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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #200
Flashpoint #3 (of 5) — Writer: Geoff Johns; Pencils: Andy Kubert; Inks: Sandra Hope This being the middle of five chapters, it’s the appropriate time for our lead character to regain his powers (by doing the exact same thing he did in the previous issue, only adding more… cowbell, or something), and try to get the JLA band back together — although, as it turns out, some of the members are in better shape than others. As a main event, this comic has been a lot more focused than Marvel’s Fear Itself — it’s shorter, and the problem (undo the … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Adam Kubert, Batman, Doctor Solar, Fear Itself, Flashpoint, Gail Simone, Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire, Jim Shooter, Jonah Hex, Matt Fraction, Secret Six, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #198
15 Love #1 (of 3) — Writer: Andi Watson; Art: Tommy Ohtsuka As the title implies, this is a comic about tennis — and, as hinted by the artist’s last name, it’s done in a very straight-ahead, clean manga style. Watson’s a dependably quirky and entertaining writer, very good at getting the small nooks and crannies of everyday life right, and this tale of a young female protagonist who’s good at tennis, but not good enough — and the rumpled coach who tries to help her — is a comfortably familiar story that’s capable of going off in unexpected directions. … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged 15 Love, Adam Warren, Andi Watson, Bendis, Echo, Empowered, Flashpoint, Jeff Lemire, Kieron Gillen, Loki, Spider-man, Terry Moore, X-men
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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #24
All right folks, the X-men movie is out, and I haven’t seen it yet. Do not spoil it for me… I warnin’ ya’! Let’s do this! My Top 5 (The 5 Best Comics of the Week) Secret Seven #1 Writer: Peter Milligan Artist: George Pérez This series is the exact kind of story that these mini series should be. You draw in the classic people with Pérez art, you draw in the indie crowd with Hellblazer‘s Milligan and what you get is pure F-ing insanity. There’s so much going on here, and it’s almost completely independent to the Flashpoint series … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Batman, Criminal. Ed Brubaker, Fear Itself, Flashpoint, Hulk, Rick Remender, Secret Seven, Secret Six, The Boys, Uncanny X-force, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #197
Uncanny X-Men #537 — Writer: Kieron Gillen; Pencils: Terry Dodson; Inks: Rachel Dodson The two main X-books are in good hands right now: here, Gillen is in the middle of a sequel to Joss Whedon’s “Breakworld” story, and it’s the point in the narrative where things are going very badly for… well, everyone, but especially for Kitty, who’s the focus of this issue. Solid characterization, with clear motives even for the bad guy, and the Dodsons’ art is both pretty and expressive enough to make Kitty’s wordless attempts to get help poignant and clear. Lots of good bits (Wolverine to … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Azzarello, Carey, Dodson, Gillen, Jim Shooter, Kirkman, Lemire, Magnus, Mighty Samson, Paul Pope, Risso, Strange Adventures, Super Dinosaur, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #196
Hellboy: Being Human #1 (of 1) — Writer: Mike Mignola; Art: Richard Corben A Hellboy story by the Mignola/Corben team is always cause for celebration, and this one-shot is no exception: it doesn’t have the over-the-top backwoods craziness of their The Crooked Man, from a few years ago, but there’s enough Southern gothic atmosphere, with crumbling mansions and various decayed corpses (as an old woman, scorned and unjustly institutionalized, enacts occult revenge against long-dead adversaries) to remind everyone of why Corben’s always had such a fine reputation for horror work — and to show that, even in his seventies, he … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Avengers, Batman, Chaykin, Flashpoint, Geoff Johns, grant Morrison, Hellboy, Mike Mignola, Punisher, Richard Corben, Spider-man, X-men
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