If the art in the last post gave lie to the claim that these books would be illustrated by “top talent,” it is utterly obliterated in this one. This book looks horrendous….
Tag: Venom
ASM Super Special
So this doesn’t seem to fit anywhere in the timeline. It began publication during the previous block and ended 3 months ago, where we are now. It all clearly takes place after…
ASM 333
I don’t remember the circumstances of my acquiring it, but my childhood copy of this one has no cover. I got a new one during The Great Ebay Hysteria of 2018, so…
ASM 332
There’s those squares again. That is funny cover copy. Not as funny as this… But funny. And probably not as intentional. Note the drool. Erik Larsen is the one who gave Venom…
ASM 331
Now here’s a weird one. This is one of a few issues where a very dark ad was actually transferring ink to the facing story page and I put a kleenex in…
ASM 317
I paid more like $8. This one I replaced while buying up old comics. I have a pretty nice looking copy from my youth which, I somehow vaguely recall, was purchased from…
ASM 316
Another comic bought from the library. A shame about this one, I guess. Due to the stupid particulars of comic collecting, because of the cover, the 3rd appearance of Venom is one…
ASM 315
1989 is back! As the stamps on the cover and inside will reveal, my battered copy of this issue originally belonged to my local public library. I began reading Spider-Man (And many…
Backlash/Spider-Man 2
More Image madness with our friends Backlash & Spider-Man. Note the cover date. Another hallmark of the early Image era was chronic lateness. I don’t know if this was scheduled to come…
Backlash/Spider-Man 1
What the hell is this, you may be asking yourself. Rightly so! Welcome to the first of Spider-Man’s crossovers with characters from Jim Lee’s Wildstorm comics universe. Wildstorm was Jim’s corner of…