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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #444
DC House of Horror #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman: The Merciless #1 (of 1) — Writer: Peter J. Tomasi; Art/Colors: Francis Manapul The Ruff and Reddy Show #1 (of 6) — Writer: Howard Chaykin; Art/Colors: Mac Rey DC’s Hallowe’en special this week, House of Horror, offers eight ten-page Simpsons Treehouse of Horror-type tales where things go horribly wrong for their heroes; the Harley Quinn episode, with Kyle Baker art and a script by Bryan Smith and Brian Keene, is the most notable, but a Justice League vs. zombies story by Brian Keene and Scott Kolins, a chilling Superbaby … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #443
The Mighty Thor #700 — Writer: Jason Aaron; Art: Various The Invincible Iron Man #593 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Stefano Caselli and Alex Maleev; Colors: Marte Gracia and Alex Maleev The Incredible Hulk #709 — Writer: Greg Pak; Pencils: Greg Land; Inks: Jay Leisten; Colors: Frank D’Armata The Mighty Thor #700, a double-sized anniversary issue, is not the end of the current storyline, but a criss-crossed-plots advancement of it, a smorgasboard of all the “War Between the Realms” sub-plots you’ve been missing if you haven’t been reading it, all written by Jason Aaron (who’s been chronicling Asgardian adventures … Continue reading
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Tagged Animosity, Astro City, Batman, Champions, Deadpool, Grrl Scouts, Harley Quinn, Hulk, Iron Man, Kid Lobotomy, Kill or be Killed, Lumberjanes, Maestros, Mage, Rick and Morty, Spy Seal, The Wild Storm, Thor, Wonder Woman
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #442
Falcon #1 — Writer: Rodney Barnes; Art: Joshua Cassara; Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Amazing Spider-Man #789 — Writer: Dan Slott; Pencils: Stuart Immonen; Inks: Wade von Grawbadger; Colors: Marte Gracia Uncanny Avengers #28 — Writer: Jim Zub; Art: Sean Izaakse; Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Runaways #2 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell; Art: Kris Anka; Colors: Matthew Wilson Defenders #6 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: David Marquez; Colors: Justin Ponsor Hulk #11 — Writer: Mariko Tamaki; Art: Bachan; Colors: Federico Blee The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #25 — Writer: Ryan North; Art: Erica Henderson; Colors: Rico Renzi Falcon #1 is the only true new … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #441
Punisher Max: The Platoon #1 (of 6) — Writer: Garth Ennis; Art: Goran Parlov; Colors: Jordie Bellaire Spirits Of Vengeance #1 — Writer: Victor Gischler; Art: David Baldeon; Colors: Andres Mossa Of the two new Marvel books this week, Punisher: Platoon is the most welcome: a return of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov, who had a decade-long run on that character that most critics consider the best in his forty-year-plus history. It’s a prequel to Punisher: Born, which was itself a prequel to the main Punisher title, looking at Frank Castle in Vietnam on the tour of duty just before … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #440
Marvel Legacy #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jason Aaron; Art: Esad Ribic with Steve McNiven; Colors: Matthew Wilson Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man and Peter Parker Spider-Man #1 (of 1) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Ramon Perez; Colors: Msassyx Generations: Steve Wilson Captain America and Steve Rogers Captain America #1 (of 1) — Writer: Nick Spencer; Art: Paul Renaud; Colors: Laura Martin Marvel Legacy is, thankfully, pretty good — Aaron, Ribic, McNiven and Wilson are top-tier creators, and they get 50 pages to prove it, with the Avengers of One Million BC against an insane Celestial, plus modern-day cuts focusing … Continue reading
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Tagged Archie, Batman, Beautiful Death, Captain America, Crosswind, Ducktales, Generations, Hi-Fi Fight Club, Iron Man, Marvel Legacy, Moon Girl, Nick Fury, Redneck, Rick and Morty, Saga, Shadow, Southern Bastards, Spider-man, Suicide Squad, Superman, Thor
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