Hey, an actual monthly issue of Spider-Man, who’d have thought? With a dumb, shiny foil cover, even. Welcome to the countdown to the end of Howard Mackie’s tenure on the Spider-Books. Joining…
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ASM Annual 2000
Do not remember this one at all. It’s a Howard Mackie/Klaus Janson joint, so it’s gonna be weird looking with a lot of inventive composition. Steve Bucellato has his name spelled wrong…
SM 95
I mentioned on SM 88 that when I see that cover, I think a different comic is inside. It’s this one. Both books are standoffs between Peter & Norman by the same…
Legacy of Evil
This one-shot would’ve been very spoilery had I revisited it when it came out, but it also would’ve made no sense. It stars Peter Parker Spider-Man, but was released during the year…
TAC Annual 14
I was kind of annoyed that this block and this whole era was going to end on something as crappy as SMU 5. But then I opened this to read it, having…
TAC 255
This issue is a turning point in Marvel’s publishing line, which is odd, ‘cuz I would expect it to happen at the beginning of a month. This issue has the gatefold cover…
SM 89
Back on John Romita, Jr.’s home turf, and look who’s decided to join the manhunt. HOW many times can Punisher be tricked into going after “that awful criminal, Spider-Man?” The Jackal has…
ASM 432
I forgot to mention last post that awful font is back. They love it. Strangely, Romita, Jr. is here to draw Joe Bennett’s regular title. Romita’s handling parts 2 & 3 of…
SSM 25
And so, we reach a big milestone in my personal comics collecting habits: the moment when I stopped individually bagging comics. I decided it was both easier and more convenient to put…
TAC 254
Not a great cover. And what’s going to hurt? Is Spider-Man being dropped by those electric tentacles or picked up by them? Not great. So, despite how last issue ended, Kraven’s not…