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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #343

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Phil

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Adam Kubert;  Colors: Sonia Oback Uncanny Avengers #2 — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Ryan Stegman;  Colors: Richard Isanove As Marvel continues its relaunch rollout, A-N A-D Avengers is definitely the star of the week: Mark Waid brings clever plotting, deft characterization and an ability to cut right to the heart of a book’s strengths, and teaming him with a Kubert adds a visual panache that makes it even better. Wisely, this first issue doesn’t try to introduce everyone; it focuses on Sam Wilson/Captain America and Tony Stark, with the Miles Morales … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #341

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Phil

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Angela: Queen of Hel #1 — Writer: Marguerite Bennett;  Art: Kim Jacinto with Stephanie Hans;  Colors: Israel Silva Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 — Writer: Frank Barbiere;  Art: Brent Schoonover;  Colors: Nick Filardi Marvel continues its slow rollout of new books — Squirrel Girl is definitely the star, with its irresistible combination of charm, snarky humor, girl power and clever problem-solving; it’s got the perfect creative team in North and Henderson (just look at New Avengers, where the character is a team member, to see … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #337

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Phil

There were only six Secret Wars tie-ins this week (and, even more encouragingly, five were conclusions), but instead of starting with them let’s look at another genre: a batch of quirky, smart kids’ comics: Archie #3 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Fiona Staples;  Colors: Andre Szymanowicz Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual 2015 #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Various The Amazing World of Gumball 2015 Grab Bag Special #1 — Creators: Various Rick and Morty #6 — Writer: Zac Gorman;  Art: Andrew Maclean;  Colors: Nick Filardi Bee and Puppycat #9 — Writer: Patrick Seery;  Art/Colors: Ji in Kim Archie’s … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #332

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Phil

Secret Wars: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #3 (of 4) — Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson;  Art: David Lopez;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: Civil War #3 (of 4) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: Leinil Francis Yu;  Inks: Gerry Alanguilan;  Colors: Sunny Gho Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #4 (of 4) — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Art: Matteo Lolli and Matteo Buffagni;  Colors: Ruth Redmond Secret Wars: E is for Extinction #3 (of 4) — Writers: Chris Burnham and Dennis Culver;  Art: Ramon Villalobos;  Colors: Ian Herring Secret Wars: Hank Johnson, Agent of Hydra #1 (of 1) — Writer: … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #331

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Phil

Whew — fifteen Secret Wars tie-ins from Marvel this week, plus eight third issues from DC’s recent new books, plus the usual other cool stuff. Let’s see: Secret Wars: Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #3 (of 4) — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Steve Pugh;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Secret Wars: Armor Wars #4 (of 5) — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Marcio Takara;  Colors: Esther Sanz Secret Wars: Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #2 (of 2) — Writer: Al Ewing;  Pencils: Alan Davis;  Inks: Mark Farmer;  Colors: Wil Quintana Secret Wars: 1872 #2 (of 3) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: … Continue reading →

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