Check it out, it’s the Amazi Spider-Man. Like… oops. We begin with Peter Parker waking up in the motel, putting on a hat and sunglasses and quietly slipping out for a paper….
Tag: J. Michael Straczynski
ASM 536
Facing down this event, I originally thought about reading through it, and then chopping it up and trying to cover the events in real time. Like, I coulda chopped up ASM 535…
ASM 535
This cover and the last ASM cover are a nice pair, Spidey Vs. the 2 leaders. This is the issue where the pro-reg side gets firmly characterized as absolutely insane fascists, as…
Civil War: Interlude 2
Another interlude already! This time out, we’ll look at 2 more issues of FF, and take a brief look at what’s going on in the Captain America tie-ins, because… well, because of…
Civil War: Interlude 1
There’s so much crap going on in Civil War. Like I said, I only bought a fraction of it, and I bought over 50 comics. And there were small bits of some…
ASM 534
Alright, we’ve seen just how bad this event can get, let’s get Strackzynski’s take on the situation. Ron Garney, beloved Captain America artist, getting in on the “deranged with anger” version there…
ASM 533
Why does Spider-Man have what looks more like a scorpion on his chest, Ron? What on Earth? Maybe it’s a good thing he’s wearing the armor in this story. Now that the…
ASM 532
This’ll be weird. JMS will make it plain that, while Mark Millar is clearly on Iron Man’s side, Straczynski is not. So Iron Man is completely altruistic and acting in good faith…
ASM 531
The symbolism of this cover is pretty fun, I must admit. As Tony and Steve are inevitably going to be the faces of the 2 sides in Civil War, here’s Peter stuck…
ASM 530
Still don’t like the suit, but Garney draws such a good Spider-Man, I don’t think anyone could do a better job selling it. Unfortunately for us, he doesn’t draw this issue, or…