We take advantage of the celebration of Geek Pride Day to recommend new editorials that have to do with fantasy and science fiction
sagas like Star Wars and Harry Potterscience fiction series like Fringe either Stranger Thingsmovies about Marvel or sleeves like One Piece They are great references for anyone who loves geek culture. And here we reclaim that culture with books that will immediately become essential classics.
The golden age of video games 1970-1999, by Iván Batlle (Redbook Ediciones)
Talk about the Super Nintendo, Sega Saturn or Neo Geo It already makes us enter a universe where video games were everything for the kids of the time. And in that game that Iván Batlle proposes, classics as Streets of Rage 2, Puzzle Bobble, Out Run either The Secret of Monkey Island in a period spanning from 1970 to 1999. Nostalgia comes to me…
You’ll be able to draw manga when you finish this book, by Laura Watton (Anaya)
Do you think it’s difficult To draw manga? Leave your fears behind with this book in which, step by step, you can improve your technique. And, at the same time, correct postures, expressions, clothes and a thousand more tricks with characters that you have seen and read so many times but that are easier to create than it seems at first glance.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, VVAA (DK)
To be honest, it is The definitive guide to Marvel Studios movies. A work with more than 300 pages with a prologue by Kevin Feige himself and which analyzes, one by one, the films that have smashed the box office and conquered the public. Includes ‘infinite’ frames For the most clueless, remember the key scenes.
Travels in time, by Doc Pastor (Redbook Ediciones)
Once again (and there are already two), Doc Shepherd reminds us with a large number of examples that the cinema is magic. And when it comes to imagining time travel, there is nothing better than letting yourself be carried away by stories that this author reminds us of in a book with a very careful design. Once you have read this book, it is time to get your hands on it. Adventures in time.
Five dollars. The history of video games in Spain for everyone. Vol.1, by Diego Vargas (Dolmen Games)
Diego Vargas loves video games. And this is what he has let us know through a successful podcast. And, now, with a book that tells us about the golden age of this industry in Spain, with key names like Erbe, Fernando Martin or Spectrum. Unlike many others, here it is made by the same creators who made possible all those games capable of exciting many over 40 years old today. And this is just the volume 1, covering 1981 to 1987.
Hell is a teenage girl, by María Zaragoza (Minotauro)
Maria Zaragoza surprise with these 16 stories in which horror or fantasy They are just an ‘excuse’ to talk about adolescence. A period that is usually remembered in a positive way but, as these stories point out, this is not always the case.
One Piece, by Eiichiro Oda (Comic Planet)
More fashionable than ever due to a series on Netflix, One Piece It never ceases to surprise fans. Like, for example, with this Spanish edition made from the Japanese one that compiles volumes 1 to 3 of the original series. A first-class show in which Eiichiro Oda demonstrates his capacity for action with a story of pirates embarking on a search for a great treasure.
Character design course, by Javier Gámez (Anaya)
If you ever dreamed of become character concept artist, this is your book. A most complete course for draw from scratch characters for cinema, video games and animation in general that also relies on QR codes to go deeper with many videos. From here to Pixar or Studio Ghibli…
Game Chargers, VVAA (Phaidon)
If you like the history of video games, don’t hesitate and remember great classics with whom you have ever played (or wish you had played) with this book that review the history of this industry. And this impressive specimen does so through essentials such as Mario World either world of warcraft until reaching a total of 300 titles.
The language of the elves, by Luis González Baixauli (Minotauro)
We are looking at one of those books that surprises once we know what it is about. If you are a lover of The Lord of the rings and you dream of speak Tolkien’s languages You have to know that the time has come. Nothing less than one grammar that Luis González Baixauli has compiled so that everyone can speak just as the great British genius thought.
100 films I couldn’t live without, by Ricardo Cavolo (Lunwerg)
Ricardo Cavolo He is more than a great illustrator, capable of being requested by Cirque du Soleil, Nike or the Fútbol Club Barcelona. On this occasion he reveals himself as a film buff capable of recommending films such as Lost in Translation, big fish, Interstellar, Drive either Ghost World. And all, with creations to frame and handwritten texts.
The Korean Wave, by Gemma Rubio (Redbook Ediciones)
In case anyone hasn’t heard yet, South Korea is very close to conquering the rest of the world. Even if he does it with series, movies, music or drawings, his commitment is very clear. And his weapons are from BTS up Parasites going by The squid game and stairway to Heaven. And what’s left to come…
George Lucas, the magician, by David M. Buisán (Lunwerg)
George Lucas he adds successes, more successes and the occasional bad review in his career. And this book with some luxury illustrations talks about all of it. Without forgetting Indiana Jones either Star Warsreference is also made to video games and merchandisingwhich Lucas knows a lot about the latter.
LEGO Marvel. Visual Dictionary (DK)
From the union of Marvel and LEGO A book is born that is a gem. A tour of the key characters from the cinematic universe in LEGO format that discovers figures, vehicles and spaces around films like Avengers, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man either Guardians of the Galaxy. Additionally, it includes a exclusive Iron Man figure.
From Hell, by Allan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Comic Planet)
The creator of Watchmen and v for Vendetta immersed himself with this 1989 graphic novel in Victorian London to show us Jack the Ripper in full splendor. A somber story shown here in a deluxe edition accompanied by appendices which are a luxury for fans.
The Big Book of Characters, by Jody Revenson (Libros Cúpula)
Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts They have made history. And, now, this book is responsible for remembering both sagas with unpublished images, interviews and many surprises in a very careful work. With more than 200 pages and references to around 60 characters, this is one of the best guides to understand the universe created by JK Rowling.
Parallel universes, by Jöse Sénder (Redbook Ediciones)
There is a lot of talk about multiverses. But what about the omniverse? And what are the rules to follow? All these questions and many more, in addition to millions of anecdotes, make this work of Jöse Sender a recurring read for those who are curious to know more about series, movies and comics (such as Fringe, The last great hero, Everything at once everywhere, Stranger Things either darkamong others) who have raised the issue of Parallel universes with greater or lesser fortune.
