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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 #519

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Phil

Marvel Tales: Thanos #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jim Starlin;  Art: Various True Believers: Avengers — Thanos and Gamora #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jim Starlin;  Pencils: Angel Medina;  Inks: Robert Almond;  Colors: Ian Laughlin True Believers: Avengers — Stormbreaker #1 (of 1) — Writer/Artist: Walt Simonson;  Colors: George Roussos True Believers: Avengers — Ronin #1 (of 1) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Pencils: Leinil Francis Yu;  Inks: Jim Cheung; Colors: Justin Ponsor Marvel’s got a quartet of Thanos/Avengers reprints out this week, in continuing preparation for the big movie conclusion coming in just a few weeks. Marvel Tales: Thanos … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #518

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Phil

War of the Realms #1 (of 6) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Marvel Team-Up #1 — Writer: Eve L. Ewing;  Art: Joey Vazquez;  Colors: Felipe Sobreiro Major X #1 (of 6) — Writer/Pencils: Rob Liefeld;  Inks: Liefeld with Adelso Corona and Dan Fraga;  Colors: Romulo Fajardo Jr. True Believers: Avengers — Nebula #1 (of 1) — Writer: Roger Stern;  Breakdowns: John Buscema;  Finishes: Tom Palmer;  Colors: Christie Scheele True Believers: Avengers — Thanos #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jim Starlin;  Pencils: Ron Lim and George Perez;  Inks: Josef Rubenstein with Bruce N. Solotoff;  Colors: Christie … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #517

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Phil

Incredible Hulk #181 Facsimile Edition — Writer: Len Wein;  Pencils: Herb Trimpe;  Inks: Jack Abel;  Colors: Glynis Wein Marvel Rising #1 (of 5) — Writer: Nilah Magruder;  Art: Roberto Di Salvo;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Spider-Man: Far From Home Prelude #1 (of 2) — Writer: Will Corona Pilgrim;  Art: Luca Maresca;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Legacy #819) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado and Erick Arciniega Superior Spider-Man #4 — Writer: Christos Gage;  Pencils: Mike Hawthorne;  Inks: Wade von Grawbadger;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Incredible Hulk #181 Facsimile Edition is an exact reprint … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #516

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Phil

Spider-Man: Life Story #1 (of 6) — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: John Dell;  Colors: Frank D’Armata Spider-Man: City at War #1 (of 6) — Writer: Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum;  Art: Michele Bandini;  Colors: David Curiel Miles Morales: Spider-Man #4 (Legacy #244) — Writer: Saladin Ahmed;  Art: Javier Garron;  Colors: David Curiel Avengers #17 (Legacy #707) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: David Marquez;  Colors: Erick Arciniega Thor #11 (Legacy #717) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Lee Garbett;  Colors: Antonio Fabela Avengers: No Road Home #6 (of 10)(Legacy #713) — Writers: Jim Zub, Mark Waid and Al Ewing;  Art: Sean … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #515

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Phil

The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1 (Legacy #58) — Writer: Saladin Ahmed;  Pencils: Minkyu Jung;  Inks: Juan Vlasco;  Colors: Ian Herring The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #42 (Legacy #50) — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Erica Henderson, Naomi Franquiz and Derek Charm;  Colors: Rico Renzi Shuri #6 — Writer: Vita Ayala;  Art: Paul Davidson;  Colors: Triona Farrell Age of Conan: Belit #1 (of 5) — Writer: Tini Howard;  Art: Kate Niemczyk;  Colors: Jason Keith Runaways #19 — Writer: Rainbow Rowell;  Art: Andres Genolet;  Colors: Triona Farrell A common comic stereotype by non-comics readers is that they’re “adolescent male fantasies,” but Marvel’s been building … Continue reading →

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