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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #357

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Phil

Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill #1 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Scott Hanna;  Colors: Paul Mounts Power Man and Iron Fist #1 — Writer: David Walker;  Art: Sanford Greene;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Deadpool and Cable: Split Second #3 (of 3) — Writer: Fabian Nicieza;  Pencils: Reilly Brown;  Inks: Jay Leisten and Jeremy Freeman;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Two Marvel first issues, and a last one: Pleasant Hill, despite its title, has no Avengers in it; it’s more of a Prisoners riff (or Wayward Pines, if you’re too young for ’60s references), about a seemingly-tranquil community that’s actually … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #351

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Phil

Before we get to the reviews, let’s give a shout-out to DC this week: their new batch of alternative covers for their January issues involves a cool coloring-book-ready black-and-white style, perfect for both kids and adults to pick up some markers and try their hands at the profession of cartoon colorist; even if you’re the kind of fan who shudders at ruining a perfectly-collectable comic, you can always remove the special thicker-paper outer cover, because the book’s regular one is right underneath it — or, buy two copies, one to color and one to keep (then, encourage everyone else to … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #334

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Phil

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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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #315

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Phil

We’re halfway through with Convergence: this is the last week of “new” titles, with the second issues of all the two-part tie-ins starting next week. Let’s check them out, and then tackle the rest of the week’s offerings…. Convergence #4 (of 8) — Writer: Jeff King;  Pencils: Stephen Segovia;  Inks: Seven different guys;  Colors: John Starr with Peter Steigerwald The main title gets a lot more linear this issue, with an actual plot that begins to tie everything together: the Earth-2 heroes, fleeing Telos, have ended up in The Warlord’s dimension of Skartaris, where the evil wizard Deimos is trying … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #305

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Phil

The Multiversity: The Mastermen #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison;  Pencils: Jim Lee;  Inks: Scott Williams, Sandra Hope, Mark Irwin and Jonathan Glapion;  Colors: Alex Sinclair and Jeremy Cox Silk #1 — Writer: Robbie Thompson;  Art: Stacy Lee;  Colors: Ian Herring Ei8ht #1 — Story: Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson;  Script: Mike Johnson;  Art/Colors: Rafael Albuquerque Mandrake the Magician #1 — Writer: Roger Langridge;  Art/Colors: Jeremy Treece A quartet of first issues for this week: Multiversity: Mastermen is the best (even if technically it’s, like, issue #7 of Morrison’s 52-universe-spanning crossover series), because (a) Jim Lee art, (b) the opening splash … Continue reading →

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