As of this month, Marvel comics got just a little bit taller? It’s a weird distinction that’s especially obvious if you keep 5-8 comics in one bag like I do (And no…
Tag: Doctor Octopus
ASM V2 43
You cannot beat Romita, Jr. drawing someone in the rain. You can’t. I’m sure I’ve rambled about it more than once already. You can’t. As someone reared on late 80s/early 90s comics,…
PPSM 41
Look at these misshapen homunculi. This issue begins with Spider-Man telling us various facts about octopuses as he discover Fusion is somehow not dead. He’s calling for medical assistance. An extension on…
PPSM 40
I do not understand the significance of the statuary on these covers. Well, Spider-Man is now wrapped up in Octo-tentacles, and Fusion wants to know how Spider-Man found them. As happens perhaps…
PPSM 39
There are people all over comics who see this and go “This is a great image.” Anyway, Doc Ock! Badly misused under Mackie/Byrne. Who knows what Jenkins has up his sleeve for…
Sentry Vs. The Void
Well, there’s a weird visual. This one opens much the same as all the one-shots, everyone waiting for the Void to arrive, this time in the Sentry’s head. And then, it finally…
Sentry/Spider-Man
After Sentry #5, they published a slate of one-shots focused on different Marvel properties wherein the title character awaited the Void and ruminated on his/their history with the Sentry. These were Sentry/Fantastic…
USM 004
The mandate for the Ultimate line, and soon all Marvel comics, was “iconic covers.” Just cool pictures of the characters instead of the traditional plot-centered kind. I think the idea was it…
USM 003
Marie Javins and Colographix take over colors this month. We begin with Osborn and his employees reviewing surveillance video of Peter being bitten and talking about the success of this accidental human…
USM 002
We are back with more Spider-Man of the Ultimate variety. Well, sort of. As yet, there is no Ultimate Spider-Man. Will that change this issue? We begin with Peter Parker in class,…