These generic covers. This was the mandate of the time, as I’ve mentioned before, just “iconic” shots of the character or maybe a villain instead of anything revealing story content. It had…
Category: 2000s
USM 015
We get started this month with a tense 3-page segment of a lady exercising on the phone when Dr. Octopus breaks into her house and slowly starts coming toward her room before…
USM 014
We’re back to the Ultimate Universe. Original recipe Marvel is in mid-2002 where we left it, and this brings us back to late 2001 in the Ultimate corner of publishing. And we’ve…
ASM V2 45
This month, what is more or less the stable cover treatment for Marvel Comics for the foreseeable future is in place. The little red rectangle with (Pretty arbitrary) content rating, issue number,…
ASM V2 44
As of this month, Marvel comics got just a little bit taller? It’s a weird distinction that’s especially obvious if you keep 5-8 comics in one bag like I do (And no…
ASM V2 43
You cannot beat Romita, Jr. drawing someone in the rain. You can’t. I’m sure I’ve rambled about it more than once already. You can’t. As someone reared on late 80s/early 90s comics,…
DD V2 20 & 25
This is an unusual post, as I am jamming 2 Spidey appearances in Daredevil together. The first is a backup story, it’s not long enough to be its own thing, so I…
PPSM 41
Look at these misshapen homunculi. This issue begins with Spider-Man telling us various facts about octopuses as he discover Fusion is somehow not dead. He’s calling for medical assistance. An extension on…
PPSM 40
I do not understand the significance of the statuary on these covers. Well, Spider-Man is now wrapped up in Octo-tentacles, and Fusion wants to know how Spider-Man found them. As happens perhaps…
PPSM 39
There are people all over comics who see this and go “This is a great image.” Anyway, Doc Ock! Badly misused under Mackie/Byrne. Who knows what Jenkins has up his sleeve for…