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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #496

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Phil

Batman Secret Files #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2 (of 5) — Writer/Artist: Sam Kieth; Colors: Ronda Pattison From its title, I thought Batman Secret Files #1 would be like those ’90s/’00s SF versions with a story or two, and then a bunch of Who’s Who-type entries, city maps and other world-fillers. Not so; it’s a straight five-story anthology: a three-page opener by Tom King and Mikel Janin; an eight-pager about a GCPD officer’s encounter with the Scarecrow, in which writer Ram V and artist Jorge Fornes use (and then don’t use) the nine-panel grid … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #492

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Phil

X-Men: Black — Magneto #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: Dalibor Talajic;  Inks: Roberto Poggi and Belarino Brabo;  Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara Superior Octopus #1 (of 1) — Writer: Christos Gage;  Pencils: Mike Hawthorne;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Typhoid Fever: Spider-Man #1 (of 1) — Writer: Clay McLeod Chapman;  Art: Stefano Landini;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Sleepwalker #1 (of 4) — Writers: Chad Bowers and Chris Sims;  Art: Todd Nauck;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Shatterstar #1 (of 5) — Writer: Tim Seeley;  Pencils: Carlos Villa and Gerardo Sandoval;  Inks: Juan Vlasco;  Colors: Carlos Lopez X-Men: Black is a … Continue reading →

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