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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #366

Lumberjanes #25 — (Lead Story): Writers: Shannon Waters and Kat Leyh;  Art: Carey Pietsch;  Colors: Maarta Laiho; (Second Story): Writer: Chynna Clugston-Flores;  Art: Laura Lewis and Mad Rupert;  Colors: Maarta Laiho Jem and the Holograms #14 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Sophie Campbell;  Colors: M. Victoria Robado Howard the Duck #6 — Writers: Chip Zdarsky and Ryan North;  Pencils: Joe Quinones; Inks: Joe Rivera, Marc Deering and Joe Quinones;  Colors: Joe Quinones and Jordan Gibson Let’s start with some all-ages books, including the standout Lumberjanes, celebrating its double-sized $4.99 25th issue with a jump-on chapter of a new story that’s … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #363

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 #361

Spider-Woman #5 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Pencils: Javier Rodriguez;  Inks: Alvaro Lopez;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg International Iron Man #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendius;  Art: Alex Maleev;  Colors: Paul Mounts The Infinity Entity #2 (of ) — Writer: Jim Starlin;  Pencils: Alan Davis;  Inks: Mark Farmer;  Colors: Wil Quintana Power Man and Iron Fist #2 — Writer: David Walker;  Art: Sanford Greene;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Scarlet Witch #4 — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Chris Visions and Steve Dillon;  Colors: Chris Visions and Vero Gandini Extraordinary X-Men #8 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #358

Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #3 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney L. Williams;  Colors: Megan Wilson Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #4 — Writers: Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder;  Art: Natacha Bustos;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson;  Colors: Rico Renzi Silk #5 — Writer: Robbie Thompson;  Art: Veronica Fish;  Colors: Ian Herring Jem and the Holograms #12 — Writer:  Kelly Thompson;  Art: Sophie Campbell;  Colors: M. Victoria Robado Another week with a big batch of diverse-audience-friendly comics, four of them from Marvel; none of them are breakout hits as monthly … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #357

Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill #1 — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Scott Hanna;  Colors: Paul Mounts Power Man and Iron Fist #1 — Writer: David Walker;  Art: Sanford Greene;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Deadpool and Cable: Split Second #3 (of 3) — Writer: Fabian Nicieza;  Pencils: Reilly Brown;  Inks: Jay Leisten and Jeremy Freeman;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Two Marvel first issues, and a last one: Pleasant Hill, despite its title, has no Avengers in it; it’s more of a Prisoners riff (or Wayward Pines, if you’re too young for ’60s references), about a seemingly-tranquil community that’s actually … Continue reading

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