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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #496

Batman Secret Files #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2 (of 5) — Writer/Artist: Sam Kieth; Colors: Ronda Pattison From its title, I thought Batman Secret Files #1 would be like those ’90s/’00s SF versions with a story or two, and then a bunch of Who’s Who-type entries, city maps and other world-fillers. Not so; it’s a straight five-story anthology: a three-page opener by Tom King and Mikel Janin; an eight-pager about a GCPD officer’s encounter with the Scarecrow, in which writer Ram V and artist Jorge Fornes use (and then don’t use) the nine-panel grid … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #495

Spider-Geddon #2 (of 5) — Writer: Christos Gage with Dan Slott;  Pencils: Jorge Molina;  Inks: Jay Leisten, Craig Yeung and Roberto Poggi;  Colors: David Curiel Spider-Girls #1 (of 3) — Writer: Jody Houser;  Art: Andres Genolet;  Colors: Triona Farrell Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1 (of 3) — Writer: Seanan McGuire;  Art: Rosi Kampe;  Colors: Ian Herring Amazing Spider-Man #8 (Legacy #809) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado Most of the Spider-books this week relate to Spider-Geddon, the sequel to the Spider-Verse series from a few years ago that inspired the upcoming animated film. The … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #493

Spider-Geddon #1 (of 5) — Writer: Christos Gage;  Art: Jorge Molina;  Colors: David Curiel Amazing Spider-Man #7 (Legacy #808) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado What If? The Punisher #1 (of 1) — Writer: Carl Potts;  Art: Juanan Ramirez;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg True Believers: What If Dr. Doom Had Become A Hero? #1 (of 1) — Writer: Don Glut;  Pencils: Fred Kida;  Inks: Dave Simons;  Colors: Carl Gafford True Believers: What If Spider-Man Had Rescued Gwen Stacy? #1 (of 1) — Writer: Tony Isabella;  Art: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia;  Colors: Carl Gafford … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #491

  Heroes in Crisis #1 (of 9) — Writer: Tom King;  Art: Clay Mann;  Colors: Tomeu Morey Doomsday Clock #7 (of 12) — Writer: Geoff Johns;  Art: Gary Frank;  Colors: Brad Anderson Justice League Odyssey #1 — Writer: Joshua Williamson;  Art/Colors: Stjepan Sejic Justice League Dark #3 — Writer: James Tynion IV;  Pencils: Alvero Martinez Bueno;  Inks: Raul Fernandez;  Colors: Brad Anderson Batman: Kings of Fear #2 (of 6) — Writer: Scott Peterson;  Art: Kelley Jones;  Colors: Michelle Madsen Action Comics #1003 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Yanick Paquette;  Colors: Nathan Fairbairn Scarlet #2 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #489

Archie 1941 #1 (of 5) — Writers: Brian Augustyn and Mark Waid;  Art: Peter Krause;  Colors: Kelly Fitzpatrick Cemetery Beach #1 (of 7) — Writer: Warren Ellis;  Art/Colors: Jason Howard MCMLXXV #1 — Writer: Joe Casey;  Art: Ian Macewan;  Colors: Brad Simpson Moth and Whisper #1 — Writer: Ted Anderson;  Art/Colors: Jen Hickman A ton of good comics were released this week — enough to cover 35 of them here  — so let’s get started:  we’ll begin with the indy titles, since they’re such a diverse and high-quality group.  Archie 1941 imagines Archie and the crew graduating high school the year … Continue reading

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