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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #451

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: Phoenix — Bizarre Adventures #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: John Buscema;  Inks: Klaus Janson;  Colors: Michael Kelleher True Believers: Phoenix — Classic #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Art: John Bolton;  Colors: Petra Scotese True Believers: Phoenix — Returns! #1 (of 1) — Writer/Penciller: John Byrne;  Inks: Terry Austin;  Colors: Glynis Oliver Jean Grey #10 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Art: Alberto Alburquerque;  Colors: Jay David Ramos Marvel’s reviving their original Jean Grey/Marvel Girl/Phoenix character (Grant Morrison  killed her in New X-Men #150, and in such a satisfyingly-cosmic way that she’s been dead for fourteen … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #450

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: Phoenix Presents Cyclops and Marvel Girl #1 (of 1) — Writer: Arnold Drake;  Pencils: Don Heck and Werner Roth;  Inks: John Verpoorten True Believers: Enter…the Phoenix! #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Art: Dave Cockrum Astonishing X-Men #6 — Writer: Charles Soule;  Art: Mike del Mundo;  Colors: del Mundo and Marco D’Alfonso X-Men Gold #17 — Writer: Marc Guggenheim;  Art: Ken Lashley;  Colors: Juan Fernandez If there was any doubt that Marvel was about to resurrect Jean Grey (who’s been “dead” since Grant Morrison killed her back in 2003), look to the two one-dollar “True Believer” reprints … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #449

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Phil

Batman Annual #2 — Writer: Tom King;  Art: Lee Weeks and Michael Lark;  Colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser Batman: Creature of the Night Book One — Writer: Kurt Busiek;  Art/Colors: John Paul Leon Mystik U #1 — Writer: Alisa Kwitney;  Art: Mike Norton;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Justice League of America Annual #1 — Writer: Steve Orlando;  Art: Kelly Jones;  Colors: Michelle Madsen Super Sons Annual #1 — Writer: Peter Tomasi;  Pencils: Paul Pelletier;  Inks: Cam Smith;  Colors: Hi-Fi New Talent Showcase 2017 — Creators: Various DC books get first position this week, largely on the strength of their Bat-offerings. Batman Annual is … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #448

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Phil

Punisher: The Platoon #3 (of 6) — Writer: Garth Ennis;  Art: Goran Parlov;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire War Stories #25 — Writer: Garth Ennis;  Art: Tomas Aira;  Colors: Juan Rodriguez Thanos #13 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Geoff Shaw;  Colors: Antonio Fabela Redneck #7 — Writer: Donny Gates;  Art: Lisandro Estherren;  Colors: Dee Cunniffe A couple of double shots from good writers this week, one classic and one new: Garth Ennis is the “classic” one, since he’s been writing comics since the early ’90s; he’s best known for Preacher, but his early- to mid-’00s Punisher run with Goran Parlov was the best … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #447

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Phil

Doctor Strange #381 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Gabriel Hernandez Walta;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Punisher #218 — Writer: Matthew Rosenberg;  Art: Guiu Vilanova;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Amazing Spider-Man #791 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen;  Inks: Mark von Grawbadger;  Colors: Rain Beredo The Mighty Thor #701 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: James Harren;  Colors: Dave Stewart Doctor Strange is the most-anticipatred Legacy relaunch this week; writer Donny Cates made a splash last year with the indy books God Country and Redneck (the latter a Texas-vampire genre romp that got shout-outs from, among others, Entertainment Weekly), got tapped by Marvel, … Continue reading →

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