Hey, an actual monthly issue of Spider-Man, who’d have thought? With a dumb, shiny foil cover, even. Welcome to the countdown to the end of Howard Mackie’s tenure on the Spider-Books. Joining…
Tag: Joe Robertson
ROGG 3
No reason Norman couldn’t have reverted to the classic suit for this. I wish he had. We open on the Green Goblin throwing an unconscious Spider-Man off the bridge… you know the…
Sentry 5
Things are weird from page one this month. The idea that this machine has been keeping the whole world from remembering him the whole time is a bit much! But we’re in…
Sentry 4
This issue picks up from the last so completely that you have to wonder if this was meant to be one big book at some point. I mean, Reed’s just responding to…
UMTU 03
If there’s one surefire selling method for comics, it’s “big foot on cover.” The covers to both these issues got some gentle and sometimes not-so-gentle ribbing online. Well, Hulk’s about to crush…
UMTU 02
Before Peter can investigate the Kingpin, he’s got someone else to meet. I mean, maybe. I’m not sure what the intended reading order was. UMTU 3 came out the same month as…
USM 008
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…
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…