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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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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #469

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Phil

Action Comics #1000 — Writer/Pencils: Dan Jurgens;  Inks: Norm Rapmund;  Colors: Hi-Fi;  Other Stories: Various Let’s start with DC this week, especially with Action Comics #1000 being one of the most anticipated comics in months: it’s 80 pages for $8 (well, $7.99…), and in addition to the lead story (14 pages written and drawn by Dan Jurgens, who’s finishing his tenure on the book after very capably helming it since its “Rebirth” relaunch) there are a bunch of shorter tales: “Never-Ending Battle,” a tribute to the various Superman styles over the last 80 years, written by Peter Tomasi and with … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #460

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Phil

Captain America #698 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Chris Samnee;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Doctor Strange #385 — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Gabriel Hernandez Walta;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #29 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Avengers #680 — Writers: Al Ewing, Jim Zub and Mark Waid;  Art: Kim Jacinto;  Colors: David Curiel Marvel 2-In-One #3 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Valerio Schiti;  Colors: Frank Martin Amazing Spider-Man Annual #42 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Cory Smith;  Inks/Finishes — Terry Pallot;  Colors: Brian Reber The newest volume of Captain America has been kind of … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #443

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Phil

The Mighty Thor #700 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Various The Invincible Iron Man #593 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Stefano Caselli and Alex Maleev;  Colors: Marte Gracia and Alex Maleev The Incredible Hulk #709 — Writer: Greg Pak;  Pencils: Greg Land;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Frank D’Armata The Mighty Thor #700, a double-sized anniversary issue, is not the end of the current storyline, but a criss-crossed-plots advancement of it, a smorgasboard of all the “War Between the Realms” sub-plots you’ve been missing if you haven’t been reading it, all written by Jason Aaron (who’s been chronicling Asgardian adventures … Continue reading →

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