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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 #489

Archie 1941 #1 (of 5) — Writers: Brian Augustyn and Mark Waid;  Art: Peter Krause;  Colors: Kelly Fitzpatrick Cemetery Beach #1 (of 7) — Writer: Warren Ellis;  Art/Colors: Jason Howard MCMLXXV #1 — Writer: Joe Casey;  Art: Ian Macewan;  Colors: Brad Simpson Moth and Whisper #1 — Writer: Ted Anderson;  Art/Colors: Jen Hickman A ton of good comics were released this week — enough to cover 35 of them here  — so let’s get started:  we’ll begin with the indy titles, since they’re such a diverse and high-quality group.  Archie 1941 imagines Archie and the crew graduating high school the year … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #488

True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary: Daredevil by Lee and Everett #1 (of 1) — Writer: Stan Lee;  Pencils: Bill Everett; Inks: Steve Ditko and Sol Brodsky True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary: Daredevil by Smith, Quesda and Palmiotti #1 (of 1) — Writer: Kevin Smith;  Pencils: Joe Quesada;  Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti;  Colors: Dan Kemp True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary: Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev #1 (of1) — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Art: Alex Maleev;  Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Marvel’s “True Believer” $1 reprints have been providing cheap comics history for a while now; this month they’re focusing on the 20th … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #487

Venom: First Host #1 (of 5) — Writer: Mike Costa;  Pencils: Mark Bagley;  Inks: Andrew Hennesy;  Colors: Dono Sanchez-Almara Web of Venom: Ve’Nam #1 (of 1) — Writer: Donny Cates;  Art: Juanan Ramirez;  Colors: Felipe Sobreiro Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends #1 (of 1) — Writer: Charles Soule;  Art: Ramon Rosanas;  Colors: Guru-eFX Extermination #2 (of 5) — Writer: Ed Brisson;  Art: Pepe Larraz;  Colors: Marte Gracia X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis #2 (of 2) — Creator: Ed Piskor Venom (who’s got a movie looming) and X-books dominate the Marvel offerings this week.  Venom: First Host looks at the alien … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #486

West Coast Avengers #1 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Stefano Caselli;  Colors: Triona Farrell Mr. and Mrs. X #2 — Writer: Kelly Thompson;  Art: Oscar Bazaldua;  Colors: Frank D’Armata The Punisher #1 (Legacy #229) — Writer: Matt Rosenberg;  Art: Szymon Kudranski;  Colors: Antonio Fabela Avengers: Wakanda Forever #1 (of 1) — Writer: Nnedi Okorafor;  Art: Oleg Okunev;  Colors: Erick Arciniega When we put the cover of this week’s relaunch of West Coast Avengers #1 up on the store website, almost all the comments were negative, presumably from fans who remember it fondly and don’t think this new iteration does justice to … Continue reading

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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #485

Fantastic Four #1 (#646) — Writer: Dan Slott;  Art: Sara Pichelli with Elisabetia D’Amico;  Colors: Marte Gracia Spider-Man Annual #1 — Writer: Bryan Edward Hill;  Art: Nelson Blake II with Alitha E. Martinez;  Mark Bagley with Roberto Poggi;  Colors: Carlos Lopez Amazing Spider-Man #3 (#804) — Writer: Nick Spencer;  Pencils: Ryan Ottley;  Inks: Cliff Rathburn;  Colors: Laura Martin Domino #5 — Writer: Gail Simone;  Layouts: David Baldeon;  Art: Michael Shelfer;  Colors: Jesus Aburtov Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #35 — Writer: Ryan North;  Art: Derek Charm;  Colors: Rico Renzi One reason Fantastic Four relaunched this week is that Wednesday, August 8 was … Continue reading

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