Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #231

Love and Rockets: New Stories #5 — Creators: Los Bros Hernandez This is in the Hernandez Brothers’ current format: a new trade each year, for $14.99, with 100 pages of stories: a look at the new generation of characters in Palomar, from Gilbert, while Jaime provides a series of  LA tales involving Vivian and her sister.  There’s no Maggie or Hopey, since their story was concluded in last year’s “The Love Bunglers,” and while what’s here isn’t quite at the level of that issue (no sin, since it was one of the best Hernandez offerings ever, and the best comic … Continue reading

Posted in New Comics, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #57 by Dan!

All right folks! Football season’s starting, but I won’t be writing these on Sunday’s, so you won’t get to hear about the stupid amounts of money and pride I lose! Let’s do this! The Boys #70 Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Russ Braun I have to say, I do wonder what this book would have looked like if Robertson hadn’t jumped ship about 20 issues ago. I’ve moved on, but it’s interesting to see just how much Braun has done. Phil and I seem to debate each month about the ending of this book, and that’s how you know it’s good. … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It Came From the Back Room #53

Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially now that school’s started again), this amounts to a three-year project.  This week, we’ve restocked the west-end discount racks (nearest the parking lot) with one Marvel and one DC “B” title. Marvel first: Black Panther Marvel’s African king (and Avenger) wasn’t the first black character or hero in comics, but he was the first with actual superpowers, and by far the most … Continue reading

Posted in Comics History, News & Promos | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #230

Detective Comics Annual #1 — Writer: Tony Daniel;  Art: Romano Molenaar and Sandu Florea; Pere Perez Flash Annual #1 — Writers: Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato; Breakdowns: Manapul; Finishes: Marcus To; Scott Kolins; Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert; Marcio Takara; Wes Craig Green Lantern Annual #1 — Writer: Geoff Johns;  Art: Ethan Van Sciver with Pete Woods and Cam Smith Justice League International Annual #1 — Writers: Geoff Johns and Dan Didio;  Art: Jason Fabok DC came out with a number of annuals this week, and they’re fascinating because of the different approaches they offer to the genre. Detective is … Continue reading

Posted in New Comics, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #56 by Dan!

All right folks, here’s your daily dose of the weekly haul. Let’s do this! Batman Incorporated #3 Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Chris Burnham Have you ever wondered what a Grant Morrison noir-type book would look like? Well look no further than the delayed issue of Batman Inc. that hit the stands this week! Morrison is always hit-or-miss, but this final run to wrap up his Batman story has been nothing short of spectacular. It helps to have an artist like Burnham by his side to keep things recognizable and understandable. This story of Matches Malone and further infiltration into the … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment