When will I be free? JM’s days on Spider-Man are numbered at this point. This is his 2nd-to-last issue, infact. And yet, White Rabbit will not go away, having appeared as recently…
SM 90
Blastaar. One of Kirby & Lee’s weirder characters, for sure, a Fantastic Four villain from The Negative Zone, another dimension that Reed Richards discovered (Until we learned Dr. Adam Brashear discovered it…
ASM 433
Here’s a villain we’ve not seen in awhile. That gag with the logo is not quite working. You can always tell a Tom Lyle drawing from the hands. From those weird, meaty…
SSM 26
Todd Nauck is filling on Sensational again, so get read for more weird looking, stumpy versions of your favorite characters. Andrew Henessey inks. Sandman/Hydro-Man. I wonder how often this match up has…
TAC 255
This issue is a turning point in Marvel’s publishing line, which is odd, ‘cuz I would expect it to happen at the beginning of a month. This issue has the gatefold cover…
SM 89
Back on John Romita, Jr.’s home turf, and look who’s decided to join the manhunt. HOW many times can Punisher be tricked into going after “that awful criminal, Spider-Man?” The Jackal has…
ASM 432
I forgot to mention last post that awful font is back. They love it. Strangely, Romita, Jr. is here to draw Joe Bennett’s regular title. Romita’s handling parts 2 & 3 of…
SSM 25
And so, we reach a big milestone in my personal comics collecting habits: the moment when I stopped individually bagging comics. I decided it was both easier and more convenient to put…
MTU Vol. 2 7
Our final issue of MTU volume 2 is moved up ahead of the others this month because of the crossover they’re all doing. It’s funny to me that famed Dracula writer Marv…
SMU 19 & Avengers 1
Here’s a book that screams “inessential.” But that doesn’t mean unenjoyable, so let’s see. Former Spider-Man assistant editor Mark Bernardo writes, the ubiquitous Joe Bennett pencils, Joe Pimentel inks and John Kalish…