That’s a very old school looking cover. This issue begins with… Making Peter’s identity secret again was obviously a good idea, but stealing it even from Norman is actually great idea. If…
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ASM 568
Man, what to even say first? I guess the obvious is please welcome back to the blog, The GOAT, John Romita, Jr.! Much like Too $hort, he just can’t stay away (I…
ASM 564
This one is apparently gonna be a Rashomon-type riff or something. Accordingly, I guess, it has 3 different writers in Marc Guggenheim, Bob Gale and Dan Slott. Bit weird, leaving out just…
ASM 561
Time to wrap this one up. I wonder how the writers felt about this format. In an era where 5- and 6-issue stories were the norm, so far it’s been 3 per…
ASM 560
Ooooh, ok! I’ve seen this cover before, but had no context for it. I mean aside from the Lichtenstein reference. Oh, to become world famous forever by simply reproducing the work of…
ASM 559
If nothing else, this one’s gonna look good. Dan Slott returns to the writer’s chair, and for art duties, we got Marcos Martin on linework and Javier Rodriguez on colors. Martin is…
ASM 555
Has Chris Bachalo made it onto the blog yet? I don’t think he has. Very interesting progression. He started out with a recognizable and unique style, right off the bat, and slowly…
ASM 554
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers! First this issue, we check in on the meth lab Freak has been trying to get to the whole time, where a guy is named “Crater,” in…
ASM 553
I really just cannot get over how bad Jimenez’ Spider-Man looks. Why is his head so weird?! Jimenez is a perfectly capable artist! I get that he’s riffing on Todd McFarlane, but…
ASM 552
Now it’s time for Bob Gale’s inaugural 3-parter. I guess each writer musta had one. He is joined by Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning on line art and Jeromy Cox on colors….