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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 #339

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Phil

Marvel continues their new-issue rollout with seven first issues this week, plus three Secret Wars conclusions, some DC books, six indy debuts and the usual suspects. Let’s look: The New Avengers #1 — Writer: Al Ewing;  Art: Gerardo Sandoval;  Colors: Dono Sanchez Almara The Uncanny Avengers #1 — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Art: Ryan Stegman;  Colors: Richard Isanove A couple of Avengers beginnings: New Avengers has a team run and financed by Robert DeCosta/Sunspot; he’s the new head of A.I.M. (long story), but now it stands for “Avengers Idea Mechanics,” and they have their own island off the coast of California … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #338

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Phil

So: A bunch of new Marvel #1s, a couple of Secret Wars mini conclusions, an actual Secret Wars main-story issue, ten indy debuts, and some other stuff too. Let’s look: All-New All-Different Marvel Point One #1 — Creators: Various A-N A-D Marvel Point One is one of those introduce-all-the-new-comics promos (although, even at 64 pages, isn’t $5.99 kind of pushing it for a book you really really  want readers to buy…?), with a wrap-around story involving the older-meaner-Hulk character The Maestro and The Collector teaming up to evaluate potential combatants for the new Contest of Champions book; it’s by Al … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #337

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Phil

There were only six Secret Wars tie-ins this week (and, even more encouragingly, five were conclusions), but instead of starting with them let’s look at another genre: a batch of quirky, smart kids’ comics: Archie #3 — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art: Fiona Staples;  Colors: Andre Szymanowicz Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual 2015 #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Various The Amazing World of Gumball 2015 Grab Bag Special #1 — Creators: Various Rick and Morty #6 — Writer: Zac Gorman;  Art: Andrew Maclean;  Colors: Nick Filardi Bee and Puppycat #9 — Writer: Patrick Seery;  Art/Colors: Ji in Kim Archie’s … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #336

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Phil

Secret Wars: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #4 (of 4) — Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson;  Art: Laura Braga with Paolo Pantalena;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: 1872 #3 (of 4) — Writer:  Gerry Duggan;  Art: Nik Virella;  Colors: Lee Loughridge Secret Wars: Inhumans: Attilan Rising #5 (of 5) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Pencils: John Timms;  Inks: Roberto Poggi;  Colors: Frank D’Armata Secret Wars: Runaways #4 (of 4) — Writer: Noelle Stevenson;  Art: Sanford Greene with Noelle Stevenson;  Colors: John Rauch Secret Wars: Weirdworld #4 (of 5) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Mike del Mundo;  Colors: del … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #335

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Phil

Secret Wars: Age of Apocalypse #4 (of 5) — Writer: Fabien Nicieza;  Art: Iban Coello;  Colors: David Curiel Secret Wars: Guardians of Knowhere #4 (of 4) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Mike Deodato;  Colors: Frank Martin Secret Wars: House of M #3 (of 4) — Writers: Dennis Hopeless and Cullen Bunn;  Art: Ario Anindito;  Colors: Matthew Wilson Secret Wars: The Infinity Gauntlet #4 (of 5) — Story/Artist: Dustin Weaver;  Script: Gerry Duggan;  Colors: Rain Beredo Secret Wars Journal #5 (of 5) — (Night Nurse story): Writer: Jen and Sylvia Soska;  Art: Alec Morgan;  Colors: Nolan Woodard; (Millie the Model … Continue reading →

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