In the interest of full disclosure, I have known Jose Reyes, creator of this webcomic, for a long while now, and in no way will influence this blog about his creation, Zaremes.
Anywho, I am working on a brand new website that will come out later in the year, but in the meantime, I decided to do a monthly blog about webcomics/indie comics I currently read or have read in the past. So, in this inaugural edition of Spotlight Zone, let's talk about Jose Reyes' Zaremes.
Zaremes is a Puerto Rican webcomic by Jose Reyes, which initially was done from 1977-1978, and later as "La Gran Aventura Sentimental" from 1982-1983. The story is actually quite ahead of it's time and ends up being particularly topical with issues in today's society.
I don't want to get into too much spoilers, but I'll try to get into the main points. The series likes to challenge your perception of sexuality, spirituality, heroics, and love. And this is where the story truly shines. The characters are well fleshed out, from the heroes to the villains, each have a distinct personality and motivation that drives them.
The way the story challenges what you think you know about sexual identity and emotions is very well executed, providing plenty of problems for out protagonist Zaremes, you can't help but root for her and feel happy when she's happy and feel so sad whenever something bad happens to her. And a lot of this is helped by the art.
The art evokes an feeling of old school, classic manga, which compliments the story so well. The English translation of the title is "The Great Sentimental Adventure", and the expressive art ranges just about all the emotions and sentiments you would expect from comic with such heavy topics. But don't let that fool you, the action sequences that occur in the story are hard hitting as well, showing the versatility of the art.
All in all, this is a very well thought out, well written, greatly illustrated webcomic, and if you happen to know how to read Spanish, or you're looking for the perfect excuse to start learning, you can give La Gran Aventura Sentimental a read over at Jose Reyes' FaceBook art page (And check out the rest of his artworks and pinups) at this link www.facebook.com/Jose-MReyes-Art-1671766033084059/
Thank you all for reading, and see you next month for another Spotlight Zone!
-Alvaro Cortes Jr
Anywho, I am working on a brand new website that will come out later in the year, but in the meantime, I decided to do a monthly blog about webcomics/indie comics I currently read or have read in the past. So, in this inaugural edition of Spotlight Zone, let's talk about Jose Reyes' Zaremes.
Zaremes is a Puerto Rican webcomic by Jose Reyes, which initially was done from 1977-1978, and later as "La Gran Aventura Sentimental" from 1982-1983. The story is actually quite ahead of it's time and ends up being particularly topical with issues in today's society.
I don't want to get into too much spoilers, but I'll try to get into the main points. The series likes to challenge your perception of sexuality, spirituality, heroics, and love. And this is where the story truly shines. The characters are well fleshed out, from the heroes to the villains, each have a distinct personality and motivation that drives them.
The way the story challenges what you think you know about sexual identity and emotions is very well executed, providing plenty of problems for out protagonist Zaremes, you can't help but root for her and feel happy when she's happy and feel so sad whenever something bad happens to her. And a lot of this is helped by the art.
The art evokes an feeling of old school, classic manga, which compliments the story so well. The English translation of the title is "The Great Sentimental Adventure", and the expressive art ranges just about all the emotions and sentiments you would expect from comic with such heavy topics. But don't let that fool you, the action sequences that occur in the story are hard hitting as well, showing the versatility of the art.
All in all, this is a very well thought out, well written, greatly illustrated webcomic, and if you happen to know how to read Spanish, or you're looking for the perfect excuse to start learning, you can give La Gran Aventura Sentimental a read over at Jose Reyes' FaceBook art page (And check out the rest of his artworks and pinups) at this link www.facebook.com/Jose-MReyes-Art-1671766033084059/
Thank you all for reading, and see you next month for another Spotlight Zone!
-Alvaro Cortes Jr