Los 10 mejores cómics de 2008

Como siempre sucede por estas fechas, las listas de las mejores películas, los mejores discos, los mejores libros… pululan por doquier y , cómo no, los aficionados al cómic elaboramos nuestra lista. En mi caso he seleccionado los 10 cómics que más me han gustado de los que he leído el pasado año 2008 y que se han publicado por primera vez en el mercado español. Los he listado de por orden de preferencia:

1. Lost Girls de Alan Moore y Melinda Gebbie (Top Shelf/Norma)

En mi opinión el mejor cómic del año. Alan Moore vuelve a demostrar su maestría y su capacidad de sorprender al lector con una historia que va más allá de lo puramente pornográfico. Para profundizar algo más en esta obra me remito a la página que le dediqué en su momento.

2. Promethea, Libro 5 de Alan Moore y J.H. Williams (America´s Best Comics/Norma)

Por fin llegamos a la inédita (en España) conclusión de uno de los mejores cómics de los últimos tiempos. Este último Libro recopila la Revelación contada y transmitida mediante cómic por el mago de Nothampton y maravillosamente ilustrada por el genial J. H. Williams III. IMPRESCINDIBLE.

3.Señal y ruido de Neil Gaiman y Dave Mckean (Dark Horse/Astiberri)

Las colaboraciones entre Gaiman y McKean siempre resultan interesantes. En este caso estamos ante una auténtica obra de arte en la que se reflexiona precisamente sobre el mismo arte, el proceso de creación artística, la muerte…, con un perfecto equilibriio entre texto e ilustración.

4.El número 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 de Thomas Ott (La Cúpula)

Extraña y arriesgada propuesta en la que se nos cuenta una terrorífica historia en forma de bucle indefinido y todo ello sin palabras, mediante el silencio, solo con las imágenes contenidas en las misteriosas viñetas que conforman la excelente narrativa de este estupendo tomo.

5.Criminal de Ed Brubaker y Sean Phillips (Marvel/Panini)

Ed Brubaker vuelve a colaborar con Sean Phillips en otro título que es una auténtica maravilla. Los disfrutamos anteriormente en la estupenda Sleeper, y ahora volvemos a tenerlos juntos en una historia que pertenece al más puro género negro, con una libertad creativa que hace que volvamos a leer al mejor Brubaker, alejado de los convencionalismos comerciales de títulos como Capitán América, Daredevil o X Men que tanto constriñen la capacidad creativa de este autor. Mas comentarios en el post dedicado a Criminal: Lawless.

6.El Cuaderno Rojo de Teddy Kristiansen (Soleil/Norma)

Personalísima y bellísima la última obra del artista danés Teddy Kristiansen. Toda una reflexión en torno al arte y los artistas malditos e injustamente olvidados en una historia en la que se mezclan realidad y ficción.

7.Guerra Silenciosa de David Hine y Frazer Irving (Marvel/Panini)

En este cómic, que es una continuación de El Vástago de M,vemos a Los Inhumanos apareciendo como unos terroristas que plantean como reivindicación la devolución de las Nieblas Terrígenas por parte de los E.E.U.U. En realidad, David Hinenos plantea una estupenda metáfora superheroica que pone en solfa toda lapolítica exterior planteada por la administración norteamericanadirigida por el presidente Bush.

8.War Fix de David Axe y Steven Olexa (Glénat)

War Fix es un ejemplo más de lo que puede aportar el cómic independiente americano, de cómo se puede contar una historia autobiográfica con una narrativa gráfica brillante e innovadora, y de cómo se puede reflexionar sobre hechos actuales y trascendentes como la guerra de Irak.

9.Solo 8 de Teddy Kristiansen (DC/Planeta)

Teddy Kristiansen tiene algo mágico, inclasificable, casi diría que etéreo. Y así lo demuestra en el nº 8 de la colección titulada Solo en la que en cada entrega se brinda protagonismo a un artista diferente. En este caso, Kristiansen nos deleita con cinco historias en las que hace gala de un virtuosismo fuera de lo común.

