And so, we reach a big milestone in my personal comics collecting habits: the moment when I stopped individually bagging comics. I decided it was both easier and more convenient to put…
Tag: Joe Robertson
TAC 254
Not a great cover. And what’s going to hurt? Is Spider-Man being dropped by those electric tentacles or picked up by them? Not great. So, despite how last issue ended, Kraven’s not…
ASM 431
I mentioned last post that I didn’t buy these at the time. Why would I? I wasn’t a fan of Carnage or the art, that’s 2 strikes. And I knew, as I…
ASM 430
Yes, from the writer who brought you “Spider-Man somehow beats up Star-Lord” comes “Carnage is supposed to be a threat to The Silver Surfer.” I’ve never read this, because I think Carnage…
ASM 429
We haven’t gotten to see the 2nd appearance of The Molten Man in ASM 35 yet, but the cover copy says” The Molten Man Regrets…”, a reference I do not get. And…
ASM 428
Skroce’s Spider-Man improved dramatically during this story. He got more sleek and less lumpy looking. The other characters did, too, to varying degrees. Simplifying was a good idea. We seem to have…
To The Death
Here we have an extremely hyped, doomed to disappoint stunt so intense it comes square bound to indicate its importance: The reunion of Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.! Perhaps the best…
Hobgoblin Lives 3
Oooo, that image is not high quality. How did that happen? Probably not obvious in the picture, but it’s visibly pixellated Ouch. I guess the early days of digital were a learning…
Hobgoblin Lives 2
A very old school Hobgoblin there on the cover. This month, Jerome Moore and Scott Hanna are on inks and/or finishes (You never know with Frenz, and last issue sure did look…
Hobgoblin Lives 1
So this should’ve run somewhat earlier (See how it has the older trade dress and everything), but I was trying to hold it til we got to the unmasking of Hobgoblin. And…