The Trial of Venom! I’ve never read it, but I used to wonder about it a lot! This comic was a mail order exclusive to benefit UNICEF. I don’t think it ever…
Tag: Venom
Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man
First thing we do before Ben becomes Spider-Man is this. Back in the 90s, Marvel hit upon the idea of a line of future versions of their characters. In the far off,…
ASM Annual 25
Here we go with a 3-part saga running through this year’s Spider-Man Annuals. I think this was my first exposure to several Marvel characters and concepts, most notably Black Panther. Little did…
ASM 347
This is a famous cover. And it sucks. Beyond the obvious, what is wrong with Venom’s shoulder? Why is Spider-Man’s skull significantly bigger than Venom’s? Did he turn back into Spider-Hulk before…
ASM 346
Oh, Erik. Why must you do this? I think I’ve mentioned before that Erik Larsen has said he added the giant, distended jaw, the tongue and drool because he didn’t like Venom…
ASM 345
$8.00!!! Surely not. Really? $8.00? That seems crazy high. Well, huh. Looks like a VF copy is more than that on mycomicshop.com. I do recall not getting this one when it came…
ASM 344
This one is unique for me in a very specific way. We’ll get to that later. Here’s the official debut of Cardiac. These characters designed by Erik Larsen stand out so much….
WEB Super Special
Of all the people who could’ve illustrated this final chapter, I never expected it to be cover artist for the first and final parts Steve Lightle. His stuff has always seemed so…
TAC Super Special
The main feature is drawn by Darick Robertson! Oh, this is a relief. Maybe I can actually enjoy this chapter of Planet of the Symbiotes, even though I bet our heroes won’t….
Venom Super Special
Why put the Venom one in the middle? For that matter, why are the specials not coming out in the monthly order of Web, ASM, SM, TAC? Who knows? Line art for…