Tag Archives: The Goon

Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #515

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Phil

The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1 (Legacy #58) — Writer: Saladin Ahmed;  Pencils: Minkyu Jung;  Inks: Juan Vlasco;  Colors: Ian Herring The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #42 (Legacy #50) — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson, Naomi Franquiz and Derek Charm;  Colors: Rico Renzi Shuri #6 — Writer: Vita Ayala;  Art: Paul Davidson;  Colors: Triona Farrell Age of Conan: Belit #1 (of 5) — Writer: Tini Howard;  Art: Kate Niemczyk;  Colors: Jason Keith Runaways #19 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell;  Art: Andres Genolet;  Colors: Triona Farrell A common comic stereotype by non-comics readers is that they’re “adolescent male fantasies,” but Marvel’s been building … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #338

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Phil

So: A bunch of new Marvel #1s, a couple of Secret Wars mini conclusions, an actual Secret Wars main-story issue, ten indy debuts, and some other stuff too. Let’s look: All-New All-Different Marvel Point One #1 — Creators: Various A-N A-D Marvel Point One is one of those introduce-all-the-new-comics promos (although, even at 64 pages, isn’t $5.99 kind of pushing it for a book you really really  want readers to buy…?), with a wrap-around story involving the older-meaner-Hulk character The Maestro and The Collector teaming up to evaluate potential combatants for the new Contest of Champions book; it’s by Al … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #318

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Phil

Next-to-the-last week for Convergence, but now Marvel’s Secret Wars tie-ins start this week (although there’s no issue of the main title); in addition, a ton of indy books came out, from Optic Nerve to Wytches to Lumberjanes to Powers, so let’s dive in:  Convergence #7 (of 8) — Writers: Jeff King and Scott Lobdell;  Pencils: Aaron Lopresti;  Inks: Mark Morales;  Colors: Peter Steigerwald Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #2 (of 2) — Writer: Marc Andreyko;  Art: Carlos D’Anda;  Colors: Gabe Eltaeb Convergence: The Flash #2 (of 2) — Writer: Dan Abnett;  Art: Federico Dallocchio;  Colors: Veronica Gandini Convergence: Green Lantern … 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 #295

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Phil

Lots of good comics this week, so let’s break them down by company — starting with Image, who’s offered literally dozens of cool debuts this year, making themselves the destination publisher for creators who want to stretch their storytelling skills with minimum editorial interference, and maximum retention of the rights to their work: Bitch Planet #1 — Writer: Kelly Sue Deconnick;  Art: Valentine de Landro;  Colors: Cris Peter Deconnick’s been having a breakout 2014 — her Pretty Deadly, a hallucinatory occult Western, was great, and she’s been making Captain Marvel a smart, galaxy-spanning romp for Marvel. Here, she enters creator-owned … Continue reading →

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