Alright, thumbs up, let’s do this: Hot start on page one! What could possibly have made Peter stop paying attention at such a pivotal moment? Well… it’s understandable… This is a delightful…
Tag: John Romita Jr
ASM V2 49
Some skiiiiinny legs on that Spider-Man, wow. That’s page one. Just jumping right into it this time. A rare appearance by Peter’s wedding band. It’s a good thing all this happened on…
ASM V2 48
Boy, these generic covers. JMS has been trying to introduce new villains all over the place and none of them even get a cover. Cho’s 3 covers are marginally different, but ultimately…
ASM V2 47
And we’re back with Peter Parker, expecting an attack from Shathra anytime. Which, if he really is, makes it prrrretty irresponsible to go to work, yeah? Dan Kemp is suddenly back on…
ASM V2 46
I’ve had this out of whack for a long time, but PPSM is now 2 months ahead of ASM. For a second, anyway. We’re back to ASM, and 3 months of covers…
ASM V2 45
This month, what is more or less the stable cover treatment for Marvel Comics for the foreseeable future is in place. The little red rectangle with (Pretty arbitrary) content rating, issue number,…
ASM V2 44
As of this month, Marvel comics got just a little bit taller? It’s a weird distinction that’s especially obvious if you keep 5-8 comics in one bag like I do (And no…
ASM V2 43
You cannot beat Romita, Jr. drawing someone in the rain. You can’t. I’m sure I’ve rambled about it more than once already. You can’t. As someone reared on late 80s/early 90s comics,…
ASM V2 42
This month’s first page is a recap of what’s going on presented to both the reader and to Dr. Strange by Spider-Man, which is more efficient than the average recap. The thing…
ASM V2 41
This cover shoulda been a poster or t-shirt or something. Both. I kind of think of this as the “Well, now what?” era of this run. JMS comes in hot with the…