Startling developments! We begin with The Shocker, who, it turns out, Bags does a fine rendition of, attacked by some kinda flying thingy. Last time being The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #4,…
Tag: Mark Bagley
ASM 363
This one seems to have been bought off the rack. Maybe I got smart. “Hey, Bags, you’ve had some serious work to do lately, this cover can just be big heads.” So,…
ASM 362
$4! I somehow paid less for the first appearance of Carnage than the second! How? Why? Where? I have this itch in the back of my mind that I got this at…
ASM 361
I love that sticker. $3! Yes, young me chose to pass on Carnage at first, I guess. I don’t have any strong memory of it. Might’ve just missed it, might not have…
ASM 358
As we bring it on home, Milgrom can’t let this whole thing go by without contributing to the art, so he gets to ink this gatefold cover. I like the rougher, scratchier…
ASM 357
PCR. I have to assume that’s the great P. Craig Russell inking this cover. The looseness of the approach would bear that out. Interesting choice on Spidey’s mask. Russell’s one of those…
ASM 356
This issue’s star guest cover inker is the man himself, Jazzy John Romita. He didn’t really take any liberties. It’s most obvious in Punisher’s face, of all things. As we enter the…
ASM 355
This time out, Bags is inked on the cover by the legend, Klaus Janson.And it is definitely visible. Klaus brings a certain grit to any artist without overpowering them. Inside, Bags is…
ASM 354
Interestingly to me, the remaining 5 covers to this event each feature inks by a different famous person. First up, Erik Larsen. It’s an interesting synthesis between two guys I think had…
ASM 353
Time for ASM’s bi-weekly summer event. And… I skipped it. Yup! First issues of ASM I didn’t buy on purpose since I started buying comics. This 6-part story, sold in 3 months,…