So! You give your biggest star his own comic book. And then he quits. So you give another of your biggest stars that book. And he quits. What now? Random, random-seeming fill-ins….
Tag: Howard Mackie
WEB 090
This one’s tough to say, but I think the hologram might be John Romita, Sr. Only right to get him in here. The poster of the much-hyped upcoming debut of Spider-Man 2099…
Ghost Rider 17
So, last issue, I was convinced I had, but I didn’t. This issue, I remember reading. But also didn’t have a copy of (At least, not anymore). Man, what’s going on in…
Ghost Rider 16
Ghost Rider! It’s the 90s, when Spider-Man and/or Wolverine would guest star in any series that needed a boost, ya never know. Just about 6 months after Todd McFarlane turned Hobgoblin into…
SM -1
I don’t remember this one, either, but the phrase “proto-goblin” fills me with dread. Probably not the way they’d want it to, though. Romita, Jr. sits this one out, but the rest…
SM 84
People have been unable to resist riffing on Stern/Romita, Jr.’s “Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut” since it published (In ASM 229 & 230, of course), but to do it with John Romita,…
SM 83
In-house ads have been like “THIS IS IT! THE VERTIGO ISSUE!” like we were all waiting with baited breath for a comic where Spider-Man is especially dizzy. “Thrilling can’t-move action!” Great cover,…
SM 82
The Friends of Humanity! I’m sure the comic will explain, so I won’t. This is a momentous occasion, because I actually remember this issue! All these other comics might as well have…
SM 81
Cat! Not.. not the most interesting name. Is one of those guys Cat? I confess I don’t remember. The first “The Cat” was a lady, and eventually became Tigra, leaving the name…
SM 80
Now there’s a weird cover composition. Not sure I’m with ya on this one, JR. We begin with various recapping and some mysterious forces assaulting Fortunato’s compound and Peter Parker trying to…