Tag Archives: Squirrel Girl

Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #316

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Phil

We start to get the second issues of all the Convergence mini-series this week, and I’m even more impressed with Chip Kidd’s alternate-cover designs (with the #2’s the “other halves” of the #1’s), and the way the original artists of the cover images are given prominent credit.  DC’s including eight-page previews of their post-Convergence new and returning titles, a different one in every book; check the reviews here to see which preview can be found in which title.  Meanwhile, the other comics companies haven’t been idle: Marvel’s got Secret Wars #1 and a new Squirrel Girl, while new issues of … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #314

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Phil

Convergence #3 — Writer: Jeff King;  Pencils: Stephen Segovia;  Inks: Jason Paz;  Colors: John Starr with Peter Steigerwald Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1 (of 2) — Writer: Marc Andreyko;  Art: Carlos D’Anda;  Colors: Gabe Eltaeb Convergence: The Flash #1 (of 2) — Writer: Dan Abnett;  Art: Federico Dallocchio; Colors: Veronica Gandini Convergence: Green Lantern Corps #1 (of 2) — Writer: David Gallaher;  Pencils: Steve Ellis;  Inks: Ande Parks;  Colors: Hi-Fi Convergence: Hawkman #1 (of 2) — Writer: Jeff Parker;  Pencils: Tim Truman;  Inks: Enrique Alcatena;  Colors: John Kalisz Convergence: Justice League of America #1 (of 2) — Writer: Fabian … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #309

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Phil

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #3 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Batgirl #40 — Writers:  Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher;  Art: Babs Tarr;  Breakdowns: Cameron Stewart;  Colors: Maris Wicks Batgirl: Endgame #1 (of 1) — Writers: Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher;  Art/Color: Bengal Lumberjanes #12 — Writers: Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters;  Art: Carolyn Nowak;  Colors: Maarta Laiho Sensation Comics #8 — (Main story):  Writer: James Tynion IV;  Art/Colors: Noelle Stevenson;  (Second story):  Writer: Heather Nuhfer;  Art/Colors: Ryan Benjamin We’re living in a remarkable era of female-friendly comics: not comics exclusively for women, necessarily, since they’re … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #303

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Phil

The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time #1 (of 4) — Writer/Artist: Eric Powell Powell toggles between two modes for this title: edgy, Harvey Kurtzman-like slapstick, and grim, dark-as-night horror. The grim, in ascendance during the last mini-series, reaches full force here, as a drunken, grieving and dangerous Goon kills a couple of people (who deserve it), rips an arm off one of his friends (who doesn’t, although he has a couple of extra to spare), and spirals down into a revengeful, suicidal haze. Depressing as hell, but very very well done, with Powell’s art and script telling an efficient, … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #299

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Phil

Ant-Man #1 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Art: Ramon Rosanas;  Colors: Jordan Boyd With a movie this summer, of course Ant-Man needs a new ongoing series, and this is a respectable shot at a debut issue. Spencer, who’s a clever writer, is going for a little bit of a Hawkeye feel here, with his good-hearted, regular-guy rogue of a main character, except that where Clint Barton’s problem is his scruffy overconfidence, Scott Lang’s is the opposite: as an ex-con and a divorced father, he knows exactly how normal and scruffy he is, and sees that as a failure, despite his heart, … Continue reading →

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