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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #326

Another big week, with twelve Secret Wars tie-ins (including four debuts), a bunch of second issues involving last month’s DC relaunches, and other interesting stuff, including the final Matt Fraction/David Aja Hawkeye, a new Kieron Gillen sf book, and new issues of Lumberjanes, Justice League, Trees, Groo and Usagi Yojimbo: all perfect for summertime reading.  Adjust the hammock, put another ice cube in the lemonade, and let’s get started… Secret Wars: Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1 (of 2) — Writer: Al Ewing;  Pencils: Alan Davis;  Inks: Mark Farmer;  Colors: Wil Quintana Secret Wars: Guardians of Knowhere #1 (of … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #325

Lots and lots of comics this week — including thirteen (!) Secret Wars tie-ins — so let’s just do it: Secret Wars: Age of Apocalypse #1 (of 4) — Writer: Fabian Nicieza;  Art: Gerardo Sandoval;  Colors: David Curiel Secret Wars: Civil War #1 (of 4) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: Leinil Francis Yu;  Inks: Gerry Alanguilan;  Colors: Sunny Cho Secret Wars: 1872 #1 (of 3) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Nik Virella;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #2 (of 4) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Salva Espin;  Colors: Val Staples Secret Wars: Ghost Racers … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #322

This week offers fewer Secret Wars tie-ins than last (“only” six), but more DC debuts (eight), with a couple of indy first issues and the usual bunch of other interesting stuff: Secret Wars: Runaways #1 (of 3) — Writer: Noelle Stevenson;  Art: Sanford Greene;  Colors: John Rauch Secret Wars: Squadron Sinister #1 (of 3) — Writer: Marc Guggenheim;  Pencils: Carlos Pacheco;  Inks: Mariano Taibo;  Colors: Frank Martin Secret Wars: Thors #1 (of 3) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Pencils: Chris Sprouse;  Inks: Karl Story;  Colors: Marte Gracia Secret Wars: Armor Wars #2 (of 4) — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Marcio Takara; … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #320

Hoo boy — with Convergence done. you’d think there’d be a chance to relax in the early-summer heat (and, weirdly, rain), but instead we get nine Secret Wars books from Marvel, plus five DC first issues (and major turning-point episodes of Action and Justice League), along with the usual batch of cool indy stuff too. Let’s run them down: Secret Wars #3 (of 8) — Writer: Jonathan Hickman;  Art: Esad Ribic;  Colors: Ive Svorcina Secret Wars: Years of Future Past #1 (of 4) — Writer: Marguerite Bennett;  Art: Mike Norton;  Colors: FCO Plascencia Secret Wars: X-Tinction Agenda #1 (of 3) … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #315

We’re halfway through with Convergence: this is the last week of “new” titles, with the second issues of all the two-part tie-ins starting next week. Let’s check them out, and then tackle the rest of the week’s offerings…. Convergence #4 (of 8) — Writer: Jeff King;  Pencils: Stephen Segovia;  Inks: Seven different guys;  Colors: John Starr with Peter Steigerwald The main title gets a lot more linear this issue, with an actual plot that begins to tie everything together: the Earth-2 heroes, fleeing Telos, have ended up in The Warlord’s dimension of Skartaris, where the evil wizard Deimos is trying … Continue reading

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