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Tag Archives: Groo
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #396

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
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Blue Beetle, Cage, Civil War II, Dept.H., Groo, Harley Quinn, Lumberjanes, Moon Girl Devil Dinosaur, Snotgirl, Spider-man, Super Powers!, Teen Titans, The Ultimates, Thor, Usagi Yojimbo, Venom
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #384

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
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #378

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
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Astro City, Avaterex, Batgirl, Batman, Betty and Veronica, Black Hammer, Black Widow, Casanova, Dept.H., Faith, Groo, Hellblazer, Hellcat, Island, Justice League, Lumberjanes, Red Team, She Wolf, Snotgirl, Spider-Man/Deadpool, Superman, The Hunt, Ultimates, Usagi Yojimbo, Velvet
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #352

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
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers, Batman, Green Lantern, Groo, Hawkeye, Insexts, Rebels, Red Sonya, Red Wolf, Robin, Scarlet Witch, Secret Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thor, Walking Dead, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #345: Comics as Gifts for Kids

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
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Angela, Archie, Art Ops, Black Magick, Carnage, Devil Dinosaur, DK III, Fade Out, Groo, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellboy, Jughead, Moon Girl, Outcast, Saga, Silk, Silver Surfer, Squirrel Girl, Star Wars, Venom, Wolverine
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