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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #175

Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour — Writer/Artist: Bryan Lee O’Malley Yes, it’s a satisfying conclusion, and a cultural phenomenon, and about to be a movie — but don’t read this volume if you’ve never heard of it until now: it’s the sixth and last book of a series. Go get Scott Pilgrim #1, start there, and work up to the end. That way, you’ll get to see O’Malley develop over the six years it took to create this story (there’s a noticeable leap in storytelling ability with each of the first five books), and you’ll get to know and care for … Continue reading

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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #1 By Dan!

Hey folks! With the new website running smoothly, we’ve decided to change things up just a little bit.  Reviews will now only be one post per week, but The Professor and I will both have a different column on Sundays!  So get ready for some slight changes.  Also, make sure to wear a helmet, in case I blow your mind! My Top Five (The five best comics of the week) Batman 701 Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Tony Daniel Morrison’s Batman run has been one of the crazier things of the past couple years, which is no big surprise.  Here he … Continue reading

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Early Run of Amazing Spider-man and Daredevil Just In!

As the old saying goes, when it rains, it pours! In the last week, we acquired a nice run of Amazing Spiderman, from issue #9 and up, and Daredevil, from #17 and up. A selection of these early issues are currently being featured in our “as seen on our online shop” display case in the west end of the store! The majority of these books are in the G/VG “affordable” range. The day after acquiring this collection, we also purchased a Giant Size X-Men #1, and an early Silver Age X-Men #3! We’ll be purchasing many more early books from … Continue reading

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