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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #363

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Phil

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #5 — Writers: Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder;  Art: Natacha Bustos;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #6 — Writer: Ryan North with Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Jughead #5 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Andre Syzmanowicz Jem and the Holograms #13 — Writer:  Kelly Thompson;  Art: Sophie Campbell;  Colors: M. Victoria Robado These four books always seem to come out around the same week, and they’re classy, vastly-entertaining all-ages comics that make me happy. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur wraps its first arc, its pint-size heroine executing … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #296

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Phil

The Sandman: Overture #4 (of 6) — Writer: Neil Gaiman;  Art: J. H. Williams III;  Colors: Dave Stewart Shadow Show: Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury #2 (of 5) — Writers: Neil Gaiman; Audrey Niffenegger;  Art: Maria Frohlich; Eddie Campbell Another huge week of decent comics (Merry Christmas to us!), starting with two by Neil Gaiman. Sandman: Overture began slowly, but has built nicely, and in this issue really takes off: the J. H. Williams III art manages to pack a lot of visual information into imaginatively-laid-out pages that are like a pop-up book — you could study them for hours … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #280

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Phil

All-Star Western #34 — Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray;  Art: Darwyn Cooke This is the last issue of this book, ending an eight-year run (70 issues of the pre-New 52 Jonah Hex immediately preceded it): an impressive accomplishment for a western book in today’s market. Part of that is attributable to Palmiotti and Gray’s steady, solid writing — most of their earlier stories were one-issue tales, with a good grasp of their surly, barely-heroic protagonist and his gruff charms, while later ones were marketing-savvy enough to take him to the 1800s Gotham City and even, for a while, to the … Continue reading →

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