Here’s a weird one. The regular creative team is relegated to a back-up story, and the main feature is guests. Specifically, Joey Cavalieri scripting, Rurik Tyler penciling, Sam De La Rosa inking,…
Month: February 2024
SM 44
This is a very awkward time to begin a new era of greatness. But after being a rudderless ship varying wildly in quality for almost 30 issues, Spider-Man finally gets its first…
ASM Annual 28
Carnage was initially presented as so scary Spidey and Venom could barely beat him. Then they tried to make him even more scary in Maximum Carnage, though they mostly had the opposite…
TAC 210
Last issue’s bag had a piece of tape on it so long removing the comic was a genuine challenge. This one has an itty bitty piece of tape barely holding it closed….
TAC 209
Time to close out Steven Grant’s strangely short career as writer of Spectacular. This month, credit goes to Grant & Buscema for Story & Art, with Bob Sharen coloring. On the splash,…
SMU 04
Oh goody, Mysterio. Cover price: $3.95 in 1993 dollars. Your McKay’s price: 90 cents. An indication of quality, I’m sure. This month’s main feature is inked by Scott Hanna, Al Milgrom and…
SM 43
Wow, this issue’s clean! This looks like it just came off the press! Shiny and unblemished. I bet CGC would give it a 9.9 or some such. Too bad it’s this comic…
SM 42
Through means I no longer recall, I didn’t buy this storyline as a kid, but I DID wind up with TWO copies of this issue. How? Why? Incredible. This is the one…
SM 41
Hoo boy, Jae Lee. Jae Lee took the comics world by storm when he showed up on Namor in the early 90s, his striking use of shadow somehow blinding everyone, myself included…
WEB 108
Let’s get to know this lame villain. Maybe they’ll even bother to tell me who Quicksand is along the way. 2nd issue in a row that starts with 2 consecutive splash pages,…