Seems like a bad career choice. In this issue: problems. It’s JM DeMatteis, Mark Bagley, Larry Mahlstedt with normal credits, and then the weird growing pains of the 90s seep in, as…
Tag: Amazing Spider-Man
ASM 339
Sometimes the covers of comics in the 90s made it challenging to bring them home. My folks were largely hands off with this dumb hobby, but “DIE DIE DIE DIE” isn’t really…
ASM 338
At last, indeed. A 6 part story called Return of the Sinister Six where they don’t do anything together ‘til part 4 seems a bit odd. But, then, what would Spidey do…
ASM 337
The bad guys are huge! Spidey doesn’t stand a chance! Sorta reminds you of the cover to Uncanny X-Men #4. With cover inks by the great Walt Simonson, no less. Terry Austin’s…
ASM 336
Golly, who could that be? Mike Machlan slides into the inker chair as The Vulture is demonstrating his powers for The Kingpin and some other business people by destroying a dummy. Larsen…
ASM 335
Terry Austin drops by to ink this one, The new member of the Sinister Six is revealed on page 1 if you didn’t catch him on the cover, as Doc Ock finds…
ASM 334
With this issue, ASM is once again on sale twice monthly for the summer, so they can burn through this big story in only 3 months. Until recently, I had 2 copies…
ASM Annual 24
Gil Kane! Still looking slick on the page almost 20 years since his last Spider-Job! This is weird because it begins a 3-part story across this year’s Spidey annuals, and as a…
ASM 333
I don’t remember the circumstances of my acquiring it, but my childhood copy of this one has no cover. I got a new one during The Great Ebay Hysteria of 2018, so…
ASM 332
There’s those squares again. That is funny cover copy. Not as funny as this… But funny. And probably not as intentional. Note the drool. Erik Larsen is the one who gave Venom…