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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 #499

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Phil

Love and Rockets #6 — Creators: Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez Go-Bots #1 — Creator: Tom Scioli Rick and Morty Presents: Pickle Rick #1 (of 1) — Writer: Delilah S. Dawson;  Art: CJ Cannon;  Colors: Brittany Peer Middlewest #1 — Writer: Skottie Young;  Art: Jorge Corona;  Colors: Jean-Francois Beaulieu Dick Tracy #2 — Writers: Lee and Michael Allred;  Pencils: Rich Tommaso;  Inks: Michael Allred;  Colors: Laura Allred Exorsisters #2 — Writer: Ian Boothby;  Art: Gisele Lagace;  Colors: Pete Pantazis Black Badge #4 — Writer: Matt Kindt;  Art: Tyler Jenkins;  Colors: Hilary Jenkins Burn-Outs #3 — Writer: Dennis Culver;  Art: Geoffo;  Colors: … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #498

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Phil

Uncanny X-Men #1 (Legacy #620) — Writers: Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg and Kelly Thompson;  Art: Mahmud Asrar;  Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Avengers #10 (Legacy #700) — Writer: Jason Aaron;  Art: David Marquez and Ed McGuinness with Frazer Irving, Adam Kubert and Andrea Sorrentino;  Colors:  Justin Ponsor, Erick Arciniega, Frazer Irving, Matthew Wilson and Giada Marchisio The Black Order #1 (of 5) — Writer: Derek Landy;  Pencils: Philip Tan;  Inks: Marc Deering, Guillermo Ortega and Le Beau Underwood;  Colors: Jay David Ramos Uncanny X-Men #1 is a relaunch of that bedrock Marvel title, and it’s following the same pattern as the Avengers … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #497

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Phil

Green Lantern #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison;  Art: Liam Sharp;  Colors: Steve Oliff Sideways Annual #1 — Writer: Grant Morrison with Dan Didio;  Art: Will Conrad and Cliff Richards;  Colors: Hi-Fi Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 (of 6) — Creators: Various Batman #58 — Writer: Tom King;  Art: Mikel Janin;  Colors: Jordie Bellaire Justice League #11 — Writer: Scott Snyder;  Art/Colors: Francis Manapul United States Vs. Murder Inc. #2 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Michael Avon Oeming;  Colors: Taki Soma The biggest news this week is Grant Morrison’s return to DC with his new ongoing Green Lantern;  it’s crammed … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #496

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Phil

Batman Secret Files #1 (of 1) — Creators: Various Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2 (of 5) — Writer/Artist: Sam Kieth; Colors: Ronda Pattison From its title, I thought Batman Secret Files #1 would be like those ’90s/’00s SF versions with a story or two, and then a bunch of Who’s Who-type entries, city maps and other world-fillers. Not so; it’s a straight five-story anthology: a three-page opener by Tom King and Mikel Janin; an eight-pager about a GCPD officer’s encounter with the Scarecrow, in which writer Ram V and artist Jorge Fornes use (and then don’t use) the nine-panel grid … Continue reading →

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #495

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Phil

Spider-Geddon #2 (of 5) — Writer: Christos Gage with Dan Slott;  Pencils: Jorge Molina;  Inks: Jay Leisten, Craig Yeung and Roberto Poggi;  Colors: David Curiel Spider-Girls #1 (of 3) — Writer: Jody Houser;  Art: Andres Genolet;  Colors: Triona Farrell Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1 (of 3) — Writer: Seanan McGuire;  Art: Rosi Kampe;  Colors: Ian Herring Amazing Spider-Man #8 (Legacy #809) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Humberto Ramos;  Inks: Victor Olazaba;  Colors: Edgar Delgado Most of the Spider-books this week relate to Spider-Geddon, the sequel to the Spider-Verse series from a few years ago that inspired the upcoming animated film. The … Continue reading →

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