Well, that escalated quickly. Paul Lee flies solo again to wrap this story up. We begin with Peter telling himself he’s not a superhero in his narration, even as Flash talks about…
Tag: Flash Thompson
AF 17
Maybe I’m just no fun, but I don’t think Spider-Man should be retroactively made to encounter any actual supervillains before he really did. After, like, ASM 3, say, it’s fine. But I…
AF 16
Writer Kurt Busiek already had some years in the game by now, but he rocketed to stardom with artist Alex Ross on a miniseries called Marvels. It was a trip through Marvel…
AF 15
Finally, 6 issues into this block, we get to the first Spider-Man comic. Get ready for a long-winded post. I imagine most people with any interest in Spider-Man are familiar with this…
TAC -1
I think the cover alone is plenty of explanation as to why I didn’t buy this one. Not only is it not even about Peter Parker or his family, but it’s gonna…
TAC 251
Well, we’ve come to the last book in this block. Can’t say I’ll be sad to leave. More of this Kraven nonsense. Well, I say that, but nothing going on with him…
TAC 250
For some reason, we begin here a thing where someone’s decided big Osborn issues have to have Romita covers even if it’s not his book. I mean, I’m not complaining, but it’s…
TAC 249
Back for more with Kraven, or is it Kraven? Maybe they’ll get around to turning over their cards, I don’t actually remember when they do. But peep the completely incorrect credits on…
TAC 248
At least I paid a fair price for it! If I understand the cover dates correctly, this issue actually published in June of 1997. The month after I finished high school. We’ve…
TAC 247
Last issue’s letter column said this Jack O’Lantern was created in Mark Gruenwald’s seminal Captain America run. That’s untrue, tho editorial may not have known it at the time. That was a…