I know this is called the Gathering of Five, but did it rrrrreally need to be 5 issues? We know Norman will succeed in acquiring all the bits, otherwise, what’s the point?…
Tag: Howard Mackie
SM 95
I mentioned on SM 88 that when I see that cover, I think a different comic is inside. It’s this one. Both books are standoffs between Peter & Norman by the same…
SM 94
Perhaps he can’t handle the truth. What truth, you ask? Must be a big one, The Watcher is here. Watching colorists figure out Photoshop is really something. Kind of oppressive on that…
Made Men
I don’t really know why this exists. I don’t really know why I bought it. It’s $6! But here we are. Howard Mackie obviously loves the crime side of Spider-Man and the…
SM 93
This issue is basically just Howard Mackie doing some pretty self-indulgent retconning. The Ghost Rider title got really weird after he left, adding all sorts of bizarre secret history and new ideas…
SM 92
As we open part 2 of the Dusk saga, Trapster has been visited by a gang of assassins called The Waiters, who all dress like waiters. This is pretty funny, kind of…
SM 91
Who’s Spider-Man this week? Dusk! Johnny really threw himself a softball on this one. It’s still Howard Mackie, John Romita, Jr., Scott Hanna and Gregory Wright on duty for this book. After…
SM 45
One o the absolute craziest things about the comic book industry, in my opinion (And that’s a big setup) is how they absolutely cannot wait to ruin the endings of their own…
Ghost Rider 48
What? Why? I bought this not too long ago, around the time I got Alpha Flight 123, and promptly forgot about it. I just happened to discover I have it after I…
SM 44
This is a very awkward time to begin a new era of greatness. But after being a rudderless ship varying wildly in quality for almost 30 issues, Spider-Man finally gets its first…