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Tag Archives: Jim Shooter
It Came From the Back Room #54
I knew it had been a while since we did one of these back-room-special posts, but when I checked the archives I was surprised that the last one was way back in early October. It’s not that I haven’t been working on backstock; it’s that Batman comics took a long time to sort, and then while we put them out in early December I never did a post on them, and now for the last month and a half or more I’ve been working on Avengers comics. It turned out that we had 17 long boxes (or almost 6,000 comics’ … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, Marvel, News & Promos, Reviews
Tagged Avengers, Bob Harras, Geoff Johns, George Perez, Jim Shooter, John Buscema, Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, Steve Epting
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #200
Flashpoint #3 (of 5) — Writer: Geoff Johns; Pencils: Andy Kubert; Inks: Sandra Hope This being the middle of five chapters, it’s the appropriate time for our lead character to regain his powers (by doing the exact same thing he did in the previous issue, only adding more… cowbell, or something), and try to get the JLA band back together — although, as it turns out, some of the members are in better shape than others. As a main event, this comic has been a lot more focused than Marvel’s Fear Itself — it’s shorter, and the problem (undo the … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Adam Kubert, Batman, Doctor Solar, Fear Itself, Flashpoint, Gail Simone, Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire, Jim Shooter, Jonah Hex, Matt Fraction, Secret Six, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #197
Uncanny X-Men #537 — Writer: Kieron Gillen; Pencils: Terry Dodson; Inks: Rachel Dodson The two main X-books are in good hands right now: here, Gillen is in the middle of a sequel to Joss Whedon’s “Breakworld” story, and it’s the point in the narrative where things are going very badly for… well, everyone, but especially for Kitty, who’s the focus of this issue. Solid characterization, with clear motives even for the bad guy, and the Dodsons’ art is both pretty and expressive enough to make Kitty’s wordless attempts to get help poignant and clear. Lots of good bits (Wolverine to … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Azzarello, Carey, Dodson, Gillen, Jim Shooter, Kirkman, Lemire, Magnus, Mighty Samson, Paul Pope, Risso, Strange Adventures, Super Dinosaur, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #190
Jennifer Blood #1 (of 5?) — Writer: Garth Ennis; Art: Adriana Batista A suburban housewife is also the Punisher — that’s the premise of this mini-series, one that Ennis says, in an interview in the back, is meant to be less “bleak,” and lighter in tone, than a lot of his recent work. Of course, as an example of “lighter,” he mentions Hitman, which had a body count higher than most W.W.II movies — so, too, with this book, which features our heroine going to the docks at night (after spiking her husband’s and kids’ bedtime drinks with Valium) to blow … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Adriana Batista, Doom Patrol, Gail Simone, Garth Ennis, Hellblazer, Jason Aaron, Jennifer Blood, Jim Shooter, Jordan Crane, Jubilee, Kathryn Immonen, Magnus, Mighty Samson, Peter Milligan, Phil Noto, Secret Six, Simon Bisley, Spider-man, Uptight, Venom, Wolverine
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It Came From the Back Room #13
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 (even with school on holiday break right now), this amounts to a two-year project. This week, I’m on the letter “L.” As it turns out, there are no Marvel “L” regular series, so it’s all indy and DC titles for the time being. Here’s what’s new out on the discount racks: Legion of Super-Heroes: Yes, it’s actually only one title, but since it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, DC, Reviews
Tagged Andy Lanning, Barry Kitson, Cary Bates, Dan Abnett, Dave Cockrum, Francis Manapul, Gerry Conway, Great Darkness Saga, Greg LaRoque, Howard Chaykin, James Sherman, Jim Shooter, Jim Starlin, Joe Staton, Jose Munoz, keith Giffen, Legion of Super-Heroes, LSH, Mark Waid, Mike Grell, Mike Nasser, Olivier Coipel, Paul Levitz, Steve Ditko, Steve Lightle, Superboy, Walt Simonson
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