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Premio Aace Las Joyas De La Tecla: Flash Gordon Aama Vol cómic tecla premio aace las joyas de la tecla: flash gordon aama vol. 3 la gran guerra el nao de brown consejo real: paz e impuestos ric hochet integral vol. 1 ojo de halcón vol. 1 various horror visions aidp microreseñas novedades recomendadas . noviembre 13 / marzo 14 13 noviembre marzo / premio aace La Asociación de Autores de Cómic de España (AACE - http://www.autoresdecomic.com/ ) ha concedido este 2014 el premio a la institución, empresa o personalidad que haya apoyado al cómic español a la Biblioteca Tecla Sala. En la nota publicada en su web, explican… La Biblioteca Tecla Sala de L’Hospitalet es sin duda una de las bibliotecas más importantes de Cataluña, y gracias a varios de sus colaboradores ha sido desde hace años muy activa en relación al cómic, realizando exposiciones o charlas y publicando su boletín informativo Cómic Tecla, de distribución gratuita, en donde abunda tanto la información de novedades editoriales como los artículos relacionados. También ha sabido ir dotando el fondo de la biblioteca de un gran número de ejemplares con el que pueden trabajar estudiantes y profesionales. Nos sentimos especialmente orgullosos de poder agradecer este premio precisamente en este boletín, de número redondo y con algo de crisis de la mediana edad. Y agradecérselo no solo a la AACE por haber pensado que nos lo merecemos, sino sobre todo a los que han trabajado para que este premio sea posible. Entre ellos están todas las personas que en algún momento han trabajado o siguen trabajando en la biblioteca Tecla Sala, el equipo de la sección de bibliotecas del Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet, los autores y autoras y todas las personas que han pasado por la biblioteca para exponer sus obras u organizar otras actividades para fomentar el conocimiento del medio (incluyendo a los tres moderadores de nuestro club de lectura, Toni Guiral, Juanjo Sarto y Jaume Vilarrubí – ¡un abrazo, Juanjo!), y por supuesto, también todas las personas que colaboran desinteresadamente para que este boletín sea posible (no haremos una lista de nombres para no olvidarnos a nadie, pero gracias gracias gracias a todos y a todas). Y, por supuesto, gracias a las personas que venís a la biblioteca y os lleváis montañas de cómics en préstamo, gracias a quienes descargáis este boletín, a quienes nos seguís en las redes. Nunca un tópico fue tan cierto: sin vosotr@s, nosotr@s no seríamos nada. Este premio nos anima a seguir trabajando. No aspiramos a grandes cosas: sabemos que somos solo un granito de arena, pero nos gustan los cómics y esperamos poder seguir compartiendo nuestra pasión por los tebeos, las novelas gráficas, las viñetas, los manga, los superhéroes, los slice of life, el humor gráfico, y todo lo que esté por venir durante muchos años más, con charlas, con exposiciones, con guías de lectura, con novedades, con las redes sociales… ¡y por lo menos con 40 números más de Cómic Tecla! ¿Os venís con nosotros? BIBLIOTECA CENTRAL TECLA SALA (NOVIEMBRE 13 / MARZO 14) CÓMIC TECLA 40 1 rescatando... POR JAUME VILARRUBÍ LAS J YAS DE LA TECLA Las joyas de la Tecla pretende mostrar en pinceladas el sorprendente fondo histórico y documental del que la biblioteca ha sido afortunada en custodiar, fruto de diferentes donaciones (principalmente, Pasqual Giner y Ricard Castells) y de una apuesta clara que la convierte en un testimonio de valor incalculable del maravilloso mundo que es el cómic. FLASH GORDON / Alex Raymond. Buru Lan, 1971 Buru Lan fue una pequeña editorial fundada en 1970 por Luis Gasca con sede en San Sebastián que editó básicamente tebeos, muchos de ellos en fascículos. Esta edición incluye las primeras planchas dominicales de Flash Gordon (1934) realizadas por Alex Raymond, y que han sido remontadas y recoloreadas para la ocasión, una práctica bastante habitual en la época (véase la comparación con la plancha original). Si contextualizamos la obra vemos un héroe muy primigenio aún, estamos en los años 30 y la ciencia ficción está en pleno auge. El deseo por explorar el espacio es una moda y los clichés tanto masculinos como femeninos están plenamente definidos y son poco discutibles. Los colores planos y una paleta precursora del pop art adornan lo que hoy es retro pero que en otros tiempos hizo soñar a tantas generaciones. Edición original Edición de Buru Lan BIBLIOTECA CENTRAL TECLA SALA CÓMIC TECLA 40 (NOVIEMBRE 13 / MARZO 14) 2 reseñas AAMA VOL. 3: EL DESIERTO DE LOS ESPEJOS / Frederik Peeters Astiberri. 88 p. Color. Cartoné. 