For me, Amazing Spider-Man #154 stinks. No, that’s not a critique about the quality of the Len Wein/Sal Buscema story (though seriously, that costume they picked out for Sandman during the 1970s was absolutely hideous)....
Tag: Sandman
DC/Warner Bros. recently made big news by announcing a huge lineup of superhero movies expected to carry the company through 2020. But beyond all of the Justice League heroes, there were a number of DC...
In