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…
Tag: Tom DeFalco
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…
UTS 24
It’s weird to me how the core creatives more or less bailed on this book with only a few issues left. Pat Olliffe gone to do 3 whole issues of MTU, Vol….
ASM 433
Here’s a villain we’ve not seen in awhile. That gag with the logo is not quite working. You can always tell a Tom Lyle drawing from the hands. From those weird, meaty…
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…
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…
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…
ASM 431
I mentioned last post that I didn’t buy these at the time. Why would I? I wasn’t a fan of Carnage or the art, that’s 2 strikes. And I knew, as I…
ASM 430
Yes, from the writer who brought you “Spider-Man somehow beats up Star-Lord” comes “Carnage is supposed to be a threat to The Silver Surfer.” I’ve never read this, because I think Carnage…