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…
Tag: Mary Parker
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…
ASM 383
Oh boy, The Jury! Trying to get some color on those generic cybersuits, it seems. Part 1! It somehow takes Spider-Man 3 issues to deal with these losers. I do not remember…
TAC 208
This is maybe the least Sal Buscema-looking drawing since he stopped letting other people ink him. Very interesting. Inside, we pick up where we left off. Spidey quickly learns even his biggest…
ASM 382
Well, we’re back for more of this. Spider-Man and Doc Samson spend 3 pages dodging Hulk and recapping that ends with Samson trying to put Hulk in a chokehold and being thrown…
ASM 381
I passed on this 2-parter. I believe the thought was essentially, “It’s Hulk, who cares?” Never been a big fan. After Maximum Carnage, probably happy to save the $2.50. Not a great…
SMU 02
Finally, we come to the end of this sorry disaster. It didn’t occur to me that Tom DeFalco writing SMU 1 was so unusual. He appears so frequently on the blog, and…