Category Archives: Books

06/14/2010

Anonymous Rex Series and Movie (Review)

Eric García (Repo Men) wrote three novels about the dinosaur detective Vincent Rubio: Casual Rex, Anonymous Rex, and Hot and Sweaty Rex. Detective Rubio is a velociraptor, not a Rex, so I suspect that the author wanted a catchy and … Continue reading →

Puerto Rican Comics Series: ‘Deepest Fears Project’ Manga (Interview)

During my visit to the last Puerto Rico Comic Con (PRCC) and this year’s Free Comic Book Day I met several up-and-coming comic book writers and artists. This article is the first of many about comic book creators on the … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Alexis I. Ríos, comics, David E. Morales, Deepest Fears Project, Disfigured Saints, Keishla M. Rodríguez, manga, Puerto Rico, Xaymara Rodríguez

04/05/2010

‘Repo Men’ the Movie Compared to the Book ‘Repossession Mambo’

The Repo Men film is a dark, at times comedic dystopia with plenty of action and tension. Essentially it is about a Credit Union repo man –the kind that takes your car if you don’t make your payments– except instead … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Alice Braga, artificial organs, artiforgs, Brazil, dystopia, Eric Garcia, future, John Leguizamo, Miguel Sapochnik, Repo Men, Repossession Mambo

01/10/2010

Lunar Braceros: 2125-2148 by Rosaura Sánchez and Beatrice Pita (Book Review)

Lunar Braceros (Calaca Press, 2009) is a science fiction novella set in a dystopian 22nd century in which class relations have taken a turn for the worse and where corporate greed is barely limited by the State. The United States … Continue reading →

Cosmos Latinos: Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain (Book Review, Part Two)

The previous post covered the introduction of the Cosmos Latinos anthology edited by Andrea L. Bell and Yolanda Molina-Gavilán. This post will briefly describe the 27 short stories in the book without spoilers except for the first two essay-type stories. … Continue reading →

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