When I say I was a stupid kid, I mean it. This cover got me. I didn’t read this book, I didn’t like this book, but this stupid gimmick worked on me….
Tag: Tom DeFalco
ASM 438
Why the “?!?” Would it be so strange if he did? I know that the beginning of the Vol. 2 era is a disaster, but getting Tom DeFalco out of my life…
ASM 437
It’s always kind of jarring to see an X-Character in the wild. The X-Men is such an insular franchise. The rest of the Marvel U is constantly bumping into each other, but…
ASM 436
Will we really learn who’s under those masks? I don’t remember. I bought this issue, even though most months I was only buying Adjectiveless at this point, just to see who those…
ASM/Devil Dinosaur Annual ’98
Peep that wild Michael Golden cover. His stuff sure does evolve over the years. Just in for a weird time this post. Moonboy and Devil Dinosaur are among Jack Kirby’s last creations…
ASM 435
Let’s see how Peter loses his Ricochet identity. We open on the hilariously named Bloodscream and Roughhouse, 2 jobbers from Wolverine comics, who’ve been released from prison. One of them has noticed…
ASM 434
This striking cover by Mark Buckingham is the egregious swipe of Joe Bennett from SMU 18 I caught last time we were in this period. I always liked this cover, it stuck…
SMU 05
As if Spider-Man hasn’t gone through enough trauma recently, now he has to do this guaranteed-to-be-stupid story. Once again, shout out the guy at the local flea market for putting a single…
SMU 04
Oh goody, Mysterio. Cover price: $3.95 in 1993 dollars. Your McKay’s price: 90 cents. An indication of quality, I’m sure. This month’s main feature is inked by Scott Hanna, Al Milgrom and…
SMU 03
We are back to the last few months of 1993, where we’ll begin the final trek through Michelinie’s tenure on ASM and (many, many) associated products. But first, we find out what…