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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #415

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: X-Men #1 — Writer: Stan Lee;  Pencils: Jack Kirby;  Inks: Paul Reinman True Believers: Giant-Size X-Men #1 — Writer: Len Wein;  Art: Dave Cockrum;  Colors: Glynis Wein X-Men Gold #1 — Writer: Marc Guggenheim;  Pencils: Ardian Syaf;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Frank Martin In conjunction with this week’s release of X-Men Gold, the new “main” X-Men title, Marvel’s offering $1 reprints of both 1963’s Lee/Kirby X-Men #1, and 1975’s Wein/Cockrum Giant-Size X-Men #1 (weird to consider that the distance between the Silver Age debut and the Bronze Age makeover was only twelve years — and that it’s been … 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 #330

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Phil

Secret Wars #5 ( of  8  ) — Writer: Jonathan Hickman;  Art: Esad Ribic;  Colors: Ive Svorcina Secret Wars: A-Force #3 (of 5) — Writers: Marguerite Bennett and G. Willow Wilson;  Pencils: Jorge Molina;  Inks: Jorge Molina and Craig Yeung;  Colors: Laura Martin Secret Wars: Battleworld 4 (of 4) — (First Story): Writer/Artist: James Stokoe  (Second Story):  Writer: Peter David;  Art: Daniel Valadez;  Colors: David Curiel Secret Wars: Ghost Racers #3 (of 4) — Writer: Felipe Smith;  Art: Juan Gedeon;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Secret Wars: Inhumans: Attilan #4 (of 5) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: John Timms;  Inks: Roberto Poggi; … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #325

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Phil

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 #319

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Phil

This week offers the last of the DC Convergence titles — which would mean less work for me next week, except that now all the Secret Wars tie-ins are in full bloom. Otherwise, there’s new work by Neil Gaiman, Walt Simonson and Alan Moore, plus a few other books. Let’s see: Convergence #8 — Writers: Jeff King and Scott Lobdell;  Pencils: Stephen Segovia, Carlo Pagulayan, Eduardo Pansica and Ethan Van Sciver;  Inks: Five different guys;  Colors: Peter Steigerwald Convergence: Action Comics #2 (of 2) — Writer: Justin Gray;  Pencils: Claude St-Aubin;  Inks: Sean Parsons;  Colors: Lovern Kindzierski and Hi-Fi Convergence: Detective … Continue reading →

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