Tag Archives: Green Lantern
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #501
True Believers: Fantastic Four: Skrulls #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Jack Kirby True Believers: Fantastic Four: Puppet Master #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Jack Kirby True Believers: Fantastic Four: Mad Thinker #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Jack Kirby; Inks: Dan Ayers This week’s best bargains, as they often are, are the Marvel “True Believers” $1 reprint books — for $3, you can get copies of Fantastic Four #2, 8 and 15, all by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, from back when the FF was Marvel’s flagship comic, and Spider-Man and the … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #497
Green Lantern #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison; Art: Liam Sharp; Colors: Steve Oliff Sideways Annual #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison with Dan Didio; Art: Will Conrad and Cliff Richards; Colors: Hi-Fi Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 (of 6) — Creators: Various Batman #58 — Writer: Tom King; Art: Mikel Janin; Colors: Jordie Bellaire Justice League #11 — Writer: Scott Snyder; Art/Colors: Francis Manapul United States Vs. Murder Inc. #2 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Michael Avon Oeming; Colors: Taki Soma The biggest news this week is Grant Morrison’s return to DC with his new ongoing Green Lantern; it’s crammed … Continue reading
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
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #418
The Mighty Thor #18 — Writer: Jason Aaron; Art: Russell Dauterman; Colors: Matthew Wilson Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #18 — Writers: Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder; Art: Natacha Bustos; Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #17 — Writer: Kate Leth; Art: Brittney L. Williams; Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Hulk #5 — Writer: Mariko Tamaki; Art: Nico Leon; Colors: Matt Milla and Andrew Crossley Of the books spotlighting women characters this week, Mighty Thor continues to be the most mainstream (and, not coincidentally, the best-selling), with its Asgardian/Shi’ar war, various gods and Phoenix forces, and Xavier-School alum Quentin Quire combining … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #414
Green Lantern/Space Ghost Special #1 (of 1) — Writers: James Tynion IV and Christopher Sebela; Art/Colors: Ariel Olivetti Adam Strange/Future Quest Special #1 (of 1) — Writers: Marc Andreyko and Jeff Parker; Art: Steve Lieber; Colors: Veronica Gandini Booster Gold/The Flintstones Special #1 (of 1) — Writer: Mark Russell; Pencils: Rick Leonardi; Inks: Scott Hanna; Colors: Steve Buccellato Suicide Squad/The Banana Splits Special #1 (of 1) — Writer: Tony Bedard; Pencils: Ben Caldwell; Inks: Mark Morales; Colors: Jeremy Lawson Harley’s Little Black Book #6 — Writers: Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti; Art: Simon Bisley; Colors: Paul Mounts March had five … Continue reading
