Tag Archives: Secret Empire

Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #438

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Phil

Runaways #1 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell;  Art: Kris Anka;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Secret Empire: Omega #1 (of 1) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art: Andrea Sorrentino with Joe Bennett, Joe Pimentel, Scott Hanna and Rachelle Rosenberg Runaways was an early hit for Brian K. Vaughan (and artist Adrian Alphona) about fifteen years ago; its mix of super-teen angst (the various kids are linked when they discover their parents all belong to an Illuminati-like super-villain group), and YA hormonal relationships was a critical and, for a while, commercial success. This revival’s writer, Rainbow Rowell, has published a number of successful YA novels … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #436

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Phil

Secret Empire #10 (of 10) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Steve McNiven;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Matthew Wilson True Believers: Kirby 100th — Ant-Man and the Wasp #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Stan Lee and H.E. Huntley True Believers: Kirby 100th — Iron Man #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Stan Lee and R. Berns Generations: The Archers #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Stefano Raffaele;  Colors: Digikore Star Wars: Mace Windu #1 — Writer: Matt Owens;  Pencils: Denys Cowan;  Inks: Roberto Poggi;  Colors: Guru-eFX Secret Empire, although it’s had its bumps along the way, ends well, … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #435

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Phil

This week, for $3, less than the price of one new comic, you can get three, all by Jack Kirby: True Believers: Kirby 100th — Nick Fury #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee True Believers: Kirby 100th — Inhumans #1 — Creator: Jack Kirby True Believers: Kirby 100th — Devil Dinosaur #1 — Creator: Jack Kirby They form an interesting sequence, too: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D is from 1965, at the height of both the Silver Age and the ’60s super-spy craze; we watch middle-aged, tough-as-nails WW II vet Fury (in his late 40s, just like Kirby) gets … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #433

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: The Mighty Thor #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and Larry Leiber True Believers: Thor vs. Hulk #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee True Believers: Groot #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee Generations: Phoenix and Jean Grey #1 (of 1) — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Pencils: R. B. Silva;  Inks: Adriano Di Benedetto with R. B. Silva;  Colors: Rain Beredo Inhumans: Once and Future Kings #1 (of 5) — Writer: Christopher Priest;  Art/Colors: Phil Noto As with every week this month, Marvel’s got a couple of one-dollar Jack Kirby reprints that are worth your … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #430

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Phil

Astonishing X-Men #1 (of 12) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: Jim Cheung; Inks: Mark Morales, Guillermo Ortego and Walden Wong;  Colors: Richard Isanove and Rain Beredo Secret Empire #6 (of 10) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Leonil Francis Yu;  Inks: Gerry Alanguilan with Leonil Francis Yu;  Colors: Sunny Gho with Java Tartaglia Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #2 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Adam Kubert;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Astonishing X-Men is a 12-issue maxi-series by Soule, who used that length to good effect a couple of years ago on She-Hulk, with a series of one- and two-issue tales that also … Continue reading →

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