This month, Spider-Man is drawn by one Pat Broderick. Man, what must he have thought of this era? He was doing hyper-detailed and cartoony way before it was cool (And allegedly getting…
Tag: Howard Mackie
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Romita, Jr. & Hanna are back for the 2nd half of this Morbius adventure. And I know this blog routinely just derails into a John Romita, Jr. fan club, but look at…
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Morbius! And rendered by Claudio Castellini, no less! Last seen ‘round these parts in Marvel Vs. DC, he’s the guest penciler this month as JRJR takes a rare break. Castellini’s art fascinated…
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Now here’s a weird one. One of the few issues I really remember from this period. It begins with an extended flashback in JRJR’s unique style: The Fields family hid in a…
SM 75
Alright, let’s get this over with. This is a wraparound cover. Here’s the back: Romita going hard for this one already. And as of this month, he’s teamed with the magnificent Scott…
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Never unhappy to see DD in these pages (Well, maybe in the awful Web of Death story…). Never unhappy to see JRJR working on him again, too. And he kicks things off…
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Looks dangerous! The gang’s all here, Howard Mackie, John Romita, Jr., Al Williamson & Kevin Tinsley. Peter Parker is running across the rooftops of New York reminding us that when we left…
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Howard Mackie retains scripting duties this month, breaking Todd DeZago’s streak. Having one person script this whole event might have been helpful if the story wasn’t garbage and that scripter wasn’t writing…
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Kaine’s logo seemingly being just a random typeface is kinda disappointing. Does that font really say “Kaine?” Certainly not to me. So. He looks like he’s covered in webs. He has some…
SM 59
Well. don’t oversell it or anything. Sam De La Rosa is onboard for finishes over Tom Lyle’s pencils this month. Judas Traveller is still showing Peter (In the Scarlet Spider suit) the…