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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #451

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: Phoenix — Bizarre Adventures #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: John Buscema;  Inks: Klaus Janson;  Colors: Michael Kelleher True Believers: Phoenix — Classic #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Art: John Bolton;  Colors: Petra Scotese True Believers: Phoenix — Returns! #1 (of 1) — Writer/Penciller: John Byrne;  Inks: Terry Austin;  Colors: Glynis Oliver Jean Grey #10 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Art: Alberto Alburquerque;  Colors: Jay David Ramos Marvel’s reviving their original Jean Grey/Marvel Girl/Phoenix character (Grant Morrison  killed her in New X-Men #150, and in such a satisfyingly-cosmic way that she’s been dead for fourteen … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #437

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Phil

Venomverse #1 (of 5) — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Art: Iban Coello;  Colors: Matt Yackey Venomverse: War Stories #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Generations: Iron Man and Ironheart #1 (of 1) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Pencils: Marco Rudy, Szymon Kudranski and Nico Leon;  Inks: Szymon Kudranski, Will Sliney, Scott Koblish and Nico Leon;  Colors: Marco Rudy, Dean White and Paul Mounts Black Bolt #5 — Writer: Saladin Ahmed;  Art/Colors: Frazer Irving and Christian Ward Inhumans: Once and Future Kings #2 (of 5) — Writer: Christopher Priest;  Art/Colors: Phil Noto Venomverse, true to its name, is a retread of Spiderverse: … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #433

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: The Mighty Thor #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and Larry Leiber True Believers: Thor vs. Hulk #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee True Believers: Groot #1 — Creators: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee Generations: Phoenix and Jean Grey #1 (of 1) — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Pencils: R. B. Silva;  Inks: Adriano Di Benedetto with R. B. Silva;  Colors: Rain Beredo Inhumans: Once and Future Kings #1 (of 5) — Writer: Christopher Priest;  Art/Colors: Phil Noto As with every week this month, Marvel’s got a couple of one-dollar Jack Kirby reprints that are worth your … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #428

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Phil

True Believers: Amazing Fantasy Starring Spider-Man #1 — Writer: Stan Lee;  Pencils: Steve Ditko True Believers: Spider-Man #1 — Writer/Artist: Todd McFarlane;  Colors: Bob Sharon True Believers: Spider-Man — Brand New Day #1 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Steve McNiven;  Inks: Dexter Vines;  Colors: Morry Hollowell At only $1, these “True Believers” reprints are both great all-ages gifts and smart marketing tools, introducing new readers to Spider-Man’s long history. Amazing Fantasy offers the eleven-page origin, a stark Lee-Ditko morality tale, and then adds a retro Spider-Man/Iron Man/Vulture reprint from the high-school-set Spidey #6, by Robbie Thompson, Andre Lima Aravjo and … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #416

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Phil

Black Panther and the Crew #1 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Pencils: Butch Guice;  Inks: Scott Hanna;  Colors: Dan Brown X-Men: Blue #1 — Writer: Cullen Bunn;  Art: Jorge Molina and Matteo Buffagni;  Colors: Matt Milla Weapon X #1 — Writer: Greg Pak;  Pencils: Greg Land;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Frank D’Armata In a week that sees the debut of two major X-books (well, one and a half…), Black Panther and the Crew #1 leads off because, despite its title, it’s a Misty Knight/Storm teamup in New York City that’s a valentine to the Chris Claremont-era Uncanny X-Men. Coates was facing … Continue reading →

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