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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #416

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Phil

Black Panther and the Crew #1 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Pencils: Butch Guice;  Inks: Scott Hanna;  Colors: Dan Brown X-Men: Blue #1 — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Art: Jorge Molina and Matteo Buffagni;  Colors: Matt Milla Weapon X #1 — Writer: Greg Pak;  Pencils: Greg Land;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Frank D’Armata In a week that sees the debut of two major X-books (well, one and a half…), Black Panther and the Crew #1 leads off because, despite its title, it’s a Misty Knight/Storm teamup in New York City that’s a valentine to the Chris Claremont-era Uncanny X-Men. Coates was facing … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #402

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Phil

The Unstoppable Wasp #1 — Writer: Jeremy Whitley;  Art: Elsa Charretier;  Colors: Megan Wilson Hawkeye #2 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Leonardo Romero;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Avengers #3 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Mike del Mundo;  Colors: del Mundo with Marco D’Alfonso Champions #4 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado Nova #2 — Writers: Jeff Loveness and Ramon Perez;  Art: Ramon Perez;  Colors: Ian Herring The Unstoppable Wasp really wants to be The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and shares a lot of its DNA: it’s built to attract elementary, middle-school and even high-school girls, … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #389

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Phil

Champions #1 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado Jessica Jones #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Michael Gaydos;  Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Cage! #1 (of 4) — Writer/Penciller: Genndy Tartakovsky;  Inks: Stephen DeStefano;  Colors: Scott Wills Death of X #1 (of 4) — Writers: Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule;  Art: Aaron Kuder;  Colors: Morry Hollowell Of the Marvel debuts this week, Champions has gotten the biggest push, with its top-tier creative team and  diverse young social-justice-warrior cast. Waid’s been writing the core three — Ms. Marvel, the Miles Morales Spider-Man, and Nova — … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #363

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Phil

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #5 — Writers: Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder;  Art: Natacha Bustos;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #6 — Writer: Ryan North with Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Jughead #5 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Andre Syzmanowicz Jem and the Holograms #13 — Writer:  Kelly Thompson;  Art: Sophie Campbell;  Colors: M. Victoria Robado These four books always seem to come out around the same week, and they’re classy, vastly-entertaining all-ages comics that make me happy. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur wraps its first arc, its pint-size heroine executing … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #350

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Phil

Rocket Raccoon and Groot #1 — Writer: Skottie Young;  Art: Filipe Andrade;  Colors: Jean-Francois Beaulieu Deadpool and Cable #1 (of 3) — Writer: Fabian Nicieza;  Pencils: Reilly Brown;  Inks: Reilly Brown and Jay Leisten;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Only two Marvel first issues this week, and they’re both retreads — Rocket Raccoon and Groot is by last year’s Rocket Raccoon creative team, which is good: Young, especially, has a knack for acid-tinged, off-kilter cuteness (see his I Hate Fairyland), and it mixes well with the space opera here.  My only complaint is that it’s an odd choice of story for a first issue, … Continue reading →

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