That Shawn McManus cover has a lil something going on, a little moxie, that is not present in this series’ interiors. It’s almost cruel, suggesting that perhaps something interesting will be going…
Category: 1990s
Web of Doom 2
You know the crazy thing about this series? I have this vague memory of it feeling kind of exciting at the time. Not the series itself, per se, but the fact that…
Web Of Doom 1
We’re almost ready to hit Michelinie’s final ASM story, but first, this blatant cash grab. This actually saw print much later, the same months as ASM 392-394, but takes place before ASM…
WEB 111
What are the chances this is even remotely enjoyable? Sometimes I really feel like a dope having bought all these comics I was smart enough to duck back when they came out….
WEB 110
Stop trying to make Warrant happen! On the splash, a ludicrously written biker gang possibly called The Pipers is menacing some people in a car in Colorado as The Lizard looks on,…
WEB 109
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,…
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,…