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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #466

Jessica Jones #18 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Michael Gaydos; Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Invincible Iron Man #598 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Stefano Caselli and Alex Maleev; Colors: Marte Gracia and Alex Maleev Daredevil #600 — Writer: Charles Soule; Art: Ron Garney; Colors: Matt Milla Avengers #686 — Writers: Jim Zub, Mark Waid and Al Ewing; Pencils: Paco Medina; Inks: Juan Vlasco; Colors: Jesus Aburtov Black Panther #171 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Art: Leonard Kirk; Colors: Laura Martin Jessica Jones is Brian Michael Bendis’s (and Michael Gaydos’s) fond farewell to their creation, whose first appearance was almost 17 … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #465

Kick-Ass #2 — Writer: Mark Millar;  Pencils: John Romita Jr.;  Inks/Colors: Peter Steigerwald Ice Cream Man #3 — Writer: W. Maxwell Prince;  Art: Martin Morazzo;  Colors: Chris O’Halloran Kill or be Killed #17 — Writer: Ed Brubaker;  Art: Sean Phillips;  Colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser Moonshine #8 — Writer: Brian Azzarello;  Art/Colors: Eduardo Risso Stray Bullets: Sunshine and Roses #33 — Creator: David Lapham Monstress #15 — Writer: Marjorie Liu;  Art: Sana Takeda We’re starting with the indy books this week, largely on the strength of Image’s six: Kick-Ass has the crowd-pleasing collaboration of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. offering new twists … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #464

New Mutants: Dead Souls #1 (of 6) — Writer: Matthew Rosenberg;  Art: Adam Gorham;  Colors: Michael Garland Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #30 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Avengers #684 — Writers: Jim Zub, Mark Waid and Al Ewing;  Pencils: Paco Medina and Joe Bennett;  Inks: Juan Vlasco and Ruy Jose;  Colors: Jesus Aburtov and Murry Hollowell Doctor Strange #387 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art/Colors: Niko Henrichon Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider #15 — Writer: Peter David;  Art: Wil Sliney;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Marvel Two-In-One #4 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Valerio Schiti;  Colors: Frank Martin New … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #463

Infinity Countdown #1 (of 5) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Aaron Kuder;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Amazing Spider-Man #797 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger;  Colors: Marte Gracia Avengers #683 — Writers: Jim Zub, Mark Waid and Al Ewing;  Pencils: Paco Medina;  Inks: Juan Vlasco;  Colors: Jesus Aburtov Captain America #699 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Chris Samnee;  Colors: matthew Wilson Marvel’s got a lot of their heavy hitters up to bat this week. Infinity Countdown could have been a mess — a cash grab off the looming Avengers movie, with too many moving parts — … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #462

Doctor Strange #386 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art/Colors: Nico Henrichon Thanos #16 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Geoff Shaw;  Colors: Antonio Fabela Redneck #10 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Lisandro Estherren;  Colors: Dee Cunniffe Jessica Jones #17 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Michael Gaydos;  Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Invincible Iron Man #597 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Stefano Caselli and Alex Maleev;  Colors: Marte Gracia and Alex Maleev These comics symbolize a changing of the guard at Marvel: less than two years ago, Donny Cates had written a couple of obscure Dark Horse series (The Paybacks, about repo men … Continue reading

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