By this point, Adjectiveless Spider-Man was the main book to me, ‘cuz that’s where McFarlane was. So whereas it used to be “ASM and maybe another title or two” every month depending…
Tag: Erik Larsen
ASM 347
This is a famous cover. And it sucks. Beyond the obvious, what is wrong with Venom’s shoulder? Why is Spider-Man’s skull significantly bigger than Venom’s? Did he turn back into Spider-Hulk before…
ASM 346
Oh, Erik. Why must you do this? I think I’ve mentioned before that Erik Larsen has said he added the giant, distended jaw, the tongue and drool because he didn’t like Venom…
ASM 344
This one is unique for me in a very specific way. We’ll get to that later. Here’s the official debut of Cardiac. These characters designed by Erik Larsen stand out so much….
ASM 343
I was always puzzled by the use of “mo’ foes” there. It has only just occurred to me that maybe they wanted me to read that as “mofos” and not in the…
ASM 342
Back again with more powerless Peter, the exciting new series. This one starts with Pete & MJ arriving home after a movie. On the way, they saw a mugging, and Peter wanted…
ASM 341
So this issue is the absolute most damaged comic I have from when I was a kid, and I really don’t remember why. It’s got a tear a few inches long through…
ASM 340
11 posts into this block before an issue of ASM. A new record? Maybe. $3! Why did I have to pay $3 for this? Clearly didn’t get it off the rack. And…
ASM 339
Sometimes the covers of comics in the 90s made it challenging to bring them home. My folks were largely hands off with this dumb hobby, but “DIE DIE DIE DIE” isn’t really…
ASM 338
At last, indeed. A 6 part story called Return of the Sinister Six where they don’t do anything together ‘til part 4 seems a bit odd. But, then, what would Spidey do…