Who else could possibly do this cover other than John Romita, Sr.? The interiors are just Paul Ryan, though. Not that Paul Ryan. This Paul Ryan is a workhorse comic artist whose…
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ASM 292
Alex Saviuk swaps in on pencils here. In a few months, he’ll begin a very long run as penciler on Web of Spider-Man. First, though, this issue of ASM, as things heat…
ASM 291
Romita, Jr. switches to just layouts and Colletta to finishes, and George Roussos tags in on colors for this one. Also: That’s it, show’s over folks! Oh, wait, there’s 23 more pages….
ASM 290
Goodness, the big question! It’s 1987 now, and David Michelinie is taking the reigns of ASM. He comes off a run on Web of Spider-Man, and we’ve already seen him do some…
WEB 001
Another knockout Charles Vess cover! From the ashes of MTU, Louise Simonson, Greg LaRocque, Jim Mooney and George Roussos bring us a 3rd monthly Spider-Man solo title. And it picks up just…
TAC 096
This issue, TAC continues to really be at odds with what’s going on in ASM, trying to hit the same story beats first. This one came out a month before ASM 260,…
ASM 261
Ladies & gentlemen, Charles Vess! Charles Vess’ gorgeous art would just randomly grace Spidey covers on occasion in this era. He will later provide interiors for an issue of ASM and even…
ASM 260
Where’s the light coming from on the bottom of Hobby’s arm? My oft-mentioned “The Saga of the Alien Costume” trade ended with ASM 259, because Spidey was out of the alien costume,…
ASM 259
Back on MTU 140, I said I had 2 beefs with Ron Frenz, but only described one. The 2nd one wouldn’t be completely obvious until now. He draws just like Sal Buscema……
ASM 258
This is one of those issues where it’s hard not to just post the whole book. It’s jam packed with important events. Bob Sharen hops back in on colors as Peter deals…