Tag Archives: Marvel Comics Presents

Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #524

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Phil

War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of Giants #1 (of 1) — Writer: Tom Taylor;  Pencils: Jorge Molina;  Inks: Adriano di Benedetto;  Colors: David Curiel War of the Realms: The Punisher #2 (of 3) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Pencils: Marcelo Ferreira;  Inks: Roberto Poggi;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #2 (of 3) (Legacy #636) — Writer: Matthew Rosenberg;  Art: Pere Perez;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #2 (of 4) — Writer: Greg Pak;  Art: Gang Hyuk Lim;  Colors: Federico Blee War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #3 (of … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #513

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Phil

True Believers: Captain Marvel — The New Ms. Marvel #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: Dave Cockrum;  Inks: Bob Wiacek;  Colors: Mary Ellen True Believers: Captain Marvel — Avenger #1 (of 1) — Writer: David Michelinie;  Pencils: John Byrne;  Inks: Klaus Janson;  Colors: Sharen True Believers: Captain Marvel — Betrayed! #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: Michael Golden;  Inks: Armando Gil;  Colors: Michael Golden Captain Marvel: Braver and Mightier #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jody Houser;  Art: Simone Buonfantino;  Colors: Erick Arciniega The Captain Marvel movie debuts next week, and Marvel’s certainly ready: they’ve been publishing their “True … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #507

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Phil

Invaders #1 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Carlos Magno with Butch Guice;  Colors: Alex Guimaraes Marvel Comics Presents #1 — Creators: Various Black Widow #1 — Writers: Jen and Sylvia Soska;  Art: Flaviano;  Colors: Veronica Gandini Why so much focus on the Submariner lately? He’s becoming a major Avengers villain, with Mad Max-y armor and a meaner, deadlier damn-the-surface-world attitude, while also co-starring in a revival of the original-team Defenders; this week, he’s featured prominently in two new series: the revived Invaders #1, and the anthology Marvel Comics Presents.  Well, Marvel’s celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, and Prince Namor was their first … Continue reading →

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It Came From the Back Room #11

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Phil

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 →

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