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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #442

Falcon #1 — Writer: Rodney Barnes;  Art: Joshua Cassara;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Amazing Spider-Man #789 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen; Inks: Wade von Grawbadger;  Colors: Marte Gracia Uncanny Avengers #28 — Writer: Jim Zub;  Art: Sean Izaakse;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Runaways #2 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell;  Art: Kris Anka;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Defenders #6 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: David Marquez;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Hulk #11 — Writer: Mariko Tamaki;  Art: Bachan;  Colors: Federico Blee The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #25 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Falcon #1 is the only true new … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #438

Runaways #1 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell;  Art: Kris Anka;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Secret Empire: Omega #1 (of 1) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art: Andrea Sorrentino with Joe Bennett, Joe Pimentel, Scott Hanna and Rachelle Rosenberg Runaways was an early hit for Brian K. Vaughan (and artist Adrian Alphona) about fifteen years ago; its mix of super-teen angst (the various kids are linked when they discover their parents all belong to an Illuminati-like super-villain group), and YA hormonal relationships was a critical and, for a while, commercial success. This revival’s writer, Rainbow Rowell, has published a number of successful YA novels … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #433

True Believers: The Mighty Thor #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and Larry Leiber True Believers: Thor vs. Hulk #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee True Believers: Groot #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee Generations: Phoenix and Jean Grey #1 (of 1) — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Pencils: R. B. Silva;  Inks: Adriano Di Benedetto with R. B. Silva;  Colors: Rain Beredo Inhumans: Once and Future Kings #1 (of 5) — Writer: Christopher Priest;  Art/Colors: Phil Noto As with every week this month, Marvel’s got a couple of one-dollar Jack Kirby reprints that are worth your … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #429

Spider-Men II #1 (of 5) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Sara Pichelli;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Amazing Spider-Man #30 — Writers: Dan Slott and Christos Gage;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger; Colors: Marte Gracia Venom #152 — Writer: Mike Costa;  Art: Gerardo Sandoval;  Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara Edge of Venomverse #2 (of 5) — Writer: Christopher Hastings;  Art: Irene Strychalski; Colors: Java Tartaglia Spider-Men II is a sequel to the five-year-old Spider-Men, also by Bendis and Pichelli, which brought together the Marvel and Ultimate-Universe Spider-Men for the first time; it stems from a scene at the end of the … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #403

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #16 — Writers: Ryan North and Will Murray;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi The Mighty Thor #15 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Ms. Marvel #14 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa;  Colors: Ian Herring Jessica Jones #4 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Michael Gaydos;  Colors: Matt Hollingsworth As so often lately, we’re starting with the Marvel women heroes, because they’re currently starring in some of the most innovative and fun comics. Squirrel Girl is celebrating its 25th anniversary. How is that possible for a book that just … Continue reading

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