We’re back fo the big finish. It’s kind of crazy that Glenn Greenberg was the only one swinging for the fences while the books went into an obvious holding pattern for the…
Tag: Spectacular Spider-Man
TAC 260
Always a treat to see Romita, Sr. art. The covers alone completely justify this storyline. We pick up right where we left off, with Osborn and Kingsley sizing each other up. Nice…
TAC 259
Now here’s a thing that piqued my interest enough to buy Spectacular as a teen: The promise of a showdown between the original Green Goblin and the original Hobgoblin? A Romita, Sr….
TAC 258
Still seems weird to me that they got John Romita, Sr. for the Prodigy covers. I’m not complaining, but why just these? Or why not celebrity guests for all of them? Well,…
TAC 257
Only one identity left, and they spoiled it in TAC 256, because this title can’t do anything right. Prodigy! The most heroic of the 4. JM DeMatteis, Luke Ross, Al Milgrom &…
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 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,…