This is the month I’ve been waiting for. Todd McFarlane has been doing whatever he wants with Spider-Man in 20 issues over 17 months to riotous reaction from fans. We’ve seen on…
Tag: Kristy Watson
WEB 051
So we’re now into this weird era where, with one guy writing 2 out of 3 monthly titles, it’s like there’s two Spider-Man continuties. ASM references what’s going on in the other…
ASM 315
1989 is back! As the stamps on the cover and inside will reveal, my battered copy of this issue originally belonged to my local public library. I began reading Spider-Man (And many…
WEB 050
This one has the rather unusual story that I read my cousin’s copy as a kid, and only got my own in 2018. It was not a cousin I saw too often,…
ASM 314
A heartwarming Christmas issue! Or… not. It’s Peter Parker, after all, things were going way too well in his personal life. This is another one I have memorized from my childhood. Backwards…
ASM 313
So, as mentioned in the last post, this was one of the first Spidey comics I owned. I had begun buying ASM monthly with my allowance by the time I got them…
WEB 048
Now this one… this one is special. One of several special ones, all coming up here. When I was a lad of 9 years old or thereabouts, I started reading comics out…
WEB 047
Why is “The Awakening” written like it’s “The Man-Thing” logo? Look: Right? That’s weird. This one is also new to me. And guess what, Gerry Conway is writing Web, too! He’s gonna…
TAC 146
That seems bad. Kind of a goofy cover, but hey, it’s Inferno, things are weird. This one is new to me. Spidey’s swinging around thinking things are going well when a roof…
TAC 145
First question: Why is the chain around his neck a different color than the rest? Second question: Seriously, what’s up with his crotch area? That doesn’t look right at all. This one…