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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #326

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Phil

Another big week, with twelve Secret Wars tie-ins (including four debuts), a bunch of second issues involving last month’s DC relaunches, and other interesting stuff, including the final Matt Fraction/David Aja Hawkeye, a new Kieron Gillen sf book, and new issues of Lumberjanes, Justice League, Trees, Groo and Usagi Yojimbo: all perfect for summertime reading.  Adjust the hammock, put another ice cube in the lemonade, and let’s get started… Secret Wars: Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1 (of 2) — Writer: Al Ewing;  Pencils: Alan Davis;  Inks: Mark Farmer;  Colors: Wil Quintana Secret Wars: Guardians of Knowhere #1 (of … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #321

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Phil

Another big week — Marvel’s right in the middle of Secret Wars, with no regular issue but twelve tie-ins, while DC continues rolling out its new titles, with five debuts — plus a couple of #1s from other publishers, plus the regular good stuff too. Let’s jump right in: Secret Wars: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1 (of 3) — Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson;  Art/Colors: David Lopez Secret Wars: Ghost Racers #1 (of 3) — Writer: Felipe Smith;  Art: Juan Gedeon;  Color: Tamra Bonvillain Secret Wars: Inferno #2 (of 4) — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Art: Javier Garron; … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #246

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Phil

B.P.R.D.: Vampire #1 (of 5) — Writer: Mike Mignola;  Art: Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon This sequel to B.P.R.D.: 1947 offers the return of the Brazilian twin brothers Ba and Moon (their last work was the magic-realist Vertigo mini-series Daytripper), and between their evocative art and Mignola’s well-staged, every-word-counts writing, this is one good-looking, creepy horror book. You really don’t need to know any more than that, so you? Young Avengers #3 — Writer: Kieron Gillen;  Art: Jamie McKelvie with Mike Norton Another great writer/artist team (everybody’s read their two Phonogram series, right? The second one, especially? The one I … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #220

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Phil

America’s Got Powers #1 (of 6) — Writer: Jonathan Ross;  Art: Bryan Hitch Ross is the former British talk-show host who’s a big comics geek, and has dabbled in writing them before (Turf, about Prohibition-era vampires, came out a year or two ago). Here, he’s snagged Bryan Hitch as artist, which helps his cause considerably. The comic itself is nakedly commercial: it’s a mashup of J. Michael Straczynski’s  Rising Stars (radiation from a mysterious meteor causes a bunch of kids whose mothers are exposed to it to be born with super-powers), America’s Got Talent (there’s a reality show wherein the … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #218

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Phil

Saga #1 — Writer: Brian K. Vaughan;  Art: Fiona Staples Vaughan’s last extended series was Y: The Last Man, so he’s got a reputation to uphold, and this debut issue does so nicely: it’s a fantasy/Star Wars/Romeo and Juliet mashup, with all the sprawl its name implies — but this first issue focuses very tightly on just two characters, and the third one they produce. It’s very well done, and Staples brings enormous talent to the drawing: she’s just the kind of artist I admire, able to work with small human expressions and double-page city-destroying splashes (with giant turtles added!) … Continue reading →

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