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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 #384

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Phil

Silver Surfer #200 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Art: Michael Allred;  Colors: Laura Allred All-New Wolverine Annual #1 — Writer: Tom Taylor;  Art: Marcio Takara;  Color: Mat Lopes Amazing Spider-Man #17 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: R. B. Silva;  Inks: Adriano di Benedetto;  Colors: Marte Gracia Three non-Civil War II tie-ins: Silver Surfer #200 celebrates that title’s anniversary with a 25-page episode of the regular story (with the usual Allred/Slott combination of quirky charm and bittersweet relationship drama), plus a one-page recap, a two-page letters section, a page about the Eisner award for best single issue that the comic won last … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #383

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Phil

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #11 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Jacob Chabot;  Colors: Rico Renzi Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #10 — Writers: Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare;  Art: Natacha Bustos;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #9 — Writer: Kate Leth;  Art: Brittney L. Williams;  Colors: Megan Wilson These three books represent Marvel’s outreach to smart young women readers, from tweens to twenty-somethings. Look at Squirrel Girl‘s one-issue tale (heh…), which manages to be both a continuity-respecting, intricately-plotted supervillain confrontation, a tutorial on basic computer programming theory, and a demonstration of its role-model title heroine’s confident optimism. Guest artist … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #382

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Phil

Civil War II #1 (of 1) — Writer: Greg Pak;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Scott Hanna and Marc Deering;  Colors: Ian Herring and Rob Schwager Civil War II: Choosing Sides #4 — Creators: Various Spider-Woman #10 — Writer: Dennis Hopeless;  Layouts: Javier Rodriguez;  Finishes: Veronica Fish;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg The Ultimates #10 — Writer: Al Ewing;  Art: Kenneth Rocafort and Djibril Morissette;  Colors: Dan Brown The Mighty Thor #10 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Russell Dauterman;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Black Widow #6 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Chris Samnee;  Colors: Matthew Wilson There were tons of Civil War II tie-in … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #381

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Phil

Civil War II: The Accused #1 (of 1) — Writer: Marc Guggenheim;  Art: Ramon Bachs and Garry Brown;  Colors: Ruth Redmond All-New All-Different Avengers #13 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Adam Kubert;  Colors: Sonia Oback All-New All-Different Avengers Annual #1 — Creators: Various Scarlet Witch #9 — Writer: James Robinson;  Art: Joelle Jones;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Black Panther #5 — Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates;  Pencils: Chris Sprouse;  Inks: Karl Story;  Colors: Laura Martin Amazing Spider-Man #16 — Writer: Dan Slott;  Pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli;  Inks: Cam Smith;  Colors: Marte Gracia The Vision #10 (of 12) — Writer: Tom King;  Art: Gabriel Harnandez … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #380

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Phil

Doctor Strange #10 — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Pencils: Chris Bachalo;  Inks: Six Guys;  Colors: Chris Bachalo with Rain Beredo Punisher #4 — Writer: Becky Cloonan;  Art: Steve Dillon;  Colors: Frank Martin Moon Knight #5 — Writer: Jeff Lemire;  Art: Greg Smallwood, Wilfredo Torres, Francesco Francavilla and James Stokoe;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire, Michael Garland, Francavilla and Stokoe Invincible Iron Man #12 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Mike Deodato;  Colors: Frank Martin Daredevil Annual #1 — Writer: Charles Soule;  Art: Vanessa R. Del Ray;  Colors: Mat Lopes Marvel Tsum Tsum #1 (of 4)– Writer: Jacob Chabot;  Pencils: David Baldeon;  Inks: Terry … Continue reading →

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