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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #211
The Defenders #1 — Writer: Matt Fraction; Penciller: Terry Dodson; Inker: Rachel Dodson This is Marvel’s latest attempt to revive this franchise, a best-seller in the ’70s and ’80s but not particularly successful since then, and Fraction’s using leftover plotlines from Fear Itself to do it (specifically, the Nul character who possessed the Hulk, now loose in our world and threatening to break the universe). The core group of Dr. Strange, Silver Surfer and Namor are there, with the Red She-Hulk substituting for Bruce Banner, and Iron Fist thrown in (presumably because Fraction likes writing him). As with Iron Man … Continue reading
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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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #188
Iron Man #500 — Writer: Matt Fraction; Art: Salvador Larroca and Frank D’Armata; Kano; Nathan Fox and Javier Rodriguez; Carmine Di Giandomenico and Matthew Wilson One of those start-the-original-numbering-over anniversary issues, complete with a five-page gallery of all 500 covers. Fraction proved with last year’s Iron Man Annual that’s he’s good at these big-event comics, and he doesn’t disappoint here, providing a 56-page story that guest-stars Spider-Man and roams from the present to the year 2052 (where the Mandarin, who was handled so well by Fraction in that annual, has taken over the world) and back; the varying time periods … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Alex Maleev, Bendis, Buffy, Camuncoli, Deadpool, Garth Ennis, Hellblazer, Iron Man, Jason Aaron, Joss Whedon, Kyle Baker, Lapham, Mandarin, Matt Fraction, Peter Milligan, Scarlet, Simon Bisley, The Boys, Wolverine
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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #178
Hellboy — The Storm #3 (of 3) — Writer: Mike Mignola; Art: Duncan Fegredo Baltimore: The Plague Ships #2 (of 5) — Writers: Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden; Art: Ben Steinbeck These two books are connected because they’re both from the Mignola studio, and both reflect the very high quality of all of its output. Hellboy, of course, is their franchise character, and this issue offers perfect examples of his stubborn, cranky morality: he’s going to do what his gut tells him is right, and if you give him any crap you’re gonna get punched. Add the accomplished horror art … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Alex Maleev, Angel, Astro City, Bendis, Buffy, Duncan Fegredo, Greg Rucka, Hellboy, Jason Aaron, Joss Whedon, Kurt Busiek, Mike Mignola, Namor, Peter Milligan, Plague Ships, Punisher, Scarlet, Stumptown, Wolverine
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