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Grimm Femme Fatale by Allan Otero

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Preview: Zenescope Presents Horror & Fantasy Illustrated: Plum Island

Zenescope Presents Horror & Fantasy Illustrated: Plum Island preview. Don't miss this sordid tale where both shocking answers are revealed, and the world may never be the same #comics #comicbooks

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«Siempre que se admita un único objeto de adoración, la adoración de otras deidades se considera algo absurdo e impío. Y, es más, esta unicidad de objeto parece requerir, naturalmente, una unidad en la fe y en las ceremonias, y da a los artistas justificación para representar a sus adversarios como seres profanos y como blanco de la venganza divina y humana. Pues como cada secta está convencida de que su respectiva fe y adoración son enteramente aceptables a los ojos de la deidad, y como nadie puede concebir que el mismo ser divino se complazca con ritos y principios diferentes y opuestos entre sí, las varias sectas caen naturalmente en un estado de mutua animosidad y se atacan con ese celo y rencor sagrados que son, de entre todas las pasiones humanas, las más furiosas e implacables.»

David Hume: Historia natural de la religión. Tecnos, págs. 58-59. Madrid, 2010

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"Light It Up" (1999) is a drama thriller written and directed by Craig Bolotin and stars Usher Raymond, Glynn Turman, Forest Whitaker, Judd Nelson, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa Williams. Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, produced the movie, and Tracy was the soundtrack's executive producer with Michael McQuarn. The soundtrack was a success, peaking at #19 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and featured one charting single by Ja Rule called "How Many Wanna."

By 1999, high school-themed inner-city films were abundant. In addition, Hollywood produced more films to complement the commercialization of hip-hop/R&B towards the youth. Usher was very popular as an R&B singer in 1999, and "Light It Up" was his first featured film as lead actor. Other young cast members were familiar actors from film and T.V., such as Fredro Star, Sara Gilbert, Clifton Collins Jr., and Robert Ri'chard. So, the film had all the necessary elements to be successful. However, 1999 was also the year of the Columbine High School shooting.

In "Light It Up," a scuffle between a high school student and a security officer results in the officer getting shot in the leg. As a result, a standoff between the police officers and students transpires. The premises of the film and Columbine have nothing to do with each other, and Bolotin completed filming before the incident. Still, there were some marketing challenges, as the film earned nearly $6 million on a $13 million budget. A similar thing happened with the movie "Trespass" in 1992 because the racial tension from the L.A. riots hurt the film's marketing value.

Overall, the movie received the most criticism from the writing direction. The acting in the film from the young stars is commendable, and they all maximize their opportunities to excel on screen. It's an intense movie with many layers, as each primary student has a narrative.

Director: Craig Bolotin Writer: Craig Bolotin

Starring Usher, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson, Fredro Starr, Sara Gilbert, Clifton Collins Jr., Glynn Turman, Vic Polizos, Vanessa Williams, Gaddiel Otero, Frank Dominelli

Storyline High school students attend an inner-city NYC school that is in poor condition. After beloved teacher Ken Knowles (Judd Nelson) gets suspended by Principal Allan Armstrong (Glynn Turman), students (Usher, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Clifton Collins Jr.) take a stand, leading to their suspension. Things escalate when an altercation between the security officer Dante Jackson (Forest Whitaker) and a student leads to Jackson getting shot. As tensions mount, the students hold Jackson hostage, and a standoff between them and the police begins while the nation is watching.

Available on DVD and streaming services.

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“He is Thundarr the Barbarian” Allan Otero 2007

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Indie Comics Review: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Steampunk

Indie Comics Review: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Steampunk

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Conspiracy: Men in Black L: Carlos M. Mangual A: Allan Otero C: Leonardo Paciarotti W: Hans Rodionoff & Adam F. Goldberg

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Conspiracy: Alien Abductions #2

