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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #356

Love and Rockets: New Stories #8 — Creators: Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez This yearly dose of new Hernandez Brothers’ work is always cause for celebration — very few creators can say they’ve been chronicling their creations’ lives for thirty years, aging them in real time (you’d have to go to daily newspaper strips like Gasoline Alley or For Better or for Worse to see anything similar, and neither of those is still publishing new material), and both brothers are still capable of tremendous storytelling. Gilbert’s the more operatic, as the many descendants of his Palomar character Luba follow film careers … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews #348: Gender-Friendly Comics

A few weeks ago, we were talking about comics for kids; this week, let’s talk about another underserved class of readers: girls and women.  There’ve always been exceptions to the comics-are-for-guys meme — the Chris Claremont X-Men of the ’70s and ’80s, New Teen Titans in the ’80s, Sandman and a lot of Vertigo titles in the ’90s, and big chunks of the manga boom in the ’00s  — but in the last two years we’ve seen both a new commitment by the big comics companies to attract a more diverse audience, and an explosion of female creators, both writers … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #336

Secret Wars: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #4 (of 4) — Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson;  Art: Laura Braga with Paolo Pantalena;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: 1872 #3 (of 4) — Writer:  Gerry Duggan;  Art: Nik Virella;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: Inhumans: Attilan Rising #5 (of 5) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: John Timms;  Inks: Roberto Poggi;  Colors: Frank D’Armata Secret Wars: Runaways #4 (of 4) — Writer: Noelle Stevenson;  Art: Sanford Greene with Noelle Stevenson;  Colors: John Rauch Secret Wars: Weirdworld #4 (of 5) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Mike del Mundo;  Colors: del … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #331

Whew — fifteen Secret Wars tie-ins from Marvel this week, plus eight third issues from DC’s recent new books, plus the usual other cool stuff. Let’s see: Secret Wars: Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #3 (of 4) — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Steve Pugh;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Secret Wars: Armor Wars #4 (of 5) — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Marcio Takara;  Colors: Esther Sanz Secret Wars: Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #2 (of 2) — Writer: Al Ewing;  Pencils: Alan Davis;  Inks: Mark Farmer;  Colors: Wil Quintana Secret Wars: 1872 #2 (of 3) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #321

Another big week — Marvel’s right in the middle of Secret Wars, with no regular issue but twelve tie-ins, while DC continues rolling out its new titles, with five debuts — plus a couple of #1s from other publishers, plus the regular good stuff too. Let’s jump right in: Secret Wars: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1 (of 3) — Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson;  Art/Colors: David Lopez Secret Wars: Ghost Racers #1 (of 3) — Writer: Felipe Smith;  Art: Juan Gedeon;  Color: Tamra Bonvillain Secret Wars: Inferno #2 (of 4) — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Art: Javier Garron; … Continue reading

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