Bags’ first 2 covers for ASM are strangely empty, this one in particular. Maybe they were done in a hurry. This one is in a completely incomprehensible bag so covered in (now…
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ASM 351
A wild Mark Bagley appears! After his fill-in on ASM 344, he’s back to stay. For 65 issues, in fact. We’ve seen the end of that streak, but here’s the start. And…
TAC 185
Yes, having completed his latest grimdark sadsack story, DeMatteis swings to his other extreme. I remember seeing this issue and wondering why anyone would buy it as a kid. Joke’s on me…
TAC 184
That’s right! It’s The Child Within: Aftermath! Harry sure stayed gone a good long time! This one’s cover is barely attached and pretty badly rolled. I hope I didn’t pay too much…
TAC 183
The being the last part of the story and having the cover blurb “Final Reckoning” is extremely funny if you can see the cover of next issue in advance. Spidey did the…
TAC 182
The people trying to write cover copy for this nonsense like these are actual superhero comics must be so tired. Look at all those exclamation points. “We PROMISE this isn’t just a…
TAC 181
Looks like we’re in for the most titanic battle between Spider-Man and gas yet. The customary video footage that starts each issue shows Vermin freaking out because Dr. Kafka wasn’t around, having…
TAC 180
As the saying goes, you can’t keep a bad goblin down. I think that’s the saying. I could be thinking of something else. We open on video of Vermin initially once again…
TAC 179
Sal Buscema, perhaps more than most, is a guy with a lot of go-tos in his art. Signature poses and layouts. But this cover is not one of them, and it seems…
TAC 178
We’ve gone this whole block without seeing any Spectacular, and that’s because ol’ JM DeMatteis has a 6-part story kicking off this issue. Can’t say I’ve been looking forward to it, and…