As has been mentioned, 70s comics always wanted you to think the hero couldn’t possibly win against the villain, while pitting him against some really terrible villains. It was a hard sell….
ASM 178
I mean, I would never say Andru drew the best Green Goblin, but there’s something pretty weird and creepy about him that you just don’t get from other artists. Gentleman Jim Mooney…
ASM 177
Feels unlikely that the guy being shot in the face has a chance to say “How can we STOP him?!?” I like the one goon shooting the floor as GG drags him…
ASM 176
It’s the tail end of 1977 as we rejoin Len Wein & Ross Andru on ASM. This month, they’re aided & abetted by Tony DeZuniga on inks and the great Glynis Oliver…
WEB 089
And it’s Bob McLeod to take us into the home stretch on cover inks! Another sharp pairing for Alex. Man, “The New Kingpin.” The audacity of finding out Kingpin is going to…
WEB 088
Al Williamson! The master’s subtle inks and thin lines actually do the best job yet of bringing Alex in line with the emerging 90s sensibilities despite Al being in the biz since…
WEB 087
This time out, Alex inks himself on the cover. Watching him and Sal try to adjust to the 90s is one of the most fascinating things about this whole exercise. Just a…
WEB 086
I’m gonna say that’s too many Hobgoblins. And also, shades of things to come. No Romita, but this cover does get Al Milgrom. A good fit for Hobby. We’ll recall Al drew…
WEB 085
I’ve already forgotten the order the inkers appeared on the ASM covers, but here’s Klaus Janson again. Huh, it was Larsen then Janson then, too. I wonder if Romita inks the next…
WEB 084
The greatest era of all! Is that true? I dunno. I’ve come to think of Web as a kind of directionless title doing this. I don’t think it has any truly great…