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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #469

Action Comics #1000 — Writer/Pencils: Dan Jurgens;  Inks: Norm Rapmund;  Colors: Hi-Fi;  Other Stories: Various Let’s start with DC this week, especially with Action Comics #1000 being one of the most anticipated comics in months: it’s 80 pages for $8 (well, $7.99…), and in addition to the lead story (14 pages written and drawn by Dan Jurgens, who’s finishing his tenure on the book after very capably helming it since its “Rebirth” relaunch) there are a bunch of shorter tales: “Never-Ending Battle,” a tribute to the various Superman styles over the last 80 years, written by Peter Tomasi and with … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #463

Infinity Countdown #1 (of 5) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Aaron Kuder;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Amazing Spider-Man #797 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger;  Colors: Marte Gracia Avengers #683 — Writers: Jim Zub, Mark Waid and Al Ewing;  Pencils: Paco Medina;  Inks: Juan Vlasco;  Colors: Jesus Aburtov Captain America #699 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Chris Samnee;  Colors: matthew Wilson Marvel’s got a lot of their heavy hitters up to bat this week. Infinity Countdown could have been a mess — a cash grab off the looming Avengers movie, with too many moving parts — … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #461

Black Panther Annual #1 — Writers: Don McGregor, Christopher Priest and Reginald Hudlin;  Art: Mike Perkins, Daniel Acuna and Ken Lashley Infinity Countdown: Prime #1 (of 1) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Mike Deodato, Jr.;  Colors: Frank Martin Doctor Strange: Damnation #1 (of 5) — Writers: Nick Spencer and Donny Cates;  Art/Colors: Rob Reis Marvel manages to capitalize on a mega-hit movie successfully, with the Black Panther Annual featuring new stories from the three writers most associated with him: Don McGregor, whose ’70s run produced Erik Killmonger and one of the movie’s climactic waterfall scenes, and is on the short … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #459

Black Panther: The Sound and the Fury #1 (of 1) — Writer: Ralph Macchio;  Art: Andrea di Vito;  Colors: Laura Villari Rise of the Black Panther #2 (of 6) — Writer: Evan Narcisse;  Consultant: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Art: Javier Pina;  Colors: Stephane Paitreau X-Men Red #1 — Writer: Tom Taylor;  Art: Mahmud Asrar;  Colors: Ive Svorcina X-Men Gold #21 — Writer: Marc Guggenheim;  Pencils: Diego Bernard;  Inks: JP Mayer;  Colors: Arif Prianto Rogue and Gambit #2 (of 5) — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Pere Perez;  Colors: Frank D’Armata Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1 (of 1) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Michael … Continue reading

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