The people trying to write cover copy for this nonsense like these are actual superhero comics must be so tired. Look at all those exclamation points. “We PROMISE this isn’t just a…
Tag: Sal Buscema
TAC 181
Looks like we’re in for the most titanic battle between Spider-Man and gas yet. The customary video footage that starts each issue shows Vermin freaking out because Dr. Kafka wasn’t around, having…
TAC 180
As the saying goes, you can’t keep a bad goblin down. I think that’s the saying. I could be thinking of something else. We open on video of Vermin initially once again…
TAC 179
Sal Buscema, perhaps more than most, is a guy with a lot of go-tos in his art. Signature poses and layouts. But this cover is not one of them, and it seems…
TAC 178
We’ve gone this whole block without seeing any Spectacular, and that’s because ol’ JM DeMatteis has a 6-part story kicking off this issue. Can’t say I’ve been looking forward to it, and…
ASM 350
Look at all we are promised this time. I may have been skipping ASMs sometimes, but even a very new comics nerd is quickly programmed to care about anniversary issues, so here…
WEB 012
Well, this looks bad. Pretty significant team change inside, with Peter David taking over writing and Sal Buscema taking over pencils. Bob McLeod hangs on for finishes and Bob Sharen for colors….
ASM 272
The hits just keep on comin’. From the people who brought you The Spectacular Spider-Kid and Manslaughter (Mountain) Marsdale (Marko) comes… Slyde. This issue comes courtesy of a fill-in art team that’s…
MTU AN 02
This comic is very weird for a very specific reason wholly unique to my copy: The spine is missing, but it’s somehow not falling apart. I really don’t know what’s going on…
TAC 038
You heard it here first. Mayhem is the man called Morbius. Hard to imagine how this lightning gag is going to factor into the book, if at all. On art this month,…