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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #507

Invaders #1 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky; Art: Carlos Magno with Butch Guice; Colors: Alex Guimaraes Marvel Comics Presents #1 — Creators: Various Black Widow #1 — Writers: Jen and Sylvia Soska; Art: Flaviano; Colors: Veronica Gandini Why so much focus on the Submariner lately? He’s becoming a major Avengers villain, with Mad Max-y armor and a meaner, deadlier damn-the-surface-world attitude, while also co-starring in a revival of the original-team Defenders; this week, he’s featured prominently in two new series: the revived Invaders #1, and the anthology Marvel Comics Presents. Well, Marvel’s celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, and Prince Namor was their first … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #506

Captain Marvel #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson; Art: Carmen Carnero; Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 — Writer: Tom Taylor; Art: Juann Cabal; Colors: Nolan Woodard Miles Morales: Spider-Man #2 — Writer: Saladin Ahmed; Art: Javier Garron; Colors: David Curiel Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #4 — Writer: Seanan McGuire; Art: Rosi Kampe and Takeshi Miyazawa; Colors: Ian Herring Man Without Fear #1 (of 5) — Writer: Jed MacKay; Art: Danilo S. Beyruth; Colors: Andres Mossa Man Without Fear #2 (of 5) — Writer: Jed MacKay; Art: Stefano Landini; Colors: Andres Mossa Web of Venom: Venom Unleashed #1 (of 1) — … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #505

Conan the Barbarian #1 (Legacy #276) — Writer: Jason Aaron; Art: Mahmud Asrar; Colors: Matthew Wilson True Believers: Conan the Barbarian #1 (of 1) — Writer: Roy Thomas; Pencils: Barry Smith; Inks: Dan Adkins True Believers: Conan the Barbarian: Tower of the Elephant #1 (of 1) — Writer: Roy Thomas; Pencils: Barry Smith; Inks: Sal Buscema Champions #1 — Writer: Jim Zub; Art: Steven Cummings; Colors: Marcio Menyz with Erick Arciniega Infinity Wars: Infinity #1 (of 1) — Writer: Gerry Duggan; Pencils: Mark Bagley; Inks: Andrew Hennessy; Colors: Guru-eFX Wolverine: The Long Night #1 (of 5) — Writer: Benjamin Percy; … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #504

Fantastic Four #650 — Writer: Dan Slott; Artists: Aaron Kuder, Michael Allred and Adam Hughes Superior Spider-Man #1 — Writer: Christos Gage; Pencils: Mike Hawthorne; Inks: Wade von Grawbadger; Colors: Jordie Bellaire X-Force #1 — Writer: Ed Brisson; Art: Dylan Burnett; Colors: Jesus Aburtov Uncanny X-Men #7 (Legacy #626) — Writers: Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson and Ed Brisson; Art: Pere Perez; Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg This Christmas-to-New-Year period is mostly a skip week, but Marvel’s got a major anniversary special and a couple of first issues, and a few indy books dribbled out too. Fantastic Four #650 (or #5 if you’re … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #503

Season’s Beatings #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jason Latour; Art/Colors:Various Defenders: The Best Defense #1 — Writer: Al Ewing; Pencils: Joe Bennett; Inks: Belardino Brabo; Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara True Believers: Fantastic Four — Frightful Four #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Jack Kirby; Inks: Chic Stone True Believers: Fantastic Four — Klaw #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Jack Kirby; Inks: Joe Sinnott True Believers: Fantastic Four — Blastaar #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Jack Kirby; Inks: Joe Sinnott True Believers: Fantastic Four — Ronan #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: … Continue reading