Author Archives: Alan

OK, so it’s parental BRAG time again, so please bear with me. As I plugged recently, our son is an actor in LA and recently finished shooting a new Farelly Brothers TV comedy pilot which was then entitled,”Rules for Starting Over,” but is now currently slated to be called, “Unhitched!” Air time is now currently slated for late Fall or early Spring. But if you’d like to see our son BEN and his “comic” life sooner, please watch the FRIDAY, AUGUST 10th episode of USA Network’s “PSYCH,” currently in its second season (At 10 p.m.) Ben will play Jimmy Nichols, longtime … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! Just a quick note to let you know I’ve still been pricing tons of cool mostly Silver Age books that have been filtering into the store. Some of our regular AABC customers are off to the San Diego Comic Con, so now’s a great time to come in and browse and take advantage of this great selection adorning the walls and display cases…without the hassle of crowds! Tell ya’ what. If you’re in Phoenix and reading this and wish you could blow your wad of cash on back issue comics this weekend, I’ll make it worth your while. … Continue reading →

Is there a better comic book reviewer than Phil Mateer? I, personally, do not think so. I look forward to Phil’s reviews every week and I hope you do too. Phil is…ahem, close to my age…OK, so he’s in his early 50’s…and has not stopped reading comic books on a regular basis since the age of ten! His knowledge of Marvel, DC, and Disney story lines and plots is vast. Beyond vast. We hope you appreciate his critiques, be it negative or postive, and we’d like you to tell him..verbally or in blog format, when you agree or disagree with … Continue reading →

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Hello AABC Universe! A request from one of our customers gave us some real food for thought the other day. Kurt Collins, long time loyal All About customer and friend, suggested that a “guest” blogger on the AABC site might cause some added insight and debate on the AABC Website. We agreed. We all have a different perspective on the comic book hobby, and now you can share yours here with the rest of the universe! Any theme connected to the medium known as comic books will do here; Use your wit, sarcasm, and knowledge about the comic book world in … Continue reading →