Phil's Reviews: Stuff I Read and Put Back #171

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Phil

Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #3 (of 4) — Writer: J. T. Krul; Pencils: Geraldo Borges, Kevin Sharpe and Sergio Arino; Inks: Mario Alquiza and John Dell More editorially-inspired grief is piled on Our Hero Roy, absurdly so (fights with super-villainess ex-wives, a bionic arm that hurts and drips yellow goo, visions of his dead daughter, impotence), and before you know it he’s hitting up a street dealer for heroin (“China Cat,” he calls it, to show that he’s, like, in with the lingo), using a lighter to heat up a bunch of white powder on the top of … Continue reading →

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Getting off My Duff #69 by Marsha

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Marsha

Hey Everybody, For those of you who follow us on Facebook or are on our email mailing list, you already know the big news of this week about the 2nd Golden Age Collection we just picked up.  It is about 1/2 the size of the last Golden Age group and is not quite as early, but this collection is really impressive! Alan is, of course, in heaven because he is busy grading and pricing late Golden Age Superman, Action, Adventure, Batman, Detective, Brave and Bold, World’s Finest and more. Unfortunately, since these are the books he loves the most it may … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews: Stuff I Bought #170

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Phil

The Avengers #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Pencils: John Romita Jr.;  Inks: Klaus Janson I have to admit, reading this book makes me happy: all the Romita Jr./Janson touches, the little offhand dialogue beats, the use of Kang (last used well in that awesome Kurt Busiek arc years ago where he took over the world, put the heroes in concentration camps, and ended up fighting a giant Captain America — what else do you want in a superhero comic?), the “there’s something the matter with your kids” callback to Back To The Future: I can’t get enough of this … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Read and Put Back #170

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Phil

The Heroic Age: Age of Heroes #1 (of 4) — Writers: Kurt Busiek, Rick Remender, Paul Cornell and Dan Slott;  Art: Marco Djurdjevic, Chris Samnee, Leonard Kirk and Ty Templeton Three stories: an 11-page JJJ-being-a-weasel one, plus eight pages of Dr. Voodoo date sitcom (he’s juggling eating out with a potential girlfriend, protecting his secret identity and saving our dimension, in a story so Silver Agey that it could involve Barry West and Iris Allen). Otherwise, there’s two pages of Captain Britain and MI-13, and a Spider-Man one-pager. The Captain Britain and the Busiek script are the biggest attractions here, but neither offers … Continue reading →

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Getting Off My Duff # 68 by Marsha

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Marsha

Hey Everybody, This is a big week for Avengers fans!  Tomorrow, Wed. May 19th is our Marvel Avengers Day Party.  The first issue of the long awaited new Avengers #1 hits the stands.  In celebration we will have several goodies that only participating Avengers Party stores will have.  These include special Avengers #1 Romita Junior Limited Edition Prints,  a special Avengers #1 “I Am an Avenger” Blank Variant, Avengers #1 Heroic Age Variant, Avengers #1 Djurdjevic Variant and the Avengers #1 Romita Sr. Variant! Limited copies on all these books are available, so shop early for the best selection. We … Continue reading →

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