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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #496

Batman Secret Files #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2 (of 5) — Writer/Artist: Sam Kieth; Colors: Ronda Pattison From its title, I thought Batman Secret Files #1 would be like those ’90s/’00s SF versions with a story or two, and then a bunch of Who’s Who-type entries, city maps and other world-fillers. Not so; it’s a straight five-story anthology: a three-page opener by Tom King and Mikel Janin; an eight-pager about a GCPD officer’s encounter with the Scarecrow, in which writer Ram V and artist Jorge Fornes use (and then don’t use) the nine-panel grid … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #492

X-Men: Black — Magneto #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont; Pencils: Dalibor Talajic; Inks: Roberto Poggi and Belarino Brabo; Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara Superior Octopus #1 (of 1) — Writer: Christos Gage; Pencils: Mike Hawthorne; Inks: Wade von Grawbadger; Colors: Jordie Bellaire Typhoid Fever: Spider-Man #1 (of 1) — Writer: Clay McLeod Chapman; Art: Stefano Landini; Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Sleepwalker #1 (of 4) — Writers: Chad Bowers and Chris Sims; Art: Todd Nauck; Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Shatterstar #1 (of 5) — Writer: Tim Seeley; Pencils: Carlos Villa and Gerardo Sandoval; Inks: Juan Vlasco; Colors: Carlos Lopez X-Men: Black is a … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #488

True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary: Daredevil by Lee and Everett #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee; Pencils: Bill Everett; Inks: Steve Ditko and Sol Brodsky True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary: Daredevil by Smith, Quesda and Palmiotti #1 (of 1) — Writer: Kevin Smith; Pencils: Joe Quesada; Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; Colors: Dan Kemp True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary: Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev #1 (of1) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Alex Maleev; Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Marvel’s “True Believer” $1 reprints have been providing cheap comics history for a while now; this month they’re focusing on the 20th … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #425

The Defenders #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: David Marquez; Colors: Justin Ponsor Secret Empire #4 (of 10) — Writer: Nick Spencer; Pencils: Leonil Frances Yu; Inks: Gerry Alanguilan; Colors: Sunny Gho Black Panther and the Crew #3 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Pencils: Butch Guice with Mack Chater; Inks: Scott Hanna with Chater; Colors: Dan Brown It was an unusually light week for Marvels, but an interesting one. First, there’s The Defenders #1, timed to debut with the Netflix series. Bendis, who created Jessica Jones (and her relationship with Luke Cage, which in the comics involves them married with … Continue reading