I passed on this 2-parter. I believe the thought was essentially, “It’s Hulk, who cares?” Never been a big fan. After Maximum Carnage, probably happy to save the $2.50. Not a great…
Tag: Mark Bagley
SMU 02
Finally, we come to the end of this sorry disaster. It didn’t occur to me that Tom DeFalco writing SMU 1 was so unusual. He appears so frequently on the blog, and…
ASM 380
Venom and his pals! Spider-Man who? This feels like someone was like “Kids like Venom & Carnage, we have to make sure their names are on the cover.” “But… but they are,…
ASM 379
Even wilder! Because Deathlok’s here! I say there are way too many people on this cover that look, to varying degrees, like Spider-Man. Speaking of whom, he’s dragged all the heroes to…
ASM 378
Here’s what the kids wanted. David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, Randy Emberlin, Bob Sharen on deck. Venom has arrived in New York, and seeing Carnage’s face on a newspaper, starts yelling at it…
Venom 3
Same team at work going into part 3, which opens with The Jury putting a beating on Venom on the opening splash. Screech. Like Saved by the Bell. I do like them…
Venom 2
Same team as last issue. Venom’s greatest enemies! And also, only enemies! Gotta start somewhere, I guess. We pick up just where we left off. I mean, if you like in the…
Venom 1
It was inevitable. As mentioned in the previous block from this era, Venom’s first series began running even before he and Spider-Man’s rushed truce in ASM 375. But, that alone wouldn’t warrant…
ASM 375
Yes, never one to let the chance to jack up the price of a comic pass them by in the 90s, it’s yet another oversized anniversary issue. ASM 365 celebrated the anniversary…
ASM 374
The V-Man! The V-ster! Bagley still trying to keep the stupid tongue’n’drool business to an absolute minimum, and I sure wish he’d succeeded in putting that genie back in the bottle, but…