This is the Marvel Comics debut of writer Daniel Way. Way always seemed to come from nowhere. Guys like David Mack, Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and so on were being brought…
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Tangled Web 15
Paul Pope! I think I mentioned him when I was rambling about so-called “American Manga” awhile back. Pope was the real deal, an American cartoonist who moved to Japan and worked for…
Tangled Web 14
This issue’s cover is by Dave Johnson. Inside, we find a story by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso’s 100 Bullets collaborator, and Scott Levy, who I don’t actually know. The illustrator is Giuseppe…
Tangled Web 13
Ron Zimmerman is back, last seen in that awful Jay Leno thing. Sean Philips is back, last seen in Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special, tho I think this came out first, just to…
Tangled Web 12
Oh, good, Zeb Wells is back for more “hilarious” cut-ups with everyone’s favorite character, Frog Man. At least he’s paired with a returning Duncan Fegredo this time. I feel like you can…
Tangled Web 11
Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone take the reins this month. An interesting pairing. Cooke successfully broke into comics in the 90s at DC before quickly deciding it wasn’t a way to make…
Tangled Web 10
When Kendrick Lamar asked, “Are you on 10 yet?” he was probably not asking me if I’d gotten to Tangled Web #10… but I have. I should let him know. Kaare Andrews….
Tangled Web 09
Poor Charlie has stumbled into a comic from 1995! This issue’s first page flashback to the accident includes more Spider-Man, a big bag of money seemingly thrown down a well, and an…
Tangled Web 08
This one opens with more of the flashback to the accident, with the implication that Spider-Man helped Charlie. Charlie manages to find a phone in time (Rather improbably), and Spider-Man’s shadow is…
Tangled Web 07
Got some greats returning to the blog this month in the form of Lee Weeks and Joe Rubenstein. They’re illustrating a story by Bruce Jones. Interesting career trajectory for that guy. Worked…