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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #444

DC House of Horror #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman: The Merciless #1 (of 1) — Writer: Peter J. Tomasi;  Art/Colors: Francis Manapul The Ruff and Reddy Show #1 (of 6) — Writer: Howard Chaykin;  Art/Colors: Mac Rey DC’s Hallowe’en special this week, House of Horror, offers eight ten-page Simpsons Treehouse of Horror-type tales where things go horribly wrong for their heroes;  the Harley Quinn episode, with Kyle Baker art and a script by Bryan Smith and Brian Keene, is the most notable, but a Justice League vs. zombies story by Brian Keene and Scott Kolins, a chilling Superbaby … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #442

Falcon #1 — Writer: Rodney Barnes;  Art: Joshua Cassara;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Amazing Spider-Man #789 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen; Inks: Wade von Grawbadger;  Colors: Marte Gracia Uncanny Avengers #28 — Writer: Jim Zub;  Art: Sean Izaakse;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Runaways #2 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell;  Art: Kris Anka;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Defenders #6 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: David Marquez;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Hulk #11 — Writer: Mariko Tamaki;  Art: Bachan;  Colors: Federico Blee The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #25 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Falcon #1 is the only true new … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #441

Punisher Max: The Platoon #1 (of 6) — Writer: Garth Ennis;  Art: Goran Parlov;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Spirits Of Vengeance #1 — Writer: Victor Gischler;  Art: David Baldeon;  Colors: Andres Mossa Of the two new Marvel books this week, Punisher: Platoon is the most welcome: a return of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov, who had a decade-long run on that character that most critics consider the best in his forty-year-plus history. It’s a prequel to Punisher: Born, which was itself a prequel to the main Punisher title, looking at Frank Castle in Vietnam on the tour of duty just before … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #440

Marvel Legacy #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Esad Ribic with Steve McNiven;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man and Peter Parker Spider-Man #1 (of 1) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Ramon Perez;  Colors: Msassyx Generations: Steve Wilson Captain America and Steve Rogers Captain America #1 (of 1) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art: Paul Renaud;  Colors: Laura Martin Marvel Legacy is, thankfully, pretty good — Aaron, Ribic, McNiven and Wilson are top-tier creators, and they get 50 pages to prove it, with the Avengers of One Million BC against an insane Celestial, plus modern-day cuts focusing … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #438

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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