As this book is coming out, though none of us could’ve known it at the time, Mike Weiringo was nearing the end of his life. An aortic dissection took him far too…
Tag: Captain America
MKSM 19
Part of the gimmick for this whole thing was each title’s writer wrote a month of parts. So Peter David is parts 1-3 across the 3 titles, then Hudlin, then Strackzynski. Then…
FNSM 01
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a real mouthful for a comic book title. But, then, it’s not Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man, so I guess it’s ok. Fresh off a top-3 all time…
The Pulse 12 & 13
Pulse. Pulse, Pulse, Pulse. Where did we go wrong? The first arc was such a nice setup. We’d have Jessica and Ben Urich exploring the Marvel Universe. That was a good idea….
SMU, Vol. 2 12 & FF Special
Salvador Larocca really jocking the posters for the Spider-Man movies. That’s right, this post will also cover (some of) a random Fantastic Four special. I don’t really get why this book even…
New Avengers 15
This issue opens in a way I don’t think anyone could’ve possibly predicted: Carol Danvers has started a blog, and she is writing about chaperoning a prisoner transfer of the villain Klaw…
New Avengers 14
Before we get to the dreaded The Other crossover, we got a few other things to check out, starting with a 2-issue, Spider-Woman-focused New Avengers arc unfortunately drawn by Frank Cho. This…
USM 070
It’s called Strange, but the Ultimates are on the cover. Who knows what will happen inside? Not me, I don’t remember this. In my mind, the next major arc followed the Carnage…
New Avengers/Fantastic Four
We’re closing this block with something highly unusual.For awhile, Marvel started making comics exclusively available in the PX for American Military. And you might think they’d just get reprints or something, but…
Runways. Vol. 2, 11 & 12
What a striking cover. James Jean takes over as the cover artist here. The graphic elements really set it apart, it’s a very 21st Century image. This month, we begin with an…