20 € Hace unos años, Frederik Peeters publicó Lupus (2002 -2006), una historia de ciencia -ficción en cuatro volúmenes, con los que quiso poner en solfa las convenciones del género. En 2011 comenzó a publicar Aama , una serie que aborda el género desde la perspectiva opuesta, pues emplea sus recursos con toda seriedad. Prevista para numerosas entregas, quizá una decena, Aama llega ahora a la tercera, El desierto de los espejos . Aama es un relato de viajes, exploraciones y aventuras que, muy de acuerdo con las mejores propuestas de la ciencia-ficción, indaga en las posibilidades del saber y del hacer humano, en este caso de la experimentación biológica. Peeters la desarrolla con la sabiduría narrativa de que ha dado pruebas en cada uno de sus títulos precedentes y haciendo un uso brillante del dibujo y el color, es decir, de los ganchos tradicionales del cómic. El relato es tan denso como complejo formalmente. Peeters plantea de inicio un cúmulo de misterios, de modo que al mismo tiempo que la historia avanza y suma incidencias, regresa al pasado para desvelar lo que ha conducido al protagonista hasta ese momento y hacer comprensibles sus motivaciones. En la primera página del primer tomo, Verloc Nim despierta amnésico y tirado en un lugar desconocido. Un robot con aspecto de simio llamado Churchill le devuelve su diario, en el que Verloc puede leer lo que escribió días antes, mientras viajaba con su hermano Conrad rumbo al planeta Ona (ji), con el encargo de recuperar para una gran corporación algo llamado Aama, un experimento tecnobiológico. Pero su propia escritura también le trae a la memoria que su mujer lo ha abandonado, llevándose a su hija Lilja, que le han robado todos los libros viejos por los que vivía, que ha buscado consuelo para tanto desastre en la droga. Cuando su hermano lo recogió del charco en que lo encontró tirado, lo empujó a una aventura que era también una huida del pasado. Pero Verloc descubre que la aventura, además de enfrentar a los viajeros con sucesivas dificultades, también comporta una prolongación de sus problemas personales que ahonda y multiplica los misterios. Ignora, y el lector con él, por qué se encuentra entre los miembros de la avanzadilla científica en ese planeta perdido una niña idéntica a su hija, qué tiene que ver Aama con ello o cuáles son las consecuencias de la brutal explosión de vida que el experimento ha desencadenado. Este tercer tomo de la serie conduce la acción por fin hasta el momento en que la historia comenzó. Tras rememorarla, Verloc ya sabe que la expedición en la que se embarcó ha sido tan desastrosa o más que su vida precedente. Pero tanto él como el lector ignoran los porqués fundamentales de lo acontecido y, por descontado, lo que les deparan las próximas entregas. Peeters ha concebido en Aama un complejo y eficaz artefacto narrativo, que combina con destreza incidencias y enigmas. Arrastra al lector a paisajes cada vez más inquietantes y hostiles, enfrenta a Verloc y sus compañeros con peligros inesperados y amenazas sin fin, pero simultáneamente explora los sentimientos y frustraciones de su protagonista, de modo que ancla la acción en las complejidades de su mundo interior. En los momentos culminantes de este tercer volumen, la realidad desconcertante y frenética del planeta Ona (ji) fecundado por Aama se funde con las alucinaciones dislocadas de Verloc. Lo que el protagonista no quiere recordar o reconocer adquiere vida tenebrosa ante él. De ese modo, la historia va saciando la sed de aventura y acción del lector al tiempo que lo conmueve con las desventuras y angustias del protagonista. Me he acostumbrado a releer la serie completa cuando se publica un nuevo volumen, lo que me descubre nuevos detalles de una historia que intriga y deslumbra cada vez. No sé cuántas entregas dibujará Peeters. Espero que unas cuantas, pues me prometo nuevas zambullidas en el mundo inquietante de Aama . JUAN MANUEL DÍAZ DE GUEREÑU BIBLIOTECA CENTRAL TECLA SALA CÓMIC TECLA 40 (NOVIEMBRE 13 / MARZO 14) 3 reseñas LA GRAN GUERRA / Joe Sacco Penguin Random House. B/N. Cartoné. 23,90 € El nuevo libro de Joe Sacco, autor entre otros títulos de los impresionantes Palestina , Gorazde: Zona protegida y Notas al pie de Gaza , se titula La Gran Guerra y no es exactamente un libro, o no lo es al modo usual. Consiste en un desplegable de más de siete metros que contiene una única ilustración panorámica, y lo acompaña un cuadernillo con un texto de Adam Hochschild a modo de prólogo y una glosa explicativa del dibujante. En La Gran Guerra , Sacco dibuja el 1 de julio de 1916, primer día de la batalla del Somme, que duró casi cinco meses y fue una de las carnicerías más multitudinarias de la Primera Guerra Mundial, una contienda que derramó riadas de sangre. Aquel día, tras un bombardeo masivo de preparación durante una semana, las tropas del cuerpo expedicionario británico pretendían romper las líneas alemanas mediante un ataque a la bayoneta. Nada fue según el alto mando había previsto y allá encontraron la muerte, en aquel primer día de la batalla, veinte mil soldados.
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