Big finish! Another triple-gatefold with a buncha people on it! This appears to be the first issue of this story I got at a comic book shop, as evidenced by Sandman’s mug…
SM 22
Bout to get crowded again! By this point, it’s been 3 months since the end of the ASM 6-parter due to its accelerated production schedule, so maybe it didn’t seem overwhelming at…
SM 21
Well that seems weird! Cyborg Spider-Man seems like enough to get you to buy a comic. So, anyway, Solo’s about to execute Spider-Man, who he has been Mysterio’d into thinking is Doctor…
SM 20
Now that’s a 90s cover. The fact that Larsen brought back Solo made me think he must’ve co-created him as a kid. Which is flimsy, but he was the only person I’d…
SM 19
Hulk! This issue starts a bit of controversy, believe it or not. Larsen credits the others as “Letter Artist” and “Color Artist” this month, a fine choice of words that should be…
SM 18
Yes, another 6-part story. Yes, another story full of guest stars. A crazy year for Spider-Man as comics really start to change. Erik Larsen is obviously back and ready to follow up…
ASM 358
As we bring it on home, Milgrom can’t let this whole thing go by without contributing to the art, so he gets to ink this gatefold cover. I like the rougher, scratchier…
ASM 357
PCR. I have to assume that’s the great P. Craig Russell inking this cover. The looseness of the approach would bear that out. Interesting choice on Spidey’s mask. Russell’s one of those…
ASM 356
This issue’s star guest cover inker is the man himself, Jazzy John Romita. He didn’t really take any liberties. It’s most obvious in Punisher’s face, of all things. As we enter the…
ASM 355
This time out, Bags is inked on the cover by the legend, Klaus Janson.And it is definitely visible. Klaus brings a certain grit to any artist without overpowering them. Inside, Bags is…