I’m told this cover was not actually supposed to be completely impossible to see. That they used the wrong kind of paper stock, so the embossed image and text (Which says “A…
Tag: Larry Mahlstedt
ASM 399
Oh boy! That doesn’t look good! I don’t mean that in like a “this looks bad for our hero” way, I mean that in a “this looks bad for me” way. This…
ASM 398
Back over to the real Spider-Man now, who, as Doc Ock stands in an alley across the street from his home thinking maudlin JM DeMatteis things, reacts to MJ’s pregnancy news with…
ASM 397
Ladies & Gentlemen, the catastrophically embarrassing 1990s “bad girl” craze presents… Stunner. The female powerhouse who’s apparently been skipping leg day her entire life (And also, uh, torso day). Seems to be…
ASM 396
The most shocking ending of all! Didn’t a clone of Spider-Man show up recently? You’re gonna top that? Ok. Look, Daredevil is here, wearing his worst costume by a mile! If you…
ASM 395
Mark Bagley’s take on Puma is, uh, different. ASM is still the province of JM DeMatteis, Mark Bagley, Larry Mahlstedt and Bob Sharen. Bob Sharen: still hanging in there! Been at it…
ASM 412
Alright, let’s wrap up this story that was supposed to wrap up everything but instead wraps up nothing! The invasion of the generic armored enemies has put Molten Man and Spider-Man on…
ASM 411
That definitely looks like things get worse! Al Milgrom pitches in on part of this issue’s inks, and I’d wager that includes this page, as JJJ is throwing a party because of…
ASM 410
This one’s weird from page one because Spider-Man is swinging Peter & the corpse through Manhattan. Didn’t they drive to the Avengers’ place? Why is this necessary other than it’s a more…
ASM 409
Every artist as their own approach to character design. A lot of guys have tells that make it easy to guess a character is theirs. The new characters on this cover are…