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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #378

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Phil

San Diego convention week brings a number of first issues — eight from indy publishers, and three from DC, but none from Marvel. Let’s start with the indy stuff first, since it’s the most wide-ranging: Snotgirl #1 — Writer: Bryan Lee O’Malley;  Art: Leslie Hung;  Colors: Mickey Quinn Betty and Veronica #1 — Writer/Artist: Adam Hughes;  Colors: Jose Villarrubia Faith #1 — Writer: Jody Houser;  Art: Pere Perez with Margaurite Sauvage and Colleen Duran;  Colors: Andrew Dalhouse Black Hammer #1 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Art: Dean Ormston;  Colors: Dave Stewart Avaterex #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison;  Art: Jeevan J. Kang; … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #374

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Phil

Superman #1 — Writer: Peter J. Tomasi;  Pencils: Patrick Gleason;  Inks: Mick Gray;  Colors: John Kalisz Batman #1 — Writer: Tom King;  Pencils: David Finch;  Inks: Matt Banning;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Titans: Rebirth #1 — Writer: Dan Abnett;  Pencils: Brett Booth;  Inks: Norm Rapmund;  Colors: Andrew Dalhouse Green Arrow #1 — Writer: Benjamin Percy;  Art/Colors: Otto Schmidt Green Lanterns #1 — Writer: Sam Humphries;  Pencils: Robson Rocha;  Inks: Jay Leisten DC’s Big Two get their second relaunch titles this week, as do a couple of the second-tier heroes. Superman continues to be the most changed, as we now have a … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #368

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Phil

Beasts of Burden #1 (of 1) — Writer: Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer;  Art/Colors: Jill Thompson Alan Moore’s Cinema Purgatorio #1 — Creators: Various Renato Jones: The One% #1 — Writer/Artist/Colorist: Kaare Andrews Alpha King #1 (of 5) — Writers: Brian Azzarello and Nick Floyd;  Art: Simon Bisley;  Colors: Ryan Brown 4001 A.D. #1 — Writer: Matt Kindt;  Art: Clayton Crain and David Mack Weavers #1 (of 6) — Writer: Simon Spurrier;  Art: Dylan Burnett; Colors: Triona Farrell King’s Quest #1 (of 5) — Writers: Ben Acker and Heath Corson;  Art: Dan McDaid;  Colors: Omi Remalante A bunch of cool … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #364

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Phil

Black Panther #1 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Art: Brian Stelfreeze;  Colors: Laura Martin Spider-Women Alpha #1 — Writer: Robbie Thompson;  Art: Vanesa Del Ray;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Poe Dameron #1 — Writer: Charles Soule;  Art/Colors: Phil Noto Amadeus Cho: Genius at Work #1 (of 1) — Writers: Greg Pak and Fred van Lente;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa, Gary Frank and Rodney Buchemi Of all the Marvel first issues this week, none has been more anticipated than Black Panther, partly because the company tapped as writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, a prominent author on African-American issues (among other topics), who last year won both … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #359

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Phil

Black Widow #1 — Writers: Chris Samnee and Mark Waid;  Art: Chris Samnee;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art/Colors: Jesus Saiz Two debuts from Marvel: Black Widow‘s had a lot of anticipation, coming from the Daredevil team of Waid and Samnee, and what this first issue offers is basically the first five minutes of a James Bond or Mission Impossible film: a full-on action sequence/chase showcasing the super-spy derring-do aspects of the character. Since much of it is wordless, it’s over quickly, and readers may feel like “That’s it?”, but if … Continue reading →

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