Certainly a striking cover. This one starts with various detail shots of the scifi machinery Stromm’s head is connected to,one of which is clearly just a Macintosh, which amuses me greatly, while…
Month: October 2024
PPSM 27
Here begins Kaare Andrews’ run as a cover artist for the Spider-Office. Under Jemas and Quesada, more and more books will have cover artists who don’t do the interiors, crafting flashy visuals…
ASM V2 27
There’s an odd cover idea. This month, the Spider-Office is newly under the auspices of Axel Alonso, recently poached from DC’s Vertigo arm, where he edited a truly remarkable run of really…
PPSM 26
Oh! I was wrong. I guess Bucky needed a break from all that recycling art instead of drawing things, so now-disgraced Joe Bennett steps in. Who could’ve known in 2000 that Bennett…
ASM V2 26
Well, that looks weird. Well, it’s a week since the events of the issue 25s, and Spider-Man is ruminating on them by way of recapping. At the end of his recapping (3…
Mysterio Manifesto 3
Alright, let’s see this turkey out. The villains attack in a 2-page spread with a lot of coloring mistakes. Weird that Venom isn’t in the baddie roster. Jack O’Lantern recaps at Mysterio…
Mysterio Manifesto 2
If I understand the delayed over dates on comics properly, In October of 2000, you could go to your local comic shop and buy 2 different comics with Spider-Man and Daredevil teaming…
Mysterio Manifesto 1
Sometimes it feels like, anytime something important is going to happen, there’s first a deluge of random filler. In this case, Howard Mackie was a mere 6 months away from being removed…
PPSM 25
This is gonna be a real swipe fest, I can feel it. We’re back to Paul Jenkins & Mark Buckingham on PPSM, Bucky here inked by Dan Green, Rodney Ramos and himself,…
ASM V2 25
Hey, an actual monthly issue of Spider-Man, who’d have thought? With a dumb, shiny foil cover, even. Welcome to the countdown to the end of Howard Mackie’s tenure on the Spider-Books. Joining…