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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #496

Batman Secret Files #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2 (of 5) — Writer/Artist: Sam Kieth; Colors: Ronda Pattison From its title, I thought Batman Secret Files #1 would be like those ’90s/’00s SF versions with a story or two, and then a bunch of Who’s Who-type entries, city maps and other world-fillers. Not so; it’s a straight five-story anthology: a three-page opener by Tom King and Mikel Janin; an eight-pager about a GCPD officer’s encounter with the Scarecrow, in which writer Ram V and artist Jorge Fornes use (and then don’t use) the nine-panel grid … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #487

Venom: First Host #1 (of 5) — Writer: Mike Costa;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Andrew Hennesy;  Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara Web of Venom: Ve’Nam #1 (of 1) — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Juanan Ramirez;  Colors: Felipe Sobreiro Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends #1 (of 1) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Art: Ramon Rosanas;  Colors: Guru-eFX Extermination #2 (of 5) — Writer: Ed Brisson;  Art: Pepe Larraz;  Colors: Marte Gracia X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis #2 (of 2) — Creator: Ed Piskor Venom (who’s got a movie looming) and X-books dominate the Marvel offerings this week.  Venom: First Host looks at the alien … Continue reading

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