10.El Espectro de John Ostrander y Tom Mandrake (DC/Planeta)

Toda una sorpresa esta magnífica serie en la que John Ostrander realiza la mejor versión que he leído de este viejo personaje de la DC. Los tres tomos que recopilan la etapa de Ostrander y Mandrake resultan adictivos  siendo aún  mejores conforme avanza la trama.

10 consejos para escribir microrrelatos

1. Un microcuento es una historia mínima que no necesita más que unas pocas líneas para ser contada, y no el resumen de un cuento más largo.

2. Un microcuento no es una anécdota, ni una greguería, ni una ocurrencia. Como todos los relatos, el microcuento tiene planteamiento, nudo y desenlace y su objetivo es contar un cambio, cómo se resuelve el conflicto que se plantea en las primeras líneas.

3. Habitualmente el periodo de tiempo que se cuente será pequeño. Es decir, no transcurrirá mucho tiempo entre el principio y el final de la historia.

4. Conviene evitar la proliferación de personajes. Por lo general, para un microcuento tres personajes ya son multitud.

5. El microcuento suele suceder en un solo escenario, dos a lo sumo. Son raros los microcuentos con escenarios múltiples.

6. Para evitar alargarnos en la presentación y descripción de espacios y personajes, es aconsejable seleccionar bien los detalles con los que serán descritos. Un detalle bien elegido puede decirlo todo.

7. Un microcuento es, sobre todo, un ejercicio de precisión en el contar y en el uso del lenguaje. Es muy importante seleccionar drásticamente lo que se cuenta (y también lo que no se cuenta), y encontrar las palabras justas que lo cuenten mejor. Por esta razón, en un microcuento el título es esencial: no ha de ser superfluo, es bueno que entre a formar parte de la historia y, con una extensión mínima, ha de desvelar algo importante.

8. Pese a su reducida extensión y a lo mínimo del suceso que narran, los microcuentos suelen tener un significado de orden superior. Es decir cuentan algo muy pequeño, pero que tiene un significado muy grande.

9. Es muy conveniente evitar las descripciones abstractas, las explicaciones, los juicios de valor y nunca hay que tratar de convencer al lector de lo que tiene que sentir. Contar cuentos es pintar con palabras, dibujar las escenas ante los ojos del lector para que este pueda conmoverse (o no) con ellas.

10. Piensa distinto, no te conformes, huye de los tópicos. Uno no escribe (ni microcuentos ni nada) para contar lo que ya se ha dicho mil veces.

12 consejos de Roberto Bolaño para escribir relatos cortos

Como ya tengo 44 años, voy a dar algunos consejos sobre el arte de escribir cuentos.

1) Nunca abordes los cuentos de uno en uno, honestamente, uno puede estar escribiendo el mismo cuento hasta el día de su muerte.
2) Lo mejor es escribir los cuentos de tres en tres, o de cinco en cinco. Si te ves con energía suficiente, escríbelos de nueve en nueve o de quince en quince.
3) Cuidado: la tentación de escribirlos de dos en dos es tan peligrosa como dedicarse a escribirlos de uno en uno, pero lleva en su interior el mismo juego sucio y pegajoso de los espejos amantes.
4) Hay que leer a Quiroga, hay que leer a Felisberto Hernández y hay que leer a Borges. Hay que leer a Rulfo, a Monterroso, a García Márquez. Un cuentista que tenga un poco de aprecio por su obra no leerá jamás a Cela ni a Umbral. Sí que leerá a Cortázar y a Bioy Casares, pero en modo alguno a Cela y a Umbral.
5) Lo repito una vez más por si no ha quedado claro: a Cela y a Umbral, ni en pintura.
6) Un cuentista debe ser valiente. Es triste reconocerlo, pero es así.
7) Los cuentistas suelen jactarse de haber leído a Petrus Borel. De hecho, es notorio que muchos cuentistas intentan imitar a Petrus Borel. Gran error: ¡Deberían imitar a Petrus Borel en el vestir! ¡Pero la verdad es que de Petrus Borel apenas saben nada! ¡Ni de Gautier, ni de Nerval!
8) Bueno: lleguemos a un acuerdo. Lean a Petrus Borel, vístanse como Petrus Borel, pero lean también a Jules Renard y a Marcel Schwob, sobre todo lean a Marcel Schwob y de éste pasen a Alfonso Reyes y de ahí a Borges.
9) La verdad es que con Edgar Allan Poe todos tendríamos de sobra.
10) Piensen en el punto número nueve. Uno debe pensar en el nueve. De ser posible: de rodillas.
11) Libros y autores altamente recomendables: De lo sublime, del Seudo Longino; los sonetos del desdichado y valiente Philip Sidney, cuya biografía escribió Lord Brooke; La antología de Spoon River, de Edgar Lee Masters; Suicidios ejemplares, de Enrique Vila-Matas.
12) Lean estos libros y lean también a Chéjov y a Raymond Carver, uno de los dos es el mejor cuentista que ha dado este siglo.

