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….
Tag: Amazing Spider-Man
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…
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…
ASM 354
Interestingly to me, the remaining 5 covers to this event each feature inks by a different famous person. First up, Erik Larsen. It’s an interesting synthesis between two guys I think had…
ASM 353
Time for ASM’s bi-weekly summer event. And… I skipped it. Yup! First issues of ASM I didn’t buy on purpose since I started buying comics. This 6-part story, sold in 3 months,…