Eerie Presents El Cid (Eerie Archives) Hardcover – January 1, 2013

This is a compilation of stories from the 70's sci fi-fantasy-horror magazine "Eerie" from Warren PublishingAlthough the stories were published by Warren, this a Dark Horse publicationRodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known as "El Cid", "Mio Cid/My Cid", 'El Campeador", is Spain super heroWriter Budd Lewis and artist Gonzalo Mayo (Vampirella) transform "El Cid" into the ultimate fantasy warrior, battling dragons, trolls, sorcerers, sirens, and demonsLouisiana native and award winner Bud Lewis did an excellent job and the book contains material that could easily inspire a movieThe book features other writers like Gerry Boudreau, Bill Dubay and Jeff RovinWhen it comes to art, this is one of the most beautiful comic books i have ever seen in my life, as the book foreword states: "Every panel is almost like a painting", meticulously detailed, absolutely awesome, stunning, breathtakingI also love the way the Peruvian illustrator portraits women, they are flawless, perfectThe book contains graphic violence, nudity and sexual content, recommended for teens and aboveI would like to end this review by posting one of Mr Lewis best lines:"I am no poet's dreamingsI am no children's rhymeNor am i wraith from twilight's darkening glanceI am the songs they sing of meI am the pages of struggling historyI am the temper of Spanish steelI am legendI am El Cid"

Bought most of these when I was a kid. Enjoyed them and had a nice drive along nostalgia road when I received the book. It's the art by Gonzalo Mayo that is the selling point. While intricate and beautiful, it doesn't work well as storytelling. Think of it as a tapestry.

Wow. This are comics stories like I 've never seen before. I'm just discovering all these cómics artists, specially the spanish ones and some from south-asia. They really had a different approach to graphic storytelling. They art style is very dramtic. I love it.

Fantastic black and white artwork. Great introduction. The stories were pretty good, too. I do recommend this. It's a fantasy warrior on some adventures. Buxom women, evil sorcerers, trolls... ghosts... just what fantasy stories need.

The story is classic, macho comic book literature from decades ago. While I thought it shallow, hormone-intoxicated teenagers probably would go for it. However, the three star rating is for the poor formatting. The pictures and captions are way too small for kindle.

The details in the artwork are awesome. Stories are pretty good too but the way the images are captured using a combination of minimal lines and extreme details are what makes this a must have for me.

The artwork is beautiful, the stories are good too. My only real gripe is that the book is short, Eerie should have had more El Cid stories. Once you start reading them; you are hooked!!

Great Read .

As histórias são extremamente curtas e os desenhos, muitas vezes, confusos. A falta de cores é muito interessante quadrinhos noir e em alguns mangás mais sombrios como Blame ou Death note, mas nesse caso só atrapalha. As vezes vc fica olhando por 30 segundos pra algum quadro tentando entender o que está acontecendo e mesmo assim fica difícil. Muitos detalhes coisas acontecendo na mesma cena e não há sombreamento, apenas branco e preto, sem cinza ou tons mais claros de preto. Se pelo menos tivesse uma história longa, ao invés de contos de 10 páginas....E pra quem não é nativo, é uma HQ extremamente complicada de ler. Devido a linguagem medieval, tem muitas palavras e termos difíceis. Precisa usar o google tradutor toda hora

Tão espetacular é a arte de Gonzalo Mayo que assim que reli pelo Kindle (já havia lido há muitos anos pela Kripta da RGE) corri para comprar a já muito cara edição impressa. #coisadefã #coisadecolecionador