Art, webs and more: somewhat random thoughts connected to Spider-Man.
One thing I’ve learned rereading the Silver Age is what a mixed bag the “Marvel method” — assigning the artists the lion’s share of the plotting — turned out to …
Tag: John Romita Sr.
I looked at DC in September of ’66; now here’s Marvel
Back at the start of April I took a look at some of DC’s books from September of ’66. I wanted to follow up immediately with a Marvel-centered post but …
The Widow gets dangerous: Sting of the Widow
Reading Black Widow: Sting of the Widow alongside my Silver Age reread made me much more aware what a game-changer the early 1970s was for Natasha. Though the collection includes …
Whatever gods there be: theology in the DCU and MU
If you don’t think about it much, the Marvel and DC universes look like they have Christianity as their operating system. We’ve seen Heaven, often depicted with pearly gates. It …
Comics You Should Own – ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #238-251
Some good Spidey stuff below, so let’s get to it!