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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #371

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Phil

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #7 — Writers: Brandon Montclaire and Amy Reeder;  Art: Marco Failla;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #8 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #6 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art/Colors: Natasha Allegri Ms. Marvel #7 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Adrian Alphona;  Colors: Ian Herring Mockingbird #3 — Writer: Chelsea Cain;  Art: Kate Niemczyk Captain Marvel #5 — Writers:  Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters;  Art: Kris Anka with Felipe Smith;  Colors: Matthew Wilson As so often in comics this year, the women rule: six books … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #362

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Phil

Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #4 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney L. Williams;  Colors: Megan Wilson Angela, Queen of Hel #6 (of 7) — Writer: Marguerite Bennett;  Art: Kim Jacinto;  Colors: Israel Silva The Infinity Entity #3 (of 4) — Writer: Jim Starlin;  Pencils: Alan Davis;  Inks: Mark Farmer;  Colors: Wil Quintana Hawkeye #5 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Art: Ramon Perez;  Colors: Ian Herring with Ramon Perez I’ve really been liking Hellcat, with its breezy cartoony style and script that manage to acknowledge both the Stan Lee/Dan Decarlo Millie the Model days and the character’s superhero history since. Naturally, since … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #357

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Phil

Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill #1 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Scott Hanna;  Colors: Paul Mounts Power Man and Iron Fist #1 — Writer: David Walker;  Art: Sanford Greene;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Deadpool and Cable: Split Second #3 (of 3) — Writer: Fabian Nicieza;  Pencils: Reilly Brown;  Inks: Jay Leisten and Jeremy Freeman;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Two Marvel first issues, and a last one: Pleasant Hill, despite its title, has no Avengers in it; it’s more of a Prisoners riff (or Wayward Pines, if you’re too young for ’60s references), about a seemingly-tranquil community that’s actually … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #353

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Phil

Silver Surfer #1 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Art: Michael Allred;  Colors: Laura Allred Captain Marvel #1 — Writers: Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters;  Art: Kris Anka;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #2 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney L. Williams;  Colors: Megan Wilson Ms. Marvel #3 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa;  Colors: Ian Herring Starbrand and Nighthawk #2 — Writer: Greg Weisman;  Art: Domo Stanton;  Colors: Jordan Boyd This is another week with a bunch of the “newer” Marvel titles — not so much in numbering, since they’ve all been restarted, but in style: these … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews #348: Gender-Friendly Comics

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Phil

A few weeks ago, we were talking about comics for kids; this week, let’s talk about another underserved class of readers: girls and women.  There’ve always been exceptions to the comics-are-for-guys meme — the Chris Claremont X-Men of the ’70s and ’80s, New Teen Titans in the ’80s, Sandman and a lot of Vertigo titles in the ’90s, and big chunks of the manga boom in the ’00s  — but in the last two years we’ve seen both a new commitment by the big comics companies to attract a more diverse audience, and an explosion of female creators, both writers … Continue reading →

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