And we are back to fully vague, “iconic” covers. We pick it right up from last issue, Harry waking up to the sight of his monstrous dad choking the life out of…
Month: December 2024
USM 026
This cover always seemed like a miss to me. Weird composition, and the background is really distracting. The Spider-Man, tho, would go on to be used in commercial products. Well, this one…
USM 025
Another cover with some indication of what’s inside, what a concept! Well, we’re back, and on a 2-page, 3-panel spread, we see Spider-Man and Harry both reacting to the Goblin runnin’ off…
USM 024
A surprisingly specific cover for the period. Cover date for this one is September 2002. UMTU is way behind. But UMTU 11 couldn’t happen til after Gwen Stacy was introduced, and none…
USM 023
This issue opens with Spider-Man swinging across town, only to stop, rip off his mask, throw up, and ask himself what he’s going to do while crying. Then we get back to…
USM 022
With Peter grounded, there’s not many places UMTU could feasibly be taking place, so we’ll have to see how long it lasts. This month, we open on a gang of purse snatchers…
UMTU 11
After the rather absurd label of “manga-influenced” was applied to not very manga-looking superhero art in the mid-to-late 90s, Americans (& Canadians) doing actual manga-influenced art gained steam. People like Adam Warren,…
USM 021
This month is the first where USM ships twice. Part of this era of Marvel was trying to get books out more than 12 times a year. Considering the twice-a-month summers are…
USM 020
We open this month on 2 pages of Kraven & his entourage headed to film the big fight with Spider-Man. They basically just have spotters watching where Hammer’s limo is headed, with…
USM 019
These covers’ digital painted look have always felt a little wonky to me, but this one is particularly wonky. Well, we have a cliffhanger to resolve, so… Biiiit of a cheat, boys!…