Reviews

Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #247

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Phil

Hawkeye #9 — Writer: Matt Fraction;  Art: David Aja This continues, in its quiet little way, to be one of the best monthly comics out there — while it’s not like much happens this issue (a couple of the tracksuit Russian mobsters get beaten up, but otherwise the only major action occurs on the last page), it’s a perfect little glimpse into the life of its stubbornly adolescent hero and the five women in his life. Aja continues to be just the right artist for it, too: everyone’s immediately distinguishable, even with Fraction’s “no costumes on anyone” rule, and the … Continue reading →

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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #71 by Dan!

Posted on April 6, 2013 by admin

And we’re back! It was a light week here for comics, but some of these titles are definitely worth talking about. Let’s do this! Detective Comics Writers: John Layman & James Tynion IV Artists: Jay Fabok, Andy Clarke, Henrik Jonsson, Mikel Janin and Jason Masters All right, so while not actually being the 900th issue of Detective Comics (but we all totally know it is) this issue talks about “the 900”, a block in Gotham City that just so happens to get infected by Man-Bat serum and everything goes crazy in Gotham. It’s a surprisingly good issue, and that’s even … Continue reading →

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Free Comic Book Day! May 4, 2013!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Marsha

All About Books and Comics is thrilled to announce our 2013 Free Comic Book Day Party and Sale! Mark your calendars now because you won’t want to miss the fun. Saturday, May 4th 2013 10 am – 6 pm 5060 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-277-0757 Free Comics! Everyone Gets 1 FREE comic – no purchase necessary. Make a purchase of $5.00 or more and get up to 5 FREE Comics! Great Event for the Entire Family! FREE Superhero Face Painting 12 pm – 3 pm Free BALLOON TWISTING 12 pm – 3 pm   Get 15% off  any … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #246

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Phil

B.P.R.D.: Vampire #1 (of 5) — Writer: Mike Mignola;  Art: Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon This sequel to B.P.R.D.: 1947 offers the return of the Brazilian twin brothers Ba and Moon (their last work was the magic-realist Vertigo mini-series Daytripper), and between their evocative art and Mignola’s well-staged, every-word-counts writing, this is one good-looking, creepy horror book. You really don’t need to know any more than that, so you? Young Avengers #3 — Writer: Kieron Gillen;  Art: Jamie McKelvie with Mike Norton Another great writer/artist team (everybody’s read their two Phonogram series, right? The second one, especially? The one I … Continue reading →

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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #70 by Dan!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by admin

All right folks, we’re here, let’s do this! Saga #11 Writer: Brian K Vaughan Artist: Fiona Staples So Saga is pretty awesome, but you knew that already, right? After last issue’s… maybe, upsetting character kill, this issue kicks you in the gut just as hard. Vaughan, as always, makes the reader care about his characters, to the point where the sci-fi weirdness is almost irrelevant. This is the kind of comic that’s accessible to anyone, it’s just really good stuff. Staples art style is something you have to get used to, but once you do, every little piece of effort … Continue reading →

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