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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #316
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
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #310
Multiversity: Ultra Comics #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison; Pencils: Doug Mahnke; Inks: Christian Alamy, Mark Irwin, Keith Champagne and Jaime Mendoza; Colors: Gabe Eltaeb and David Baron Past Aways #1 — Writer: Matt Kindt; Art: Scott Kolins; Colors: Bill Crabtree Hit: 1957 #1 (of 4) — Writer: Bryce Carlson; Art: Vanessa R. Del Ray; Colors: Niko Guardia Jem and the Holograms #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson; Art: Ross Campbell; Colors: M. Victoria Robado Fewer number-one issues this week than we’ve been seeing, but they cover a much wider range than usual (i.e., none of them are Image science-fiction books). Multiversity: … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #306
Spider-Gwen #1 — Writer: Jason Latour; Art: Robbi Rodriguez; Colors: Rico Renzi Curb Stomp #1 (of 4) — Writer: Ryan Ferrier; Art: Devaki Neogi; Colors: Neil Lalonde The Black Hood #1 — Writer: Duane Swierczynski; Art: Michael Gaydos; Colors: Kelly Fitzpatrick Criminal: Special Edition #1 (of 1) — Writer: Ed Brubaker; Art: Sean Phillips; Colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser Prince Valiant #1 — Writer: Nate Cosby; Art: Ron Salas; Colors: Luigi Anderson Suiciders #1 — Writer/Artist: Lee Bermejo; Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Orphan Black #1 — Writers: Graeme Manson and John Fawcett with Jody Houser; Art: Szymon Kudransky; Colors: Mat Lopes After a … Continue reading
Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #301
Powers #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Art: Michael Avon Oeming; Colors: Nick Falardi Groo: Friends and Foes #1 (of 12) — Story/Art: Sergio Aragones; Words: Mark Evanier; Colors: Tom Luth Burning Fields #1 ( of 8 ) — Writers: Michael Moreci and Tim Daniel; Art: Colin Larimer; Colors: Joana LaFuente These are the week’s first issues that caught my eye — although two of the three are relaunches, not debuts. Powers, for example, has been around for well over a decade — but it’s going to be a TV series starting in March (on the Playstation Network, so good … Continue reading