Jack Kirby’s 99th Birthday SALE/Fundraiser/Celebration

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Marsha

Jack Kirby Sale and Celebration! Brief Artist Bios: Dave Beaty is a professional cartoonist and comic book artist. He is known mostly for his work on DC Comics’ Batman Incorporated, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman, and Justice League of America. Currently, he’s working on the sci-fi humor webcomic Red Skirts, found at RedSkirtsOnline.com. Jan Marc Quisumbing, aka The Janimal, is an independent cartoonist and comic book artist living in Sedona, AZ. He is the creator of The Adventures of Pogi Boy and Big Brown Monkey from Pronto Comics, based on the adventures of his son Fernando. The Janimal currently freelances as an … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #379

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Phil

Civil War II #4 (of 7) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: David Marquez;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Captain Marvel #7 — Writers: Ruth Fletcher Gage and Christos Gage;  Art: Marco Failla;  Colors: Matt Wilson Ms. Marvel #9 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa and Adrian Alphona;  Colors: Ian Herring Totally Awesome Hulk #9 — Writer: Greg Pak;  Art: Mike del Mundo;  Colors: del Mundo and Marco D’Alfonso All four of these books are Civil War II-related, most significantly Civil War II #4 itself,  the biggest draw, and as it rounds the halfway point of the big event it reveals … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #378

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Phil

San Diego convention week brings a number of first issues — eight from indy publishers, and three from DC, but none from Marvel. Let’s start with the indy stuff first, since it’s the most wide-ranging: Snotgirl #1 — Writer: Bryan Lee O’Malley;  Art: Leslie Hung;  Colors: Mickey Quinn Betty and Veronica #1 — Writer/Artist: Adam Hughes;  Colors: Jose Villarrubia Faith #1 — Writer: Jody Houser;  Art: Pere Perez with Margaurite Sauvage and Colleen Duran;  Colors: Andrew Dalhouse Black Hammer #1 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Art: Dean Ormston;  Colors: Dave Stewart Avaterex #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison;  Art: Jeevan J. Kang; … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #377

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Phil

Justice League: Rebirth #1 — Writer/Penciler: Brian Hitch;  Inks: Daniel Henriques with Scott Hanna;  Colors: Alex Sinclair The Flintstones #1 — Writer: Mark Russell;  Art: Steve Pugh;  Colors: Chris Chuckry Loads of second issues from DC this week, but only a few first ones: Justice League: Rebirth is basically “New Superman joins the Justice League while they’re fighting a super-big threat”; it does its job of introducing the current versions of all the heroes, and of course Hitch makes them look like a twelve-year-old comics fan’s dream, although you have to squint a little to ignore the thin plot (it’s … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #376

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Phil

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #9 — Writer: Ryan North;  Pencils: Erica Henderson;  Inks: Tom Fowler; Colors: Rico Renzi Extraordinary X-Men #11 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado All-New All-Different Avengers #11 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Mahmud Asrar;  Colors: Dave McCaig Captain America: Steve Rogers #2 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art/Colors: Jesus Saiz Spider-Man #5 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Sara Pichelli;  Ink Assist: Gaetano Carlucci;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Ten new Marvels to talk about, so let’s take them five at a time. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl gets to the top of the … Continue reading →

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