Conspiracy: Alien Abductions #2 Zenescope Entertainment 2020 Written by Hans Rodionoff & Adam F. Goldberg Illustrated by Allan Otero Coloured by Leonardo Paciarotti Lettered by Carlos M. Mangual   For all of history, humans have been looking to the stars for answers, but what if the stars have been looking back? Do you believe reports of everyday people being abducted and experimented on by otherworldly lifeforms? Are the bright lights seen in the night sky the cause of a natural phenomenon, maybe they can be explained away by our technological advancements, or are they something much more terrifying?     I really found myself enjoying this. It is the right kind of crazy and not so much an exaggeration of what we think of from people's real life encounters. So far as we can call their recollections real life encounters. Although I do like the opening for a myriad of other reasons and that he's saying goodnight to his children and well right before the main event was well I guess you'd say that his credibility might be a little shot. I do have to say that what the guys have thought of here as they explore this story in these pages has been phenomenal to see play out. There are some chilling and goosebumps inducing moments throughout the issue and it really is so gosh darn good.     I keep saying Zenescope grew up and they've turned into this amazing house for killer stories. This is a great example of that and the way we see the story & plot development we see through the sequence of events unfold and how the reader learns information is presented beautifully. I really like how the one thing leads into another, and so on and so forth, and keeps us on the edge wondering what on earth could happen to this guy next. The character development we see is pretty darn great as well. I like how we see the personality before, during and after all of what is experienced it is an interesting journey to see him take. The pacing is wonderful and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way it works with everything to help create the books ebb & flow.     This is a definitely one of those in your face subtle thriller type of books that demonstrates if you have the right creative team behind it even a UFO abduction can be scary good. I was wondering how they were going to top the first arc but this I gotta say this is precisely what it needs to be to warrant this franchise continuing.     The interiors here are really quite good. Allan is a great illustrator and how he's able to utilise the varying weights in the linework to create this amazing attention to detail is utterly marvellous. Also he and Leonardo, who make such an excellent team, handle the more nature nature really well. The attention to detail here really is quite spectacular and how the backgrounds are shown and how they are utilised within the composition in the panels bring us depth perception, scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the book. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a strong and talented eye for storytelling. The colour work is marvellous as well and the way that we see some of the effects that go to a place like that oil stain in water that we see after a rain on the ground, yes it has that kind of effect. Leonardo has such mastery and understanding of how colour works and how the various hues and tones within the colour and how they work is sublime. The shading, highlights and shadow work is gorgeously rendered and to the see the eyes iris this way is truly remarkable. I am sad we didn't see his tallywacker while he was on the table but maybe another time. ​     With no new books shipping for the next few weeks this is the perfect opportunity to read some of these stellar offerings from Zenescope. Break out of your cocoon and really explore what they have to offer and I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised!

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BARBARELLA MEETS KIRK by AllanOtero

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Poe and Phillips by Allan Otero

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Spencer Holmes by Allan Otero

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Preview: Devil's Road

Devil's Road preview. This is a story of survival that nightmares are made of! #comics #comicbooks

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«Si los destinos de Edgar Allan Poe, de los vikings, de Judas Iscariote y de mi lector secretamente son el mismo destino —y el único destino posible—, la historia universal es la de un solo hombre. En rigor, Marco Aurelio no nos impone esta simplificación enigmática. (Yo imaginé hace tiempo un cuento fantástico, a la manera de Leon Bloy: un teólogo consagra toda su vida a confutar a un heresiarca; lo vence en intrincadas polémicas, lo denuncia, lo hace quemar; en el Cielo descubre que para Dios el heresiarca y él forman una sola persona.) Marco Aurelio afirma la analogía, no la identidad, de los muchos destinos individuales. Afirma que cualquier lapso  —un siglo, un año, una sola noche, tal vez el inasible presente— contiene íntegramente la historia. En su forma extrema esa conjetura es de fácil refutación: un sabor difiere de otro sabor, diez minutos de dolor físico no equivalen a diez minutos de álgebra. Aplicada a grandes períodos, a los setenta años de edad que el Libro de los Salmos nos adjudica, la conjetura es verosímil o tolerable. Se reduce a afirmar que el número de percepciones, de emociones, de pensamientos, de vicisitudes humanas es limitado, y que antes de la muerte lo agotaremos. Repite Marco Aurelio: “Quien ha mirado lo presente ha mirado todas las cosas: las que ocurrieron en el insondable pasado, las que ocurrirán en el porvenir” (Reflexiones, libro sexto, 37).

En tiempos de auge la conjetura de que la existencia del hombre es una cantidad constante, invariable, puede entristecer o irritar; en tiempos que declinan (como éstos), es la promesa de que ningún aprobio, ninguna calamidad, ningún dictador podrá empobrecernos.»

Jorge Luis Borges: Historia de la eternidad. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, págs. 108-109. Madrid, 2015.

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Review: Van Helsing vs The Werewolf #2 (of 6)

Review: Van Helsing vs The Werewolf #2 (of 6)

After taking on all manner of beasts and monsters, including Dracula and Frankenstein, Liesel Van Helsing finds herself close to death in the Himalayas.  However, where there are mountains, there is always a fortress of sorts.  Here is no different as a group of monks spirit her to the relative safety of their abode.  As luck would have it the monks are in the same line of business as Liesel. …

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Comic Crypt: Grimm Tales of Terror: H. H. Holmes Preview!

Comic Crypt: Grimm Tales of Terror: H. H. Holmes Preview!

Grimm Tales of Terror: H. H. Holmes Writer: Jay SandlinArtwork: Rodrigo Xavier & Allan Otero Synopsis: With the blood of nine confirmed and 200 suspected victims on his hands, H. H. Holmes is not only America’s first serial killer but perhaps the most notorious murderer of all time. One hundred years after his final kill, his name remains synonymous with torture and death. But bodies are now…

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Zenescope Review: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Darkwatchers ft. Gretel

.@Zenescope Review: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Darkwatchers ft. Gretel #GrimmFairyTales #Darkwatchers #Gretel @BrianLHawkins