Blastaar. One of Kirby & Lee’s weirder characters, for sure, a Fantastic Four villain from The Negative Zone, another dimension that Reed Richards discovered (Until we learned Dr. Adam Brashear discovered it…
Tag: John Romita Jr
SM 89
Back on John Romita, Jr.’s home turf, and look who’s decided to join the manhunt. HOW many times can Punisher be tricked into going after “that awful criminal, Spider-Man?” The Jackal has…
ASM 432
I forgot to mention last post that awful font is back. They love it. Strangely, Romita, Jr. is here to draw Joe Bennett’s regular title. Romita’s handling parts 2 & 3 of…
SM 88
Now here’s a cover I really really remember. Excellent concept & execution. So good they didn’t even plaster some stupid copy over it and ruin it. I don’t much recall what’s inside,…
SM 87
And now we’re just quoting the Beatles. And presumably rehashing ASM 33. I remember this cover, but not the issue. Spider-Man Must Lift A Heavy Thing may be pretty well-trodden ground, but…
SM 86
F- minus for this cover copy. Concept and execution. But who cares, JRJR is back. Look how much more incredible the end of last issue looks at the beginning of this issue:…
ASM 427
Shades of ASM 55. Speaking of, for some reason, they got Romita, Sr. to do a version on the fold out: Kinda jarring, really. They’re still in the era of a recap…
SM 84
People have been unable to resist riffing on Stern/Romita, Jr.’s “Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut” since it published (In ASM 229 & 230, of course), but to do it with John Romita,…
SM 83
In-house ads have been like “THIS IS IT! THE VERTIGO ISSUE!” like we were all waiting with baited breath for a comic where Spider-Man is especially dizzy. “Thrilling can’t-move action!” Great cover,…
SM 82
The Friends of Humanity! I’m sure the comic will explain, so I won’t. This is a momentous occasion, because I actually remember this issue! All these other comics might as well have…