados e interesantes, llenos de <a href="http://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/V_de_Vendetta">frases rescatables</a> dignas de ser aprendidas y repetidas como un mantra mañanero cuando nos levantamos a ser parte del sistema, a diario. El film se quedo corto y no pudo rescatar la esencia de la obra. También una creación del monito Alan Moore que a estas alturas es una mina de oro. Bájalo <a href="http://new.taringa.net/posts/comics/1783006/V-de-Vendetta-%28comic%29.html">AQUI.</a></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-220 alignleft" title="hellblazer2341" src="http://nstk.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/hellblazer23411.jpg" alt="hellblazer2341" width="131" height="200" />HELLBLAZER.</strong> Comic oscuro y opresivo sobre un hombre adicto al cigarrillo que se mueve entre un mundo actual y realidades extrañas que contemplan lo sobrenatural y lo mágico. Ah, el personaje se llama Jhon Constantine, les suena ??. La serie es larguísima y aun se sacan números, además Tio <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada">Wikipedia</a> dice: &#8220;&#8230;mantiene una línea de expresión netamente británica, tanto en su humor como en sus problemáticas&#8230;se expresan tópicos políticos y sociales tales como el racismo imperante en <a title="Reino Unido" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reino_Unido">Reino Unido</a>. Recomiendo 2,  bajalos <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wgz4mdd0zwk">AQUI.</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Adaptaciones al cine hay muchas, las clásicas a estas alturas son 300, SIN CITY o la mas reciente THE SPIRIT.  También existe el mundo del comic chileno con interesantes propuestas pero para ser sincero no he profundizado en eso, quizás tarea para la casa.</p>
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<link>http://frenetico268.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/constantine/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Poster do Filme:Constatine Constantine é uma adaptação do personagem das histórias em quadrinhos Joh]]></description>
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<p><strong>Constantine</strong> é uma adaptação do personagem das histórias em quadrinhos John Constantine, protagonista da revista Hellblazer, para o cinema. O filme é estrelado por Keanu Reeves e, embora possa ser considerado um sucesso de bilheteria, é muito criticado pelos fãs dos quadrinhos pela falta de fidelidade à mídia original.<br />
Constantine é uma adaptação do personagem das histórias em quadrinhos John Constantine, protagonista da revista Hellblazer, para o cinema. O filme é estrelado por Keanu Reeves e, embora possa ser considerado um sucesso de bilheteria, é muito criticado pelos fãs dos quadrinhos pela falta de fidelidade à mídia original.</p>
<h2><span>Sinopse</span></h2>
<p>John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) é um experiente ocultista e exorcista, que literalmente chegou ao inferno. Juntamente com Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz), uma policial cética, ele investiga o misterioso suicidio de sua irmã gêmea, Isabel. As investigações levam a dupla a um mundo sombrio, em que precisam lidar com demônios e anjos malvados.</p>
<h2><span>Elenco</span></h2>
<p>* Keanu Reeves (John Constantine)<br />
* Rachel Weisz (Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson)<br />
* Shia LaBeouf (Chas Kramer)<br />
* Djimon Hounson (Midnite)<br />
* Max Baker (Beeman)<br />
* Pruitt Taylor Vince (Padre Hennessy)<br />
* Gavin McGregor Rossdale (Balthazar)<br />
* Tilda Swinton (Gabriel)<br />
* Peter Stormare (Diabo)<br />
* Jesse Ramirez (Scavenger)<br />
* José Zúñiga (Detetive Weiss)<br />
* Francis Guinan (Padre Garret)<br />
* April Grace (Dra. Leslie Archer)<br />
* Quinn Buniel (Constantine &#8211; 10 anos)<br />
* Larry Cedar</p>
<h2><span>Curiosidades</span></h2>
<p>Seções de curiosidades são desencorajadas sob as políticas da Wikipédia.<br />
Este artigo pode ser melhorado integrando-se itens relevantes e removendo-se os inapropriados.</p>
<p>* Apesar do título da revista a qual Constantine é baseado ser &#8220;Hellblazer&#8221;, este título foi descartado pelos produtores devido a sua semelhança com Hellraiser (1987). Alan Moore, inicialmente queria que a HQ se chama-se Hellraiser, por conta do nome pertencer a série de filmes, o deixou como Hellblazer[1]. .</p>
<p>* Inicialmente seria Tarsem Singh o diretor de Constantine. Singh deixou o projeto pouco após a contratação de Nicolas Cage para interpretar o protagonista, por acreditar que com Cage não poderia fazer o filme que desejava. Alguns meses depois, Cage também deixou o projeto.</p>
<p>* Na revista &#8220;Hellblazer&#8221;, na qual são publicadas as histórias do protagonista, John Constantine vive em Liverpool, na Inglaterra. No filme o personagem vive em Los Angeles, nos Estados Unidos.</p>
<p>* De acordo com o diretor Francis Lawrence, a decisão por tornar Constantine americano se deveu à contratação de Keanu Reeves para interpretar o personagem. Lawrence acredita que Reeves não convenceria como britânico nas telas.</p>
<p>* Na cena em que vacas caem enquanto o personagem vai caminhando, não foram usados efeitos especiais: as vacas realmente caiam no chão pelo efeito de calmantes que lhes eram atirados por meio de zarabatanas</p>
<p>Autor do Post: Délcio Rogério Moreira Junior</p>
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