I may have been a relative newcomer to comics at this point, but one of the only comics I owned was ASM 313, so I knew enough to wonder “since when is…
Month: August 2021
SM 03
The cover lets you know we’re in for more Kraven stuff, but as a kid, I’m not sure I would’ve seen Kraven yet. This issue would’ve been very weird for me, for…
SM 02
What is an Arachknight? I feel like this deserves an explanation, but none is forthcoming. We open with a couple of gross Wall Street guys being gross (One of whom looks remarkably…
SM 01
Welcome back to 1990! We’re here with Todd McFarlane’s Adjectiveless Spider-Man, the first comic since the 1940s to sell over a million copies. The message that sent was clear: Flashy art was…
End of Block 27
A real Monkey’s Paw situation. I think. You know, I’m not sure I remember how the Monkey’s Paw goes. But the point is, you spend years wishing Ben Reilly would go away,…
Spider-Man/Gen13
We wrap this block up with this, another non-canon crossover with Jim Lee’s Wildstorm Universe at Image. Gen13 is a team of teen heroes. They’re more or less mutants, with familiar powers….
SMTU 6
All in the same story? This promises to be a weird one. The Aquarian! Not exactly a household name. This one’s written by the great Larry Hama, drawn by Dietrich Smith, inked…
SM 78
Romita, Jr. & Hanna are back for the 2nd half of this Morbius adventure. And I know this blog routinely just derails into a John Romita, Jr. fan club, but look at…
SM 77
Morbius! And rendered by Claudio Castellini, no less! Last seen ‘round these parts in Marvel Vs. DC, he’s the guest penciler this month as JRJR takes a rare break. Castellini’s art fascinated…
ASM 420
Steve Skroce made his name on X-Man, a comic about a young Cable from an alternate reality hanging out on the prime Marvel Earth, so I guess they felt this needed to…