First of all, I cannot imagine how last issue’s story could lead to Spidey and the FF fighting Dr. Doom who has apparently kidnapped Franklin, and second of all, the title of…
Month: February 2021
MTU 132
This cover is by the great Paul Smith, who was currently wrapping up a stellar run on X-Men when this issue came out (in 4 months, he would be succeeded on the…
MTU 131
I have mentioned often on this blog how JM DeMatteis only has 2 settings: sad and silly. We’ve seen the awful, stupid depths of sad in his 90s Amazing Spider-Man. Time to…
TAC 080
No question this is gonna be a wacky one. Bill Mantlo, Ron Frenz (Is this his earliest chronological Spidey work?), Kevin Dzuban & Bob Sharen at the wheel. This one’s called “I…
ASM 243
Now here’s an awfully weird cover composition. There’s so much going on and yet it still feels empty. Funny how it’s selling the idea that Peter must choose between these 2 women…
ASM 242
Fun cover idea. He really calls it his Awesome Android. Gnarly, dude. One Kevin Duban finishes this issue, and Bob Sharen is back on colors. I need to pin down when he…
ASM Annual 17
I have absolutely no idea where this came from. I can tell I’ve had it a very long time, but… whence came it? And sans cover, no less. I also don’t remember…
MTU 130
Another very surprising Romita, Jr./Austin team-up on this cover. It’s weird how “regular comic book art” Vision looks compared to the rest of the image. Sal Buscema’s in on breakdown with Mike…
MTU 129
Ed Hannigan inked by John Byrne on the cover there. Looks like Byrne spent all of 5 minutes on it. Weird cover in general. 1983 brings us back to the JM DeMatteis,…
ASM 241
This is a really unusual cover. It’s Terry Austin, best known for enhancing John Byrne’s supple linework, inking Romita, but it’s got that extremely rough, Frank-Miller-inking-himself look. Super gritty. Frank Giacoia taps…