$4! I somehow paid less for the first appearance of Carnage than the second! How? Why? Where? I have this itch in the back of my mind that I got this at…
Tag: Mark Bagley
ASM 361
I love that sticker. $3! Yes, young me chose to pass on Carnage at first, I guess. I don’t have any strong memory of it. Might’ve just missed it, might not have…
ASM 358
As we bring it on home, Milgrom can’t let this whole thing go by without contributing to the art, so he gets to ink this gatefold cover. I like the rougher, scratchier…
ASM 357
PCR. I have to assume that’s the great P. Craig Russell inking this cover. The looseness of the approach would bear that out. Interesting choice on Spidey’s mask. Russell’s one of those…
ASM 356
This issue’s star guest cover inker is the man himself, Jazzy John Romita. He didn’t really take any liberties. It’s most obvious in Punisher’s face, of all things. As we enter the…
ASM 355
This time out, Bags is inked on the cover by the legend, Klaus Janson.And it is definitely visible. Klaus brings a certain grit to any artist without overpowering them. Inside, Bags is…
ASM 354
Interestingly to me, the remaining 5 covers to this event each feature inks by a different famous person. First up, Erik Larsen. It’s an interesting synthesis between two guys I think had…
ASM 353
Time for ASM’s bi-weekly summer event. And… I skipped it. Yup! First issues of ASM I didn’t buy on purpose since I started buying comics. This 6-part story, sold in 3 months,…
ASS 2
This mess might’ve forced some creative chaos on some of the titles, but if you think a little thing like two entire unscheduled issues of comics is gonna throw a Mark Bagley…
ASS 1
ASS (Not my fault!) features a plot by Tom DeFalco this month, presaging his move to writing ASM when this is over, with a script by Mike Lackey. The art team of…