Launching a new title during an event has a bunch of obvious pros and cons. Tying it into a very big event helps put eyes on it. Tying it into a big…
Tag: Jack O’Lantern
Civil War 5
Ok, then. Things look bad for our hero. The very notion that Tony & Co. would hire a bunch of unrepentant mass murderers to bring in Captain America is so over the…
Civil War 4
This was the first issue to slip, arriving a month late. Due to last issue’s cliffhanger, no tie-ins take place between these 2. Well, none that I have, anyway, I dunno. Which…
Mysterio Manifesto 3
Alright, let’s see this turkey out. The villains attack in a 2-page spread with a lot of coloring mistakes. Weird that Venom isn’t in the baddie roster. Jack O’Lantern recaps at Mysterio…
Mysterio Manifesto 2
If I understand the delayed over dates on comics properly, In October of 2000, you could go to your local comic shop and buy 2 different comics with Spider-Man and Daredevil teaming…
Mysterio Manifesto 1
Sometimes it feels like, anytime something important is going to happen, there’s first a deluge of random filler. In this case, Howard Mackie was a mere 6 months away from being removed…
TAC 258
Still seems weird to me that they got John Romita, Sr. for the Prodigy covers. I’m not complaining, but why just these? Or why not celebrity guests for all of them? Well,…
TAC 257
Only one identity left, and they spoiled it in TAC 256, because this title can’t do anything right. Prodigy! The most heroic of the 4. JM DeMatteis, Luke Ross, Al Milgrom &…
ASM 289
Two super-sized issues in a row. Yer killin’ me, guys. Long ago and far away, when buying comics on the internet was still a relatively new idea, I decided I would get…
ASM 288
Weird, weird cover. Is that background supposed to imply Kingpin’s windows? The color trails behind Spider-Man’s jump make it look like he came up out of the floor. Back to Alan Kupperberg,…