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…
Tag: Sal Buscema
TAC 212
I obviously didn’t have this one as a kid, and I am genuinely shocked to see this guy come back. And to bring back this Steve Grant created character in the book…
TAC 211
Sal didn’t go to a big head for a cover too often. I must say, an effective cover. It’s what this story is all about boiled down to the essentials: Spider-Man is…
TAC 210
Last issue’s bag had a piece of tape on it so long removing the comic was a genuine challenge. This one has an itty bitty piece of tape barely holding it closed….
TAC 209
Time to close out Steven Grant’s strangely short career as writer of Spectacular. This month, credit goes to Grant & Buscema for Story & Art, with Bob Sharen coloring. On the splash,…
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…
TAC 207
The Shroud. Was it Steven Grant who wrote his appearance in MTU? Yep, MTU 94. That’s interesting. Well, we open on Spider-Man swingin’ around, getting hit so hard by his Spidey Sense…
TAC 206
Ok, so, Tombstone killed Spider-Man last issue. For sure. We come back to that same moment, and he recaps how he did it, and then Black Cat swoops in and attacking him…
TAC 205
Well, that’s not a very nice way to go. Lance Bannon has arrived on the scene as, around the corner, Flash continues to defend that ambulance. For all the good that’s gonna…
TAC 204
I wonder if Sal was like “Oh yeah, this guy. Been a long time.” Tombstone was big business when Gerry Conway was around, and after he left, people started using him in…