In spite of buying comics for 33 years or something, at this point, I’m still sort of a casual hobbyist compared to some people, in a lot of ways. For example, I…
Tag: John Romita Jr
ASM 078
Coverless! But guess what: It was $5. The Prowler may not be the biggest Spider-Man adjacent character, but he’s still a classic, and his first appearance can be pricey. For $5, I…
SM 78
Romita, Jr. & Hanna are back for the 2nd half of this Morbius adventure. And I know this blog routinely just derails into a John Romita, Jr. fan club, but look at…
SM 76
Now here’s a weird one. One of the few issues I really remember from this period. It begins with an extended flashback in JRJR’s unique style: The Fields family hid in a…
SM 75
Alright, let’s get this over with. This is a wraparound cover. Here’s the back: Romita going hard for this one already. And as of this month, he’s teamed with the magnificent Scott…
SM 74
Never unhappy to see DD in these pages (Well, maybe in the awful Web of Death story…). Never unhappy to see JRJR working on him again, too. And he kicks things off…
SM 73
Looks dangerous! The gang’s all here, Howard Mackie, John Romita, Jr., Al Williamson & Kevin Tinsley. Peter Parker is running across the rooftops of New York reminding us that when we left…
Lost Years 3
Ok, big finish. Kaine is watching through a skylight as his beloved Louise holds a gun on Ben and that Tannen guy looks on with Jacob Raven’s kidnapped son. Kaine is horrified…
Lost Years 2
Only a few years prior to this, JR illustrated Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, a 5-issue series where Frank Miller explored DD’s earliest origins. It’s where the black suit he wore on…
Lost Years 1
Lost Years! Probably shoulda stayed lost! But this does continue John Romita, Jr.’s return to the fold, so that’s cool. And it’s the 90s, so it’s a shiny foil cover! Comics never…