Welcome one, welcome all. For everyone who loves comics to those who have just started reading, this blog here is to challenge the way you read and view comic books. From the first page to the last, I will guide you to look between the panels and search for the deeper themes within comic books issues and graphic novels. This space will also be used to discuss any of the ins and outs in the world of comic books as well, issues that I feel need to be looked into more and promoting under appreciated works as well.
Before I get going, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Alvaro Cruz, the ChileanStorm on most corners of the web. I am Canadian born Chilean from the centre of the multiverse known as Toronto, Ontario. I am a comic book fanatic, I am currently working on my own comic book, illustrating and writing from the ground up. But I love reading comics, from single issues to fanzines, manga and graphic novels, I absolute love all forms of comics. Also a big fan of basically every form of fandom; video games, anime, movies, music, books, etc. I take it all in, and I do my best to put that love into all my pieces of work. Also it goes without saying but as a Toronto boy, I am a life long fan of the Maple Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays and Toronto FC. Geek to my soul, but I still enjoy sports and wrestling as well from time to time.
From the dollar bin to the top selling graphic novels, will explore all the fantastic books across the ages. A lot of classic books, some my personal favourites but also new books I feel you should be reading as well. Keep mind as well these won’t be reviews but breakdowns, but needless to say I highly recommend any comic book that I look at. I want to encourage more comic book reading in general, start a bigger conversation on comic books and this one of a kind medium, hoping to encourage all sorts of voices in writing and in the arts to add their experiences and imagination to the world of comics.
So if this seems like something that might interest you by all means follow along for the ride. I am happy to take any questions or even recommended readings as well. And I will be doing this in podcast form as well, so by all means give a listen as well. We got a lot of reading to do, so let’s get started.
Brainstorm Comics 