Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #236

The Boys #72 — Writer: Garth Ennis;  Art: Darick Robertson with Richard P. Clark The last issue of Ennis’s longest complete story since Preacher (he wrote more issues of Punisher, but that had no conclusion). Like Preacher, most of the action took place in the penultimate issue, leaving this one for codas, cleanup and relationship resolutions (at least, of those characters who are still alive), and while it’s hard to say much about it without spoilers, it’s nice to have Robertson back for the ending (although Russ Braun, who actually drew more issues, deserves at least a shout-out somewhere here), and … Continue reading

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2012 Holiday Events Schedule

Holiday Events Schedule  Thurs. 11/22/12 – Thanksgiving Closed Fri. / 11/23/12 Black Friday – 25% off Statues and other Daily Specials Sat. 11/24/12 Small Business Saturday – Shop Small! Daily Specials Tues. 11/27/12 – New Deal of the Week Wed. 11/28/12 – New Releases Arrive Sat.  12/1/12 – 31st Anniversary Celebration 3pm-8pm! Get “31” comics for “$19.81” and other Special Savings! Enjoy the City of Phoenix Light Parade at dark – in front of our store! Tues. 12/4/12 – New Deal of the Week Wed. 12/5/12 New Releases and Avengers #1 Launch Party!
 Sat. 12/8/12 First night -Happy Chanukah! Tues. … Continue reading

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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #61 by Dan!

All right folks, it’s a big week with lots of things worth noting, so why not check out some of the best (and possibly worst) of the week. Let’s do this! Deadpool #1 Writers: Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan Artist: Tony Moore This is a book full of political assassination jokes; do you need to know anything else? You do? Oh…Well, alt-comedian Posehn’s dark comedy style is clearly injected into this piece and that makes it surprisingly hilarious. Where Daniel Way was relying on the multiple narrators in Deadpool’s head to crack all the jokes, Posehn and Duggan put them … Continue reading

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All-New “X” Sale and Launch party!

All-New “X” SALE! at the ALL-NEW X-MEN #1 Launch Party! Wed. Nov. 14th 10 am – 8pm Exclusive Variants, Buttons, Lithos, New Releases & Refreshments Come in and enter to win a Special X-men Gift Package! Entries will be accepted on Wed. 11/14/12 from 10 am to 8 pm only. Get an eXtra 20% savings on any back issue comic, hardback or trade paperback that has an “X” in the title* *Not valid on consignment, or with any other discount, coupons or bucks. Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #235

Liberty Annual 2012 — Creators: Various This is the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s annual moneyraising effort; they’re a First Amendment organization whose primary purpose is to defend comic book retailers (and publishers and creators) from legal challenges when some local parent or prosecutor decides that a comic is obscene. To a journalism major like me, that’s a noble goal; they’ve kept a lot of people out of jail (or from losing their stores) just because they sold someone a comic book. As you might expect, a lot of comics creators appreciate their work, too, so these anthologies are always … Continue reading

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