Regular-size 75th issue extravaganza! It’s almost impressive when a comic doesn’t get more expensive for a big number, for as infrequent as it is (My meager joke is, of course, a reference…
Tag: Liz Allen
USM 069
Well, everyone’s running in terror from the now flying fire man, and no one is more terrified than Liz. Later that night, Johnny’s back in the Baxter Building, clearly upset, and Sue…
USM 068
Well, look who it is. After all these years making fun of the Ultimate Universe for retconning its original FF out of existence, the 2nd Ultimate FF has finally debuted (Cover date…
USM 065
Well, Gwen’s dead. Gwen’s death was an albatross around ASM’s neck in 1971, as Peter couldn’t very well just go back to normal like nothing happened, but the book kind of wanted…
USM 055
Like, everyone knew Doc Ock was wearing a long coat in Spider-Man 2, but no one seemed willing to just let it be a trench coat in the comics. This month, we…
MKSM 08
Not an ideal time for Frank Cho to tag back in, but deadlines is deadlines. We begin with Peter tackling “Venom” through the wall into the school showers, putting pieces of his…
MKSM 07
Well. We’re past the halfway mark. Let’s get this over with. You know, this one’s been sitting on my desk all day, and I kept seeing Rhino’s lovingly sculpted hindquarters from a…
TAC V2 03
The lighting on this cover is incomprehensible. This issue opens with what I can only describe as a post-Bendis page: I mean, it really is. This page had me thinking Garrett must…
TAC V2 02
That’s it, keep those covers good and generic. We accidentally let last issue’s cover sell the fact that the very popular Venom was in the issue, that was a mistake! What do…
TAC V2 01
Just when I get to stop putting the awkward “V2” on ASM, I have to start doing it here. After the highwater mark of ASM 500… this. Not excited! I have never…