I got this milestone issue at a comic book show in Florida while on a family vacation for the exorbitant cost of $24 as a teenager. My folks frequently indulged my dumb…
Tag: Amazing Spider-Man
ASM 299
As this one opens, Spidey is hitching a ride on top of a semi truck when a kid in the car in front of him spots him and yells to the driver….
ASM 298
Here he is. Todd McFarlane. The man who changed Spider-Man and then mainstream comics forever. His unmistakable art style would propel Spider-Man to truly incredible new sales heights, and then he would…
ASM 297
For the record, I have no memory of buying or ever reading ASM 296 & 297. I think I’ve had them for many years, but I don’t really know. Some evidence suggests…
ASM 296
That cover copy feels really perfunctory. “Force of Arms.” What’s that got to do with this weird image? I’m also very interested by the “1985” next to John Byrne’s signature. This cover…
ASM 295
The great Kyle Baker tags in on inks here. His sumptuous inking dulls the clean precision of Martin’s line as seen last issue, but adds a pleasing fluidity, also. Another really good…
ASM 294
Ya know, the funny thing is, I’ve read this at least twice before, maybe three times. All in a trade. And I was never a big fan. But something about its pretentious…
ASM 293
Crawwwwwling iiiin my skiiiiin! Welcome to part two of Snarkin’ It Up With Kraven! In spite of all evidence to the contrary, I’m not trying to be a jerk about this. Just…
ASM Annual 21
Who else could possibly do this cover other than John Romita, Sr.? The interiors are just Paul Ryan, though. Not that Paul Ryan. This Paul Ryan is a workhorse comic artist whose…
ASM 292
Alex Saviuk swaps in on pencils here. In a few months, he’ll begin a very long run as penciler on Web of Spider-Man. First, though, this issue of ASM, as things heat…