This is a really unusual cover. It’s Terry Austin, best known for enhancing John Byrne’s supple linework, inking Romita, but it’s got that extremely rough, Frank-Miller-inking-himself look. Super gritty. Frank Giacoia taps…
Tag: John Romita Jr
ASM 240
Feels like it’s been forever since I read any Stern/Romita ASM. And I guess it has, 10 blocks. But it’s good to be back. It should be obvious by now that I…
Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book
This post is a special crossover with the main site here at Comics From Space!, where I finished The Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book. Over several posts, it discusses this famous comics…
ASM 223
It’s Denny O’Neil’s last issue of ASM, and he’s only sort of here. JM DeMatteis scripts over an O’Neil plot, while John Romita, Jr. and Al Milgrom start us off with a…
ASM Annual 11
ASM Annual was a book of nothing but reprints for a few years, but this issue is a return to the first story being original content. This one’s brought to you by…
DD 270
Hey, look, it’s Daredevil! John Romita, Jr. may not have worked on Spider-Man in a couple of years, but he can’t get away that easy. This is nearing the end of Romita’s…
SM 72
I would think this month’s “must read” comic would be something closer to the actual event, as it is nearly over, but what do I know? We open with Peter Parker: Action…
SM 71
The exoskeleton is taking the fashion world by storm this season! Let’s get right to it and find out what Fortunato’s all about. Real mob bossy. Meanwhile, the guy who took said…
SM 70
Oh no, this one has something bound in. Surely not another 23-year old Kool-Aid packet. Yes, that’s exactly what it is. Same flavor, too. Could’ve at least given me some variety, guys….
SM 69
We are back to 1996. Ben Reilly is Spider-Man, Peter & MJ moved to Portland for juuuust a second and are back, Peter lost his powers, Ben & Peter know someone is…