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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 #514

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Phil

Meet the Skrulls #1 (of 5) — Writer: Robbie Thompson;  Art: Niko Henrichon;  Colors: Henrichon with Laurent Grossat Domino: Hotshots #1 (of 5) — Writer: Gail Simone;  Art: David Baldeon;  Colors: Jim Charalampidis Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1 (of 6) — Writers: Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti;  Pencils: Gerardo Sandoval;  Inks: Victor Nava;  Colors: Antonio Fabela Age of X-Man: Prisoner X #1 (of 5) — Writer: Vita Ayala;  Art: German Peralta;  Colors: Mike Spicer Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal #1 (of 1) — Writers: Frank Tieri and John Cerilli;  Art: Jacob Chabot;  Colors: Stefani Rennee Of  the five … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #513

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Phil

True Believers: Captain Marvel — The New Ms. Marvel #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: Dave Cockrum;  Inks: Bob Wiacek;  Colors: Mary Ellen True Believers: Captain Marvel — Avenger #1 (of 1) — Writer: David Michelinie;  Pencils: John Byrne;  Inks: Klaus Janson;  Colors: Sharen True Believers: Captain Marvel — Betrayed! #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: Michael Golden;  Inks: Armando Gil;  Colors: Michael Golden Captain Marvel: Braver and Mightier #1 (of 1) — Writer: Jody Houser;  Art: Simone Buonfantino;  Colors: Erick Arciniega The Captain Marvel movie debuts next week, and Marvel’s certainly ready: they’ve been publishing their “True … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #512

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Phil

Return of Wolverine #5 (of 5) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: Steve McNiven;  Inks: Jay Leisten;  Colors: Laura Martin Wolverine: Infinity Watch #1 — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Andy MacDonald;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Hulkverines #1 (of 3) — Writer: Greg Pak;  Art: Ario Anindito;  Colors: Morry Hollowell with Andrew Crossley Uncanny X-Men #12 (Legacy #631) — Writer: Matthew Rosenberg;  Art: Salvador Larroca;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Amazing Nightcrawler #1 (of 5) — Writer: Seanan McGuire;  Art: Juan Frigeri;  Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara The original Wolverine, officially back from the dead, is all over Marvel’s comics this week: but the first one to … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #511

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Phil

Avengers: No Road Home #1 (of 10) (Legacy #708) — Writers: Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub;  Pencils: Paco Medina;  Inks: Juan Vlasco;  Colors: Jesus Aburtov Savage Sword of Conan #1 (Legacy #236) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Ron Garney;  Colors: Richard Isanove Next Gen #1 (of 5) — Writer: Ed Brisson;  Art: Marcus To;  Colors: Justin Ponsor Marvels Annotated #1 (of 4) — Writers: Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross and Steve Darnell;  Art/Colors: Alex Ross Marvel Tales: Black Widow #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Avengers: No Road Home is by the same creative team as last year’s Avengers: No … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #510

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Phil

True Believers: Captain Marvel — Ms. Marvel #1 (of 1) — Writer: Gerry Conway;  Pencils: John Buscema;  Inks: Joe Sinnott;  Colors: Marie Severin True Believers: Captain Marvel — Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: John Byrne;  Inks: Dave Hunt;  Colors: Dave Hunt Daredevil #1 (Legacy #613) — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Marco Checchetto;  Colors: Sunny Gho Old Man Quill #1 (of 12) — Writer: Ethan Sacks;  Art: Robert Gill;  Colors: Andres Mossa Gunhawks #1 (of 1) — Writers: David and Maria Lapham;  Art: Luca Pizzari;  Colors: Neeraj Menon and Rachelle Rosenberg February sees Marvel’s … Continue reading →

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