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Phil’s Reviews #348: Gender-Friendly Comics

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Phil

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 #343

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Phil

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Adam Kubert;  Colors: Sonia Oback Uncanny Avengers #2 — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Ryan Stegman;  Colors: Richard Isanove As Marvel continues its relaunch rollout, A-N A-D Avengers is definitely the star of the week: Mark Waid brings clever plotting, deft characterization and an ability to cut right to the heart of a book’s strengths, and teaming him with a Kubert adds a visual panache that makes it even better. Wisely, this first issue doesn’t try to introduce everyone; it focuses on Sam Wilson/Captain America and Tony Stark, with the Miles Morales … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #340

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Phil

The Astonishing Ant-Man #1 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art: Ramon Rosanas;  Colors: Jordan Boyd The Uncanny Inhumans #1 — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: Jay Leisten;  Inks: Steve McNiven;  Colors: Sunny Cho Karnak #1 — Writer: Warren Ellis;  Art: Gerardo Zaffino;  Colors: Dan Brown Marvel continues its reboot rollout with three new titles this week:  Ant-Man has some imaginative ideas from Spencer — like a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who’s created an Uber-like app for supervillains: need a hero assassinated? It’ll find whoever’s closest and dispatch them to do the job, as Scott Lang finds out to his dismay. There’s a little … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #337

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Phil

There were only six Secret Wars tie-ins this week (and, even more encouragingly, five were conclusions), but instead of starting with them let’s look at another genre: a batch of quirky, smart kids’ comics: Archie #3 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Fiona Staples;  Colors: Andre Szymanowicz Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual 2015 #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Various The Amazing World of Gumball 2015 Grab Bag Special #1 — Creators: Various Rick and Morty #6 — Writer: Zac Gorman;  Art: Andrew Maclean;  Colors: Nick Filardi Bee and Puppycat #9 — Writer: Patrick Seery;  Art/Colors: Ji in Kim Archie’s … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #332

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Phil

Secret Wars: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #3 (of 4) — Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson;  Art: David Lopez;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: Civil War #3 (of 4) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: Leinil Francis Yu;  Inks: Gerry Alanguilan;  Colors: Sunny Gho Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #4 (of 4) — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Art: Matteo Lolli and Matteo Buffagni;  Colors: Ruth Redmond Secret Wars: E is for Extinction #3 (of 4) — Writers: Chris Burnham and Dennis Culver;  Art: Ramon Villalobos;  Colors: Ian Herring Secret Wars: Hank Johnson, Agent of Hydra #1 (of 1) — Writer: … Continue reading →

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