The appearance of this comic at this time is SO jarring. Extremely un-90s Ron Frenz art, a cover full of dead people, 2 versions of the real Spider-Man. Very left field. Also…
Tag: John Romita
SM 57
Welcome back to grim’n’gritty sad times 1995, where things won’t get much grimmer or grittier or sadder than this. Aunt May dead! Peter arrested for murder AT THE WAKE! And look at…
ASM 245
It can’t be that easy, can it? Dave Simons is back on inks this month. Has anyone inked more than 2 issues in a row of this run? I don’t think so….
ASM 244
Uh-oh, look who’s back. It’s been a whole 5 issues since the biggest new Spider-Man villain since the 60s hit the scene, which is a pretty long time, actually, almost half a…
ASM 243
Now here’s an awfully weird cover composition. There’s so much going on and yet it still feels empty. Funny how it’s selling the idea that Peter must choose between these 2 women…
ASM 242
Fun cover idea. He really calls it his Awesome Android. Gnarly, dude. One Kevin Duban finishes this issue, and Bob Sharen is back on colors. I need to pin down when he…
ASM 241
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…
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…
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 132
Beginning a Molten Man 2-parter with a script by Gerry Conway, surprise pencils by John Romita, and inks by Paul Reinman & Tony Mortellaro. Romita is Marvel’s Art Director by the time…