Big finish. A very Kirby-esque cityscape down there. Vulture is lunging at Spider-Man recapping the deal on page one. I think it’s cool that Sal has this weird page layout, and how…
Tag: Aunt May
TAC 187
If this is gonna swerve, the cover sure isn’t tellin’. Aunt May has a huge yard! Look at all that empty green space. Does Aunt May own a car? I don’t think…
TAC 186
I mean, finally. The old codger hanging around only gets more and more ridiculous. We have already seen the 90s attempt to make him young fail even though we haven’t seen it…
ASM 361
I love that sticker. $3! Yes, young me chose to pass on Carnage at first, I guess. I don’t have any strong memory of it. Might’ve just missed it, might not have…
Spider-Man: Fear Itself
Welcome back to the very, very end of 1991, as we enter a block that will introduce a major new Spider-Man character AND one of the most insane twists anyone ever pulled….
ASM 180
And so, at long last, we come to it, the 2nd of my very oldest Spider-Man comics. The coverless copy of ASM 148 and this battered old copy of 180 are the…
ASM 179
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…