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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 #389

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Phil

Champions #1 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado Jessica Jones #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Michael Gaydos;  Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Cage! #1 (of 4) — Writer/Penciller: Genndy Tartakovsky;  Inks: Stephen DeStefano;  Colors: Scott Wills Death of X #1 (of 4) — Writers: Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule;  Art: Aaron Kuder;  Colors: Morry Hollowell Of the Marvel debuts this week, Champions has gotten the biggest push, with its top-tier creative team and  diverse young social-justice-warrior cast. Waid’s been writing the core three — Ms. Marvel, the Miles Morales Spider-Man, and Nova — … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #388

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Phil

Doctor Strange Annual #1 — Writer: Kathryn Immonen;  Art: Leonardo Romero;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #11 — Writers: Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare;  Art: Natacha Bustos;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Lots and lots of comics this week — almost thirty, and I pruned at least a half-dozen more — so let’s jump in, starting with the two Marvel books that aren’t Civil War II related. Doctor Strange Annual features the return of Clea, the other-dimensional sorceress who’s also Doc’s wife. They’ve had a star-crossed relationship, and are currently separated (she hasn’t been around during the latest incarnation … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #387

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Phil

Civil War II #5 (of 8) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: David Marquez;  Art Assist: Sean Izaakse;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #10 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney Williams;  Colors: Megan Wilson The Mighty Thor #11 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson The Vision #11 (of 12) — Writer: Tom King;  Art: Gabriel Hernandez Walta;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Amazing Spider-Man #18 — Writer: Dan Slot;  Pencils: R. B. Silva;  Inks: Adriano di Benedetto; Colors: Marte Gracia The Punisher #5 — Writer: Becky Cloonan;  Art: Steve Dillon;  Colors: Frank Martin International Iron Man … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #386

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Phil

Black Panther #6 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Pencils: Chris Sprouse;  Inks: Karl Story;  Colors: Laura Martin Scarlet Witch #10 — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Kei Zama;  Colors: Ian Herring Spider-Man #8 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Nico Leon;  Colors: Marte Gracia Only a couple of Marvel books to note this time — after a few light weeks, the DC “Rebirth” issues are back to sucking all the oxygen out of the room. Black Panther is probably Coates’s best issue yet, because it’s reached that turn-around point where, after the hero has been beaten down and seemingly lost his way, … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #385

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Phil

Doctor Strange #11 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Kevin Nowlan and Leonardo Romero;  Colors: Kevin Nowlan and Jordie Bellaire Invincible Iron Man #13 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Mike Deodato;  Colors: Frank Martin All-New, All-Different Avengers #14 — Writer: Mark Waid and Jeremy Whitley;  Art: Adam Kubert;  Colors: Sonia Oback Not very many Marvel books in my pile this week, so let’s get them out of the way first: Doctor Strange writer Jason Aaron has spent the first ten issues of the book making magic in the Marvel universe a lot less easy to use — so Doc has … Continue reading →

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