Not too hard to get, this one. Kind of a surprise to me. But so much of this has been. Sure, 50 is ultra-famous, but it’s also the beginning of a storyline….
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ASM 050
Yeah, so between having one of the most iconic covers, being one of the most famous stories AND introducing a major villain, this issue is waaaay out of my price range. I…
Marvel Vs. DC, Part 3
You know, you can say this crossover is a stunt, a gimmick, a giant cash grab, but let’s be honest, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do some wacky stuff, and they…
Marvel Vs. DC, Part 2
So, we’re back with more of “The Showdown of the Century!” I mean, generally speaking, that kind of hype is just that in comics, but it was kinda true here. What could…
Marvel Vs. DC, Part 1
We interrupt regular programming here for one of the biggest stunts of the 90s, Marvel Vs. DC! It was to be a miniseries event wherein Marvel’s biggest stars would fight DC’s. And…
SMU 6
Perilously close to the oft-mentioned crossover now, but we gotta hit our first issue of Spider-Man Unlimited. Ninety cents! What a deal. Never read this one, so I have no idea what…
WEB 038
He’s back! This issue finds recent ASM artist Alex Saviuk settling into his new home for a long while. He’s joined this month by (future Deadpool co-creator) writer Fabian Nicieza, inkers Keith…
TAC 133
Usually that “after” credit on a comics cover means it’s a direct homage to another image. I’m not a super expert, but I don’t think Sienkiewicz means this is a direct lift…
ASM 295
The great Kyle Baker tags in on inks here. His sumptuous inking dulls the clean precision of Martin’s line as seen last issue, but adds a pleasing fluidity, also. Another really good…
TAC 100
Here we go with the 100th issue spectacular of Spectacular Spider-Man. Al Milgrom is back on pencils, and this time he’s inked by Geoff Isherwood (With 5 pages by Vince Colletta), and…