Marie Javins and Colographix take over colors this month. We begin with Osborn and his employees reviewing surveillance video of Peter being bitten and talking about the success of this accidental human…
Tag: Mark Bagley
USM 002
We are back with more Spider-Man of the Ultimate variety. Well, sort of. As yet, there is no Ultimate Spider-Man. Will that change this issue? We begin with Peter Parker in class,…
USM 001
It’s hard to overstate the importance of this comic. Which is a rare thing to say about something this recent, but it’s true. Ultimate Spider-Man launches a whole new line of comics,…
The Legacy of Spider-Man
In its heyday, Wizard magazine was, for better or worse, the premiere comics publication. And somewhere in there, they began producing comics called ½ issues, exclusives you could only get through them,…
ASM 389
Big finish. Big, dumb finish. JM DeMatteis makes his debut as writer of ASM. When I started his era, I obviously didn’t want to do it here. But we’ve managed to circle…
ASM 388
Annuals, of course, are 64 pages, and expected to feature 3-4 stories. Big deal anniversary issues are usually oversized, maybe double-sized/annual sized, and contain several stories, with at least the excuse of…
ASM 387
You think magical pseudo-science de-aging would really give you your hair back? Good job by Bags making younger Vulture still look like The Vulture. On pages 1 & 2, it does what…
ASM 386
The clouds have been darkening over my head as I slowly realized this entire block was going to be bad, and now it’s too late. One last breath before the plunge. We…
ASM 385
This seems like a weird cover. Man, everything about these issues feels weird. Well, our loopy hero is furiously recapping his situation as he’s sentenced to death, tho he’s not totally sure…
ASM 384
Is one of them Ja Rule? That’s a very old reference. Love that the parent thing is back on the cover. And Maximum Carnage fans: This one’s for you! I’m not sure…