Alright, we’re back, and it’s time for our 2nd arc. From now on, Bendis is the sole writer. Marvel came to him with USM, and Bill Jemas had the major beats hammered…
Tag: J. Jonah Jameson
USM 006
Alright. We’ve finished the 21st Century version of the origin. What next? Gotta have a Bugle and a J. Jonah, of course! Bendis actually worked for a newspaper before (And, as I…
PPSM 24
Maximum Security! The wild but ultimately not too memorable crossover event idea in which various alien races decide to turn Earth into a prison for their own criminals. Chaos ensues, as you’d…
PPSM 23
Few covers in the period scream “We got Photohsop!” like this one. Peep that drop shadow. At least this is the rare situation where having a bunch of different fonts on the…
ASM V2 21
So, we’re back to Spider-Man being overwhelmed by Spider-Slayers large and small. Rodney Ramos pitches in on inks this month, added to the list of Mackie, Larsen & Beatty all credited with…
ASM V2 20
See what I did last post? Ho ho. Now here we have an unusual thing, the 100 Page Monster. This was apparently based on something DC did in the 70s that Tom…
PPSM 19
Look at that ugly blur. It adds nothing to the image, makes it actively uglier, and makes all the effort Larsen put into the background largely meaningless. I hate blurs in comics….
Fast Lane
It’s come to this. As has been mentioned previously, Fast Lane was an anti-drug comic that ran in 4 parts through all the Marvel comics in 8-page installments, making it actually come…
PPSM 17
How did I not know the last part of Fast Lane was coming last issue, this one feels so heavy. It’s got to be in there. Man, I have to cover Fast…
ASM V2 16
I believe it’s now officially the year 2000. That feels momentous on my journey through time, getting to the 2000s. Story is credited to “John Byrne and Howard Mackie” this month, so…