Marvel Superheroes? What is this? I barely know. From what I gather, this was mostly a reprint book, but sometimes, it had original content in it, and this month, that original content…
ASM Annual 4
A 41-page battle epic! What could bring Marvel’s best frenemies to a 41-page battle epic? We shall see. This one kicks off kinda wacky, telling you Stan Lee scripted it and Mike…
X-Men 35
Welcome back to the adventures of swingin’ Spidey in 1967. It feels like forever since we got back here. Here we begin a complete run through the eras. Last batch I left…
End of Block 17
This one represents my most serious attempt to ape McFarlane’s general style, but also Alex Saviuk on the mobster stuff and John Romita, Jr. on the Daredevil. Trying to mimic the various…
Spirits of the Earth
I’ve gushed about Charles Vess elsewhere on the blog for his ethereal painted covers, and now we get an entire graphic novel written & painted by Vess. The back cover says he…
TAC 157
Hey, Electro is back. It’s been exactly 100 issues since he last appeared in Spectacular. Also: “him.” Weird cover. Mike Esposito continues to ink as Electro is very annoyed. He spent a…
TAC 156
…Do I have to do this? Why does this exist? What… just why? Also, I’ve been noticing Sal Buscema draws Spidey with tiny feet. That never occurred to me in the past….
Marvel Fanfare 47
Back to Fanfare much more quickly this time, but this is the last one. The series won’t last much longer after this. And look, Michael Golden is back, too. Looks like we’re…
ASM 325
It’s The Red Skull! Surprise! Did you see him coming? I certainly did not as a kid. Seems rather left field, but I’ve not read it in many years, let’s see. McFarlane’s…
ASM 324
Now that’s a more reasonable depiction of Sabretooth. Don’t let that cover deceive you, though, the ramped up summer schedule was too much, and this issue features the fill-in art team of…