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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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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #376

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #9 — Writer: Ryan North;  Pencils: Erica Henderson;  Inks: Tom Fowler; Colors: Rico Renzi Extraordinary X-Men #11 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado All-New All-Different Avengers #11 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Mahmud Asrar;  Colors: Dave McCaig Captain America: Steve Rogers #2 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art/Colors: Jesus Saiz Spider-Man #5 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Sara Pichelli;  Ink Assist: Gaetano Carlucci;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Ten new Marvels to talk about, so let’s take them five at a time. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl gets to the top of the … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews #348: Gender-Friendly Comics

A few weeks ago, we were talking about comics for kids; this week, let’s talk about another underserved class of readers: girls and women.  There’ve always been exceptions to the comics-are-for-guys meme — the Chris Claremont X-Men of the ’70s and ’80s, New Teen Titans in the ’80s, Sandman and a lot of Vertigo titles in the ’90s, and big chunks of the manga boom in the ’00s  — but in the last two years we’ve seen both a new commitment by the big comics companies to attract a more diverse audience, and an explosion of female creators, both writers … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #346

Daredevil #1 — Writer: Charles Soule;  Art: Ron Garney;  Colors: Matt Milla The Totally Awesome Hulk #1 — Writer: Greg Pak;  Art: Frank Cho;  Colors: Sonia Oback Red Wolf #1 — Writer: Nathan Edmondson;  Pencils: Dalibor Talajic;  Inks: Jose Marzan, Jr.;  Colors: Miroslav Mrva All-New X-Men #1 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Andrew Hennessy;  Colors: Nolan Woodard Guardians of Infinity #1 — Writer: Dan Abnett;  Pencils: Carlo Barberi;  Inks: Walden Wong;  Colors: Israel Silva All-New Inhumans #1 — Writers: James Asmus and Charles Soule;  Art: Stefano Caselli;  Colors: Andres Mossa Spidey #1 — Writer: Robbie Thompson;  Art: … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #344

Ms. Marvel #1 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa and Adrian Alphona;  Colors: Ian Herring The Mighty Thor #1 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Spider-Woman #1 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Pencils/Colors:  Javier Rodriguez;  Inks: Alvaro Lopez Another week, and another seven first issues from Marvel — three of them with strong female leads. Ms. Marvel is one of the most anticipated; it’s consistently one of Marvel’s best-sellers in its trade collections and digital-download forms, which indicates it’s reaching a younger, more modern audience. It’s easy to see why, too — Wilson, who also … Continue reading

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