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Tag Archives: Jim Lee
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #217
Usagi Yojimbo #144 — Creator: Stan Sakai I’ve sung the praises of Sakai’s long-eared samurai before, and this issue is a good example of why: it’s the conclusion of a two-part story involving rival soy-sauce breweries. Sound boring? Not so: Sakai wraps careful research into this ancient Japanese staple (there’s an improbably-fascinating essay about it in the back of the book) around a plot involving a noble businessman, a lazy cop, a loyal employee, murder and poetic retribution, all in his clear, suspenseful, action-packed style. As always: if you’re missing this, you’re passing up one of the best monthly comics … Continue reading
It Came From the Back Room #35
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items (these are featured at the discount racks at the west end of the store for two weeks after each post, and then go to the discount racks on the east end of the store for a few weeks, and then disappear into our warehouses, so get them while you can). I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school semester in full gear), this amounts to a two-year … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, News & Promos, Reviews
Tagged Adam Warren, Buscema, Carlos Pacheco, Fantastic Four, Jim Lee, Mark Waid, Mike Wieringo, Paul Ryan, Steve Englehart, Tom Defalco, Walt Simonson
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It Came From the Back Room #11
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’m currently (and finally!) finishing the Marvel “M” stuff, and here’s the last title I’ve encountered: Marvel Comics Presents: MCP was started in mid-1988, and was a biweekly anthology series; it was likely a reaction to DC’s early-1988 move of Action Comics to a weekly anthology (no, kids, … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, Reviews
Tagged Barry Smith, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bob Layton, Chris Claremont, Cindy Martin, Coldblood, Daredevil, Don McGregor, Doug Moench, Erik Larson, Gene Colan, Ghost Rider, Herb Trimpe, Hercules, Hulk, Jim Lee, Jim Starlin, Joe Madureira, John Buscema, John Byrne, Kelley Jones, Man-Thing, Marshall Rogers, Marvel Comics Presents, Master of Kung Fu, Paul Gulacy, Peter David, Rob Liefeld, Sam Kieth, She-Hulk, Spider-man, Steve Ditko, Steve Gerber, Thanos, Tom Sutton, Venom, Weapon X, Wolverine
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