Superstar artist and Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, everyone. Aunt May looks like she’s been inflated. Spider-Man has indeterminate meat hanging off his back. I have never understood the appeal of this man’s…
Month: December 2025
SSM V2 Annual 1
This annual is covered dated July 2007. It came out about halfway through the Back In Black period. That seems early for this. It seems much more appropriate here, as the final…
SSM 40
Like FNSM, this run ends on a one-off. Clayton Crain presiding on art. I guess it’s fitting as the 2nd-most represented artist on this strange run, that he send it off. Looks…
SSM 39
Is that creature on the cover supposed to be May? Why do people hire Clayton Crain? It looks like an emaciated Conan the Barbarian. May’s forearm looks more powerful than mine. To…
SSM 38
Last month went by with no issue of SSM on the stands. It’s epidemic. I suppose an Eddie Brock appearance during the Black Suit Sales Event at your local Ford dealer isn’t…
SSM 37
I looked ahead. Angel Medina is not coming back. He managed to draw just 8 of the 17 issues in this run. A year-ish from now, he’ll draw a Venom origin miniseries…
SSM 36
This month, Ramon Bachs is suddenly on line art, with Paul Mounts coloring. Angel Medina seems difficult to pin down. And Aguirre-Sacasa is pushing me to my absolute limit starting with a…
SSM 35
When I was going back and buying these a couple years ago, I couldn’t resist this homage cover to ASM 87. It’s pretty clever, using the same layout and dialogue in a…
FNSM 23
Cover by the great Paolo Rivera! Behold ye the only issue of FNSM I bought as the series was coming out. I’d read what this was, and thought it would be interesting….
FNSM 22
I’m sure all this will wrap in a very satisfying way. I just enjoy seeing the Robertsons again, really. The way the idea of a large cast went out of fashion in…