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About Phil

With 40 years of experience in comic reading, collecting and reviewing, English Professor Phil Mateer has an encyclopedic mind for comics. Feel free to ask Phil about storylines, characters, artists or for that matter, any comic book trivia. He will post your questions and answers on the AABC blog. His knowledge is unparalleled! He is also our warehouse manager, so if you are looking for that hard to find comic book, ask Phil!

Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #524

War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of Giants #1 (of 1) — Writer: Tom Taylor;  Pencils: Jorge Molina;  Inks: Adriano di Benedetto;  Colors: David Curiel War of the Realms: The Punisher #2 (of 3) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Pencils: Marcelo Ferreira;  Inks: Roberto Poggi;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #2 (of 3) (Legacy #636) — Writer: Matthew Rosenberg;  Art: Pere Perez;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #2 (of 4) — Writer: Greg Pak;  Art: Gang Hyuk Lim;  Colors: Federico Blee War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #3 (of … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #523

Marvel Tales: Iron Man #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Marvel’s Greatest Creators: Luke Cage, Power Man — Piranha! #1 (of 1) — Writer: Don McGregor;  Art: Rich Buckler, Arvell Jones and Keith Pollard;  Colors: Petra Goldberg Immortal Hulk #17 (Legacy #734) — Writer: Al Ewing;  Pencils: Joe Bennett;  Inks: Ruy Jose;  Colors: Paul Mounts Daredevil #5 (Legacy #617) — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Marco Checchetto;  Colors: Sunny Gho Spider-Man: Life Story #3 (of 6) — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: John Dell;  Colors: Frank D’Armata Amazing Spider-Man #21 (Legacy #822) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Gerardo Sandoval; … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #522

Defenders: Marvel Feature #1 Facsimile Edition — Writer: Roy Thomas;  Pencils: Ross Andru;  Inks: Bill Everett Marvel’s Greatest Creators: Iron Fist — Colleen Wing #1 (of 1) — Writer: Doug Moench;  Pencils: Larry Hama;  Inks: Dick Giordano;  Colors: Jan Brunner Marvel’s Greatest Creators: Invaders #1 (of 1) — Writer: Roy Thomas;  Pencils: Frank Robbins;  Inks: Vince Colletta;  Colors: Petra Goldberg Marvels Annotated #3 (of 4) — Writer: Kurt Busiek;  Art: Alex Ross Invaders #5 (of 6) — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Carlos Magno and Butch Guice;  Colors: Alex Guimaraes Captain America #10 (Legacy #714) — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Art: Adam … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #521

Thanos #1 (of 6) — Writer: Tini Howard;  Art: Ariel Olivetti;  Colors: Antonio Fabela Avengers: Edge of Infinity #1 (of 1) — Writer: Ralph Macchio;  Art: Andrea Di Vito;  Colors: Laura Villari True Believers: Avengers — Rocket Raccoon #1 (of 1) — Writer: Bill Mantlo;  Pencils: Mike Mignola;  Inks: Al Gordon;  Colors: Christie Scheele True Believers: Avengers — Avengers Forever #1 (of 1) — Writer: Kurt Busiek;  Pencils: Carlos Pacheco;  Inks: Jesus Merino;  Colors: Steve Oliff Avengers #18 (Legacy #718) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Pencils: Ed McGuinness;  Inks: Mark Morales;  Colors: Justin Ponsor War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1 … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #520

Naomi #4 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art/Colors: Jamal Campbell Pearl #8 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art/Colors: Michael Gaydos Batman #69 — Writer: Tom King;  Art: Yanick Paquette;  Colors: Nathan Fairbairn Brian Bendis’s move to DC has to be considered a success — everything he’s written so far has been solidly entertaining, from the Superman books to the creator-owned stuff to the YA “Wonder Comics” imprint. Naomi is part of that, and of the regular DC universe too, and apparently will tie in to ongoing continuity — so much so that speculators (them again) have driven up the price … Continue reading

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