Well, Gwen’s dead. Gwen’s death was an albatross around ASM’s neck in 1971, as Peter couldn’t very well just go back to normal like nothing happened, but the book kind of wanted…
Tag: Flash Thompson
Spider-Man/Human Torch 2
So, yeah, this issue, we jump ahead, from 1965 all the way to… like, 1968, probably, from the look of things. 42 years of history to cover in 5 issues and you…
USM 056
Back to pretty generic. And a bit odd looking, too. Maybe it’s Isanove, but it sort of looks like someone doing a Bagley impression more than Bags himself. This month beings at…
USM 055
Like, everyone knew Doc Ock was wearing a long coat in Spider-Man 2, but no one seemed willing to just let it be a trench coat in the comics. This month, we…
USM 054
This is a special month, because the digital painting on the covers suddenly gets way better. And for the first time in 54 issues, the painter signs their work, so we know…
TAC V2 06
As far as I can recall, this is the beginning of a really terrible phenomenon that continues to somehow get worse today. If something’s happening in a Marvel movie, the comics try…
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…