This cover was clearly not intended to be part of this shiny gimmick initiative, what with the actually important stuff rendered all-but invisible by it. “Beware The Rage Of A Desperate Man.”…
TAC 214
My comic buying could be really spotty in this time. I didn’t exactly have a ton of disposable income at 15, and comic shops could be unreliable, even if you had a…
TAC 213
It’s 1994 now, and man, things are different! As I’ve mentioned, I’m making these jumps to roughly the start of each ASM writer’s tenure, and David Michelinie was on for a loooong…
End of Block 8
Survived another one. Another collection of big, big events. Ya got the marriage in there, obviously, ya got Kraven’s Last Hunt, and you got the first appearance of Venom, all in the…
TAC 138
Hey, remember these guys? Been a second. This issue opens with Captain America helping La Tarantula brutally murder Spider-Man by stabbing him in the chest with a flying kick. He keeps kicking…
ASM 300
I got this milestone issue at a comic book show in Florida while on a family vacation for the exorbitant cost of $24 as a teenager. My folks frequently indulged my dumb…
ASM 299
As this one opens, Spidey is hitching a ride on top of a semi truck when a kid in the car in front of him spots him and yells to the driver….
ASM 298
Here he is. Todd McFarlane. The man who changed Spider-Man and then mainstream comics forever. His unmistakable art style would propel Spider-Man to truly incredible new sales heights, and then he would…
WEB 038
He’s back! This issue finds recent ASM artist Alex Saviuk settling into his new home for a long while. He’s joined this month by (future Deadpool co-creator) writer Fabian Nicieza, inkers Keith…
TAC 137
So, here’s a fun thing. This issue debuts the new regular creative team on TAC… and it’s the first creative team on TAC. Gerry Conway wrote and Sal Buscema drew the first…