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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #344

Ms. Marvel #1 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa and Adrian Alphona;  Colors: Ian Herring The Mighty Thor #1 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Spider-Woman #1 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Pencils/Colors:  Javier Rodriguez;  Inks: Alvaro Lopez Another week, and another seven first issues from Marvel — three of them with strong female leads. Ms. Marvel is one of the most anticipated; it’s consistently one of Marvel’s best-sellers in its trade collections and digital-download forms, which indicates it’s reaching a younger, more modern audience. It’s easy to see why, too — Wilson, who also … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #343

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Adam Kubert;  Colors: Sonia Oback Uncanny Avengers #2 — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Ryan Stegman;  Colors: Richard Isanove As Marvel continues its relaunch rollout, A-N A-D Avengers is definitely the star of the week: Mark Waid brings clever plotting, deft characterization and an ability to cut right to the heart of a book’s strengths, and teaming him with a Kubert adds a visual panache that makes it even better. Wisely, this first issue doesn’t try to introduce everyone; it focuses on Sam Wilson/Captain America and Tony Stark, with the Miles Morales … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #341

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Angela: Queen of Hel #1 — Writer: Marguerite Bennett;  Art: Kim Jacinto with Stephanie Hans;  Colors: Israel Silva Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 — Writer: Frank Barbiere;  Art: Brent Schoonover;  Colors: Nick Filardi Marvel continues its slow rollout of new books — Squirrel Girl is definitely the star, with its irresistible combination of charm, snarky humor, girl power and clever problem-solving; it’s got the perfect creative team in North and Henderson (just look at New Avengers, where the character is a team member, to see … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #339

Marvel continues their new-issue rollout with seven first issues this week, plus three Secret Wars conclusions, some DC books, six indy debuts and the usual suspects. Let’s look: The New Avengers #1 — Writer: Al Ewing;  Art: Gerardo Sandoval;  Colors: Dono Sanchez Almara The Uncanny Avengers #1 — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Ryan Stegman;  Colors: Richard Isanove A couple of Avengers beginnings: New Avengers has a team run and financed by Robert DeCosta/Sunspot; he’s the new head of A.I.M. (long story), but now it stands for “Avengers Idea Mechanics,” and they have their own island off the coast of California … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #334

Eleven Secret Wars tie-ins this week, but the good news is that seven of them are conclusions; there’s a growing light at the end of Jonathan Hickman’s three-year-old tunnel.  Let’s look at all of them one at a time: Secret Wars: A-Force #4 (of 5) — Writers: Marguerite Bennett and G. Willow Wilson;  Pencils: Jorge Molina;  Inks: Craig Yeung and Walden Wong;  Colors: Laura Martin This tryout/preview for one of Marvel’s new relaunch titles has been decent enough, with sharp character interaction among a diverse, interesting cast. Its momentum gets spoiled here through no fault of its own: the climactic … Continue reading

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