Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Read and Put Back #117

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Phil

Super Zombies #2 — Writers: Marc Guggenheim and Vince Gonzales; Art: Mel Rubi A zombie plague infects Earth’s population, including the superheroes, and bad things happen. Stop me if you’ve heard this before…. At least with Marvel Zombies, there was the elicit thrill of seeing your childhood heroes chowing down on their friends and family — and Kirkwood and Phillps made a great team, and took the story in unexpected directions. Here, it’s a generic superhero world, with generic characters you’ve never heard of, and the whole thing is so cynical, so slapdash and hacked-out, that the only sensations generated … Continue reading →

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Getting Off My Duff #12

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Alan

Only so many sardines will fit in the can. I can always find more room for comic books in the store, but Action Figures are a whole different matter. We definitely have some overstock building up, particularly DC figures, so tomorrow Marsha and Dan will be adding a HUGE mix of superhero AF’s to the parking lot side North wall, as you enter the store from the west side. The majority of these new figures will be 50% OFF, if not more! Needless to say, in today’s economy, I’m ordering considerably less, so if there’s every anything you’re specifically looking … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Bought #116

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Phil

Ignition City #1 — Ariter: Warren Ellis;  Art: Gianluca Pagliarani Doktor Sleepless #12 — Writer: Warren Ellis;  Art: Ivan Rodriguez Ellis is a 1950s sf pulp writer reincarnated for the 21st century. Ignition City is a what-if-the-space-race-had-gone-differently alternate-Earth tale much like Ministry of Space, but grittier, and focused more on the human elements; it would have fit in a magazine like Galaxy of If or even Fantasy and Science Fiction. Doktor Sleepless is sleeker and more modern, an examination of near-future hi-tech communications hardware, with the software filtered through Carlos Casteneda and H. G. Lovecraft. It’s in a quiet stage … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Read and Put Back #116

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Phil

Dark Reign: Hawkeye #1 (of 5) — Writer: Andy Diggle;  Penciler: Tom Raney;  Inker: Scott Hanna Not Clint Barton: this is a Dark Avengers spinoff, so the guy in the costume with the arrows is actually Bullseye, and Norman Osborn and the other “Avengers” are around, and much mayhem ensues; if you’re reading all the Dark Reign stuff, this is definitely worth a look. I’m going to make my weekly ratings complaint, though: there’s a lot of arrows through heads and pens through eye sockets and the like, and no “Max” or “mature readers” in sight. Considering that this is … Continue reading →

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Getting Off My Duff #11

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alan

Hello everyone! We’re in the process this week, mostly Ashley and myself, of pricing and refilling a lot of contemporary back issues for the back issue display boxes in the center of the store. I know I’m always foaming at the mouth about Silver and Bronze Age books, but contemporary back issues are an integral part of our store’s mix too. Titles just added this week: BLACK PANTHER, GREEN ARROW and BLACK CANARY, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, JONAH HEX, MS. MARVEL, MOON KNIGHT, NEW AVENGERS…just to name a few. The Professor will have completed another year of teaching soon, so expect … Continue reading →

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