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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #396

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Phil

A.D.: After Death Book One (of 3) — Writer: Scott Snyder;  Art/Colors: Jeff Lemire Usagi Yojimbo #159 — Creator: Stan Sakai Snotgirl #4 — Writer: Bryan Lee O’Malley;  Art: Leslie Hung;  Colors: Mickey Quinn Lumberjanes #32 — Writers: Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh; Art: Carey Pietsch;  Colors: Maarta Laiko Groo: Fray of the Gods #3 (of 4) — Writers: Sergio Aragones with Mark Evanier;  Art: Sergio Aragones;  Colors: Tom Luth Dept. H #8 — Writer/Artist: Matt Kindt;  Colors: Sharlene Kindt Let’s start with the indy books this week, because many of them offer addictive all-ages storytelling, with deep trade-paperback backlists … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #384

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Phil

Silver Surfer #200 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Art: Michael Allred;  Colors: Laura Allred All-New Wolverine Annual #1 — Writer: Tom Taylor;  Art: Marcio Takara;  Color: Mat Lopes Amazing Spider-Man #17 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: R. B. Silva;  Inks: Adriano di Benedetto;  Colors: Marte Gracia Three non-Civil War II tie-ins: Silver Surfer #200 celebrates that title’s anniversary with a 25-page episode of the regular story (with the usual Allred/Slott combination of quirky charm and bittersweet relationship drama), plus a one-page recap, a two-page letters section, a page about the Eisner award for best single issue that the comic won last … Continue reading →

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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 #352

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Phil

Secret Wars #9 (of 9) — Writer: Jonathan Hickman;  Art: Esad Ribic;  Colors: Ive Svorcina Finally! On its own merits (ignoring the lateness, the hundreds of pages of mini-series, etc.) this has been one of the better Marvel events; you can accuse Hickman of many things, but he’s always got a solid plot, and character through-lines that make sense, and he uses them here: at base, this has been a Fantastic Four story (the last for a while), stemming from Hickman’s long run on that title just before he took over the Avengers books, and it’s a good one, with … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #345: Comics as Gifts for Kids

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Phil

If you’re a parent, or Christmas shopping for young- or pre-teens, it can sometimes be hard to find comics that are suitable, without the darker elements of violence or adult themes that so many comics seem to emphasize. However, there are a lot of all-ages books out there, comics that aren’t too cloying or sweet, but offer smart, engaging stories and characters that both adults and kids can appreciate, and this week offers a number of examples: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 — Writers: Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder;  Art: Natacha Bustos;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl … Continue reading →

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