Hey, they let Venom appear on the cover! Maybe they shipped this when Jemas’ back was turned. This issue begins with a frankly astounding retcon: Eddie doesn’t just have cancer, he’s had…
Tag: Wayne Faucher
TAC V2 04
Despite the way some posts have gone on this blog over the years, I don’t want to be a hater. I try to find the good in things. But how do people…
TAC V2 03
The lighting on this cover is incomprehensible. This issue opens with what I can only describe as a post-Bendis page: I mean, it really is. This page had me thinking Garrett must…
TAC V2 02
That’s it, keep those covers good and generic. We accidentally let last issue’s cover sell the fact that the very popular Venom was in the issue, that was a mistake! What do…
TAC V2 01
Just when I get to stop putting the awkward “V2” on ASM, I have to start doing it here. After the highwater mark of ASM 500… this. Not excited! I have never…
PPSM 54
The Spectacular Spider-Blob! I wonder how you draw like this. Like when you’re sketching out the figure… do you just close your eyes and make random shapes and then commit? “That’s a…
PPSM 53
Something I think is fascinating about so many artists is they come up with these crazy, exaggerated figures, but everything else in their art is more or less normal. Here we find…
PPSM 52
This arc is called “Just Another Manic Monday,” but it’s going to take place over at least 2 days. This month, PPSM gets a proper recap page, like USM has and basically…
PPSM 51
What’s worse than a book drawn by Humberto Ramos? Why, a book drawn by dedicated Humberto Ramos impersonator Francisco Herrera. I have to assume they knew each other. This guy showed up…
PPSM 50
Interesting selection of villains on that cover. Putting Ford Fusion, one of those mimes and even “the Virus,” a non-villain from last issue who will never appear again, amongst all the classics…