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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 #509

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Phil

Age of X-Man: Alpha #1 (of 1) — Writers: Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler;  Art: Ramon Rosanas;  Colors: Triona Farrell Uncanny X-Men 3D #1 (of 1) — Writer: Chris Claremont;  Pencils: Jim Lee;  Inks: Scott Williams;  Colors: Glynis Oliver X-Force #2 (Legacy #232) — Writer: Ed Brisson;  Art: Dylan Burnett;  Colors: Jesus Aburtov Doctor Strange #10 (Legacy #400) — Writer: Mark Waid;  Art/Colors: Jesus Saiz; Kevin Nowlan and Jim Campbell;  Butch Guice and Carlos Lopez;  Tom Palmer and Daniel Acuna Journey Into Unknown Worlds #1 (of 1) — Writers: Cullen Bunn; Clay McLeod Chapman;  Art: Guillermo Sanna; Francesco Manna If … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #508

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Phil

Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 — Writer: Ed Brisson;  Art: Carlos Gomez;  Colors: Guru-eFX Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Legacy #151) — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Geoff Shaw;  Colors: Marte Gracia War Is Hell #1 — Creators: Howard Chaykin and Edgar Delgado;  Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Alberto Alburquerque and Andres Mossa Crypt of Shadows #1 — Writer: Al Ewing;  Art: Garry Brown, Stephen Green and Djibril Morissette-Phan;  Colors: Chris O’Halloran The Immortal Hulk #12 (Legacy #729) — Writer: Al Ewing;  Pencils: Joe Bennett;  Inks: Ruy Jose;  Flashback art: Eric Nguyen;  Colors: Paul Mounts Uncanny X-Men Annual is a Cyclops-centric story explaining how … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #507

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Phil

Invaders #1 — Writer: Chip Zdarsky;  Art: Carlos Magno with Butch Guice;  Colors: Alex Guimaraes Marvel Comics Presents #1 — Creators: Various Black Widow #1 — Writers: Jen and Sylvia Soska;  Art: Flaviano;  Colors: Veronica Gandini Why so much focus on the Submariner lately? He’s becoming a major Avengers villain, with Mad Max-y armor and a meaner, deadlier damn-the-surface-world attitude, while also co-starring in a revival of the original-team Defenders; this week, he’s featured prominently in two new series: the revived Invaders #1, and the anthology Marvel Comics Presents.  Well, Marvel’s celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, and Prince Namor was their first … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #506

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Phil

Captain Marvel #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Carmen Carnero;  Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 — Writer: Tom Taylor;  Art: Juann Cabal;  Colors: Nolan Woodard Miles Morales: Spider-Man #2 — Writer: Saladin Ahmed;  Art: Javier Garron;  Colors: David Curiel Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #4 — Writer: Seanan McGuire;  Art: Rosi Kampe and Takeshi Miyazawa;  Colors: Ian Herring Man Without Fear #1 (of 5) — Writer: Jed MacKay;  Art: Danilo S. Beyruth;  Colors: Andres Mossa Man Without Fear #2 (of 5) — Writer: Jed MacKay;  Art: Stefano Landini;  Colors: Andres Mossa Web of Venom: Venom Unleashed #1 (of 1) — … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #505

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Phil

Conan the Barbarian #1 (Legacy #276) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: Mahmud Asrar;  Colors: Matthew Wilson True Believers: Conan the Barbarian #1 (of 1) — Writer: Roy Thomas;  Pencils: Barry Smith;  Inks: Dan Adkins True Believers: Conan the Barbarian: Tower of the Elephant #1 (of 1) — Writer: Roy Thomas;  Pencils: Barry Smith;  Inks: Sal Buscema Champions #1 — Writer: Jim Zub;  Art: Steven Cummings;  Colors: Marcio Menyz with Erick Arciniega Infinity Wars: Infinity #1 (of 1) — Writer: Gerry Duggan;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Andrew Hennessy;  Colors: Guru-eFX Wolverine: The Long Night #1 (of 5) — Writer: Benjamin Percy; … Continue reading →

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