Until recently, my only copy of this issue was a reprint. It came with an action figure decades ago. But I’ve procured the real thing now, so we’ll take a look at…
Tag: David Michelinie
ASM 300
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…
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 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…
ASM 291
Romita, Jr. switches to just layouts and Colletta to finishes, and George Roussos tags in on colors for this one. Also: That’s it, show’s over folks! Oh, wait, there’s 23 more pages….
ASM 290
Goodness, the big question! It’s 1987 now, and David Michelinie is taking the reigns of ASM. He comes off a run on Web of Spider-Man, and we’ve already seen him do some…
MTU 143
Weird looking Spider-Man on that cover. Questionable proportions. Weird design on that bad guy, too. For the last 2 issues, Greg LaRocque has just been providing breakdowns, and Mike Esposito has been…