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…
Tag: Ron Frenz
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 Annual 18
That’s right, True Believer, they got Stan to script this one, his first Spidey script in 12 years! And it is often very weird! Also featuring a plot by Tom DeFalco, breakdowns…
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…
ASM 257
So! Following the events of last issue, Puma’s gonna kill the unconscious Spider-Man. Whew! Puma sizes his new foe up, his heightened sense picking up a weird aura around her. He figures…
ASM 256
It’s the possibly thrilling debut of The Puma. Puma is… complicated. He was a pretty major player when I came on the scene as a kid, but… We’ll just get into it….
ASM 255
The Red Ghost! The weird Fantastic Four villain with 3 superpowered ape assistants tangled with Spidey back in ASM 223, and he’s back! Page one, returning penciler Ron Frenz borrows one of…
ASM 252
I first read this issue as part of “The Saga of the Alien Costume,” a trade paperback collection I got when I was a wee lad in the 6th grade. So I’ve…
MTU 140
Ed Hannigan’s art already has a rather Frank Miller-esque feel, but teamed up with Miller’s long time inker Klaus Janson? You could be forgiven for assuming it was Frank. This is the…