We’re back to the Ultimate Universe! For an issue that’s mostly an epilogue to our previous block, but which also directly sets up the first major story of this one, so I…
Tag: Mark Bagley
The Pulse 5
Big finish. Green Goblin starts chuckin bombs left and right, blasting a hole in the side of the building that sucks Jessica right out. But then Spider-Man has her. Oh no. I…
The Pulse 4
This issue begins with Ben looking at a copy of Legacy of Evil, being apprehensive about where this is taking him. Then… Jessica dreamed of an adorable, sparkling child chasing a butterfly…
The Pulse 3
Mike Mayhew has the guy in this cover looking like some kinda weird composite of Nixon and Sinatra. I just realized they forgot the credits last issue because I noticed this issue…
The Pulse 2
This month’s cover is courtesy of Gabriel Del’Otto, a French painter Marvel discovered online. As I recall, I think it might’ve been Bendis himself championed Del’Otto to Marvel. This cover was, in…
The Pulse 1
So, Jessica Jones was a big hit in her MAX series, Alias, by Bendis, Michael Gaydos and Matt Hollingsworth, which we saw just a tiny bit of a few blocks back. We…
USM 045
That’s one skinny ankle on that back foot! I wonder how boring Bags found these covers. I dunno, maybe it was a relief to just be able to crank out a random…
USM 044
I assume Spider-Man really falls to his death for a change in this issue. Let’s find out. It’s been a bit since I did that riff. It’s been a bit since Spider-Man…
USM 043
Help. Girl, help. Possibly the most generic cover of the generic cover era. This issue begins with a teacher very angry with Peter Parker for skipping his class. MJ makes up a…
USM 042
We’re back with half-a-suit Spider-Mans this month’s installment kicks off, internal monologuing about how he’d rather be with MJ and commenting on how bad things go when he jumps into a fight…