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Reviews
Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #187
Jonah Hex #63 — Writers: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti; Art: Jordi Bernet In a week without a lot of must-buy items, let’s start with an old reliable: as I’ve said here before, Jonah Hex stands or falls on its artists, and Bernet is the best among them; like a lot of European artists, his pleasure at getting to draw the Old West and its quirky, craggy characters and scenery is infectious, and the more terrible their actions (and the retribution that Hex rains down upon them), the more inspired his art becomes. Palmiotti and Gray give him a lot … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Aaron Lopresti, Alan Davis, Avengers, Billy the Kid, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Eric Powell, Iron Man, iZombie, Jason Aaron, Jerry Ordway, John Byrne, Jonah Hex, Jordi Bernet, Kevin Maguire, Kyle Hotz, Lobo, Michael Allred, Next Men, Ron Garney, Thor, Weird Worlds
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It Came From the Back Room #13
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 (even with school on holiday break right now), this amounts to a two-year project. This week, I’m on the letter “L.” As it turns out, there are no Marvel “L” regular series, so it’s all indy and DC titles for the time being. Here’s what’s new out on the discount racks: Legion of Super-Heroes: Yes, it’s actually only one title, but since it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, DC, Reviews
Tagged Andy Lanning, Barry Kitson, Cary Bates, Dan Abnett, Dave Cockrum, Francis Manapul, Gerry Conway, Great Darkness Saga, Greg LaRoque, Howard Chaykin, James Sherman, Jim Shooter, Jim Starlin, Joe Staton, Jose Munoz, keith Giffen, Legion of Super-Heroes, LSH, Mark Waid, Mike Grell, Mike Nasser, Olivier Coipel, Paul Levitz, Steve Ditko, Steve Lightle, Superboy, Walt Simonson
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Fresh Eyes on Old Books #13 by Dan!
It’s a new year! Do you know what that means? All these comics are older, and you are too! Let’s do this. Tales to Astonish #60 from 1964 So, I really don’t like the Hulk that much. I find him a big, boring, punching machine, and it just doesn’t usually work for me. This issue was no real exception. Ditko art was very pretty to look at, and what really surprised me was just how much dialogue this Hulk story had. You’d think it would be more of a grunt-and-punch type of story, but instead it was plot heavy, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ant-Man, Avengers, Batman, Giant-Man, Green Arrow, Hulk, Superman, Thunder Agents, Tomahawk, Wally Wood, Wasp, World's Finest
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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #13 By Dan!
The last reviews of the New Year! Don’t forget to come to the sale! Heck, why are you even reading this, go to the sale now! My Top Five (The Five Best Comics of the Week) Flash #8 Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Scott Kolins Kolins is completely in his element whenever he does a Rogue profile, as can be seen in this issue. Dealing with how the Reverse Flash came to be, Kolins is able to make every word that Johns puts on the page really come to life. The story itself is bizarre, and sounds like an idea that … Continue reading
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Tagged Astonishing X-men, Avengers, Batman, Bulletproof Coffin, Captain America, Carnage, Daredevil, Detective, Echo, Flash, Geoff Johns, Gotham City Sirens, grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Red Skull, S.H.I.E.L.D., Secret Warriors, Teen Titans, Terry Moore, Ultimate Avengers, Warren Ellis
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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #186
Batman, Inc. #2 — Writer: Grant Morrison; Pencils: Yanick Paquette; Inks: Michel Lacombe So far, this version of Morrison’s Batman is a lot of fun — no overarching cosmic significance, or Invisibles-like time-spanning conspiracies: just brainy, fun superhero action in Japan, with relaxed, grown-up repartee between a confident Bruce and Catwoman (because, really, giant octupi and murderous reincarnated skeleton guys have no chance against the two of them when they’re at the top of their games), and a nice little bow at the end, to wrap up this first installment in the franchising of the Dark Knight in fine style. … Continue reading
