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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #425

The Defenders #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: David Marquez;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Secret Empire #4 (of 10) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Leonil Frances Yu;  Inks: Gerry Alanguilan;  Colors: Sunny Gho Black Panther and the Crew #3 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Pencils: Butch Guice with Mack Chater;  Inks: Scott Hanna with Chater;  Colors: Dan Brown It was an unusually light week for Marvels, but an interesting one. First, there’s The Defenders #1, timed to debut with the Netflix series. Bendis, who created Jessica Jones (and her relationship with Luke Cage, which in the comics involves them married with … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #421

Secret Empire #2 (of 10) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art/Colors: Andrea Sorrentino with Rod Reis Luke Cage #1 — Writer: David F. Walker;  Art: Nelson Blake II;  Colors: Marcio Menyz Generation X #1 — Writer: Christina Strain;  Art: Amilcar Pinna;  Colors: Felipe Sobreiro Nick Fury #2 — Writer: James Robinson;  Pencils: ACO;  Inks: Hugo Petrus;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg I like the way Secret Empire just jumps to the hope-is-all-gone stage of its Hydra takeover of the US, rather than wasting our time with set-up, and Sorrentino’s and Reis’s moody, dimly-lit art and imaginative page design set just the right tone and … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #412

Amazing Spider-Man #25 — (Main Story): Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger; Colors: Marte Gracia Spider-Man #14 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Sara Pichelli;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Ms. Marvel #16 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa;  Colors: Ian Herring The Mighty Thor #17 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat #16 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney L. Williams;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Only five Marvel books, six DCs, and fifteen indy books (including nine just from Image) on tap this week, but let’s start with the … Continue reading

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