The “Wizard ½” was a gimmick running through the prominent comics magazine of the same name where they’d issues these specials in conjunction with the various publishers as collectibles. They came with…
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USM 022
With Peter grounded, there’s not many places UMTU could feasibly be taking place, so we’ll have to see how long it lasts. This month, we open on a gang of purse snatchers…
UMTU 11
After the rather absurd label of “manga-influenced” was applied to not very manga-looking superhero art in the mid-to-late 90s, Americans (& Canadians) doing actual manga-influenced art gained steam. People like Adam Warren,…
USM 021
This month is the first where USM ships twice. Part of this era of Marvel was trying to get books out more than 12 times a year. Considering the twice-a-month summers are…
USM 020
We open this month on 2 pages of Kraven & his entourage headed to film the big fight with Spider-Man. They basically just have spotters watching where Hammer’s limo is headed, with…
USM 019
These covers’ digital painted look have always felt a little wonky to me, but this one is particularly wonky. Well, we have a cliffhanger to resolve, so… Biiiit of a cheat, boys!…
USM 018
Let’s get right to it. Brutal. Like a supercharged version of ASM 3’s first meeting between the two. However… With the upper hand, our man starts some quality rambling while webbing up…
USM 017
Back to the main book, and maybe this month, Spider-Man and Doc Ock will cross paths. I’d say so! Meanwhile, Kraven the Hunter’s manager is showing him a new graphic of him…
USM 016
These generic covers. This was the mandate of the time, as I’ve mentioned before, just “iconic” shots of the character or maybe a villain instead of anything revealing story content. It had…
USM 015
We get started this month with a tense 3-page segment of a lady exercising on the phone when Dr. Octopus breaks into her house and slowly starts coming toward her room before…