When I say I was a stupid kid, I mean it. This cover got me. I didn’t read this book, I didn’t like this book, but this stupid gimmick worked on me….
Month: April 2024
ASM 438
Why the “?!?” Would it be so strange if he did? I know that the beginning of the Vol. 2 era is a disaster, but getting Tom DeFalco out of my life…
ASM 437
It’s always kind of jarring to see an X-Character in the wild. The X-Men is such an insular franchise. The rest of the Marvel U is constantly bumping into each other, but…
TAC 261
We’re back fo the big finish. It’s kind of crazy that Glenn Greenberg was the only one swinging for the fences while the books went into an obvious holding pattern for the…
TAC 260
Always a treat to see Romita, Sr. art. The covers alone completely justify this storyline. We pick up right where we left off, with Osborn and Kingsley sizing each other up. Nice…
TAC 259
Now here’s a thing that piqued my interest enough to buy Spectacular as a teen: The promise of a showdown between the original Green Goblin and the original Hobgoblin? A Romita, Sr….
SMU 21
Man, it’s always a slog when it’s multiple oversized issues in a row. Even when the last one was really good. My primary interest going into this is going to be whether…
Made Men
I don’t really know why this exists. I don’t really know why I bought it. It’s $6! But here we are. Howard Mackie obviously loves the crime side of Spider-Man and the…
SM 93
This issue is basically just Howard Mackie doing some pretty self-indulgent retconning. The Ghost Rider title got really weird after he left, adding all sorts of bizarre secret history and new ideas…
ASM 436
Will we really learn who’s under those masks? I don’t remember. I bought this issue, even though most months I was only buying Adjectiveless at this point, just to see who those…