7 ideas TIC contra la crisis

En una jornada muy interesante organizada por Euskadi+innova en la que se abordaban una serie de recetas para conseguir reducir los costes, tanto informáticos como de comunicaciones, en esta época de crisis propusieron estas 7.

De las 7 medidas que proponen hay algunas que habría que tomar con pinzas ya que según el tipo de empresa quizás no sea muy aconsejable abordar, porque en vez de conseguir un ahorro de costes conseguiremos el efecto contrario. Me estoy refiriendo a tanto a la Voz IP como a la Virtualización, ambos temas los trataré en profundidad más adelante.

Por otro lado, yo añadiría otras dos posibles medidas, el Outsourcing y el Hosting; por supuesto que habría que estudiar la viabilidad tanto técnica como económica de esta solución según la estructura IT de la empresa.

Las 7 prácticas y sencillas ideas TIC que proponen desde Euskadi+innova y que pueden reportar ahorro y/o ventajas competitivas a corto plazo son:

1 – TELEFONÍA POR INTERNET. VoIP es un complemento que nos permite ahorrar y aumentar la productividad con respecto a la telefonía tradicional.

2 – CORREO ELECTRÓNICO Y MOVILIDAD. La disponibilidad de un correo de gran capacidad, gestionado profesionalmente y accesible desde cualquier programa de correo o navegador nos permitirá estar siempre al tanto de lo que sucede en nuestro negocio.

3 - ALTERNATIVAS OFIMÁTICAS. Elegir un política de licencias adecuada o alternativas “libres” puede reportarnos grandes ahorros. “Piratear” software ofimático supone un gran riesgo mientras que la alta compatibilidad entre diferentes formatos de ficheros ofimáticos hace viable casi cualquier alternativa.

4 – TELETRABAJO. Trabajos de carácter administrativo, gerencial o generación de conocimiento pueden en parte realizarse desde cualquier ubicación. Coordinar el teletrabajo con el trabajo presencial puede reportarnos importantes ventajas y ahorros.

5 – VIRTUALIZACIÓN. La virtualización convierte el hardware en un elemento flexible y supone importantes ahorros en hardware, licencias y mantenimiento de Sistemas Operativos.

6 – GESTIÓN DE NEGOCIOS Y TIC. Para ahorrar primero hay que saber cuánto gastamos en informática. Después, se debe mejorar las TIC en aquellos procesos que son críticos y calcular el retorno de la inversión.

7- ÚLTIMAS TENDENCIAS. Tendencias que pueden reportarnos ventajas en el presente o futuro cercano.

30 inventos inútiles

Life ha publicado una galería con 30 de los inventos más estúpidos de la historia, una especie de homenaje a algunas de las mayores expresiones de la ‘creatividad humana ligeramente desenfocada’. Entre ellos, este subfusil M3 curvado, ideal para disparar en los rincones, con el peqeño ‘pero’ de que uno no puede ver contra quién o qué está disparando. Pero hay más: el maletín ‘antirrobo’, el detector de emociones para tomates, la sauna portátil, la cuna colgante, el teléfono para laringe… Vamos, que no te vas a aburrir si la visitas.

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