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: John Romita Jr
ASM V2 24
After 2 years of build up, the rudderless Senator Ward saga will wrap up in the midst of Maximum Security. It felt like Ward was endlessly haunting these pages during much of…
ASM V2 23
Picking up from last issue without pretense for a change, we find Spider-Man and Arthur Stacy debating whether to kill Senator Ward (While recapping right at each other like they weren’t there…
ASM V2 22
Welcome the brand-new artist of ASM, John Romita, Jr.! What, he was just gonna leave? He’s going to outlast Howard Mackie. It’s really starting to bother me that every issue of ASM…
PPSM 19
Look at that ugly blur. It adds nothing to the image, makes it actively uglier, and makes all the effort Larsen put into the background largely meaningless. I hate blurs in comics….
PPSM 17
How did I not know the last part of Fast Lane was coming last issue, this one feels so heavy. It’s got to be in there. Man, I have to cover Fast…
PPSM 16
The way it feels like storylines just keep wandering in and out of these books instead of progressing is kind of crazy. This month has the odd credits “Howard Mackie – story…
PPSM 15
Pow, right in the jaw! How much could that really hurt in a suit of armor? That webline taut against Spider-Man’s throat sure is an odd choice. And yet, one assumes a…
PPSM 14
Who’s gonna draw you better Hulk than Romita, Jr.? Who’s gonna draw a more massive, Earth-shaking Hulk? Nobody. It’s still Mackei, Romita, Jr., Hanna & Wright over here, and we begin with…
PPSM 12
Electro’s arms are weird on this cover. We don’t pick up with last issue’s cliffhanger. Instead, we start with a bomb going off and throwing MJ out of bed. He’s having his…