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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #415

True Believers: X-Men #1 — Writer: Stan Lee;  Pencils: Jack Kirby;  Inks: Paul Reinman True Believers: Giant-Size X-Men #1 — Writer: Len Wein;  Art: Dave Cockrum;  Colors: Glynis Wein X-Men Gold #1 — Writer: Marc Guggenheim;  Pencils: Ardian Syaf;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Frank Martin In conjunction with this week’s release of X-Men Gold, the new “main” X-Men title, Marvel’s offering $1 reprints of both 1963’s Lee/Kirby X-Men #1, and 1975’s Wein/Cockrum Giant-Size X-Men #1 (weird to consider that the distance between the Silver Age debut and the Bronze Age makeover was only twelve years — and that it’s been … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #413

Action Comics #976 — Writer: Dan Jurgens;  Pencils: Doug Mahnke;  Inks: Jaime Mendoza, Christian Alamy and Trevor Scott;  Colors: Wil Quintana Doom Patrol #6 — Writer: Gerard Way;  Art: Nick Derington; Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #17 — Writer: Robert Venditti;  Art: Ethan van Sciver;  Colors: Jason Wright Suicide Squad #14 — Writer: Rob Williams;  Pencils: John Romita Jr.;  Inks: Richard Friend;  Colors: Dean White Deathstroke #15 — Writer: Christopher Priest;  Breakdowns: Larry Hama;  Pencils: Carlo Pagulatan;  Inks: Jason Paz;  Colors: Jeromy Cox Action Comics is actually kind of a big deal — it’s the conclusion … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #412

Amazing Spider-Man #25 — (Main Story): Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Stuart Immonen;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger; Colors: Marte Gracia Spider-Man #14 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Sara Pichelli;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Ms. Marvel #16 — Writer: G. Willow Wilson;  Art: Takeshi Miyazawa;  Colors: Ian Herring The Mighty Thor #17 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat #16 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney L. Williams;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Only five Marvel books, six DCs, and fifteen indy books (including nine just from Image) on tap this week, but let’s start with the … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #411

Grass Kings #1 — Writer: Matt Kindt;  Art/Colors: Tyler Jenkins Redline #1 — Writer: Neal Holman;  Art: Clayton McCormack;  Colors: Kelly Fitzpatrick Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys #1 — Writer: Anthony Del Col;  Art: Werther Dell’Edera;  Colors: Stefano Simeone Charmed #1 — Writer: Erica Schultz;  Art: Maria Sanapo;  Colors: Heartwork Studios The indy books have the variety and quality to lead the pack this week. Grass Kings is the  star: Matt Kindt’s new tale about a ramshackle freehold of misfits claiming their own law over the county sheriff’s, run by a trio of brothers straight out of Shakespeare by … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #410

America #1 — Writer: Gabby Rivera;  Pencils: Joe Quinones; Inks: Joe and Paolo Rivera;  Colors: Jose Villarrubia The Unstoppable Wasp #3 — Writer: Jeremy Whitley;  Art: Elsa Charretier;  Colors: Megan Wilson Hawkeye #4 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Leonardo Romero;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire America is a love letter to the Kieron Gillen/Jamie McKelvie Young Avengers, with its lead having come to prominence in that series, and a few of the members of that team showing up, too. It’s got some of the sass, the cutting-edge, clean-looking art, and the casual acceptance of diversity of that well-received series, too; with its … Continue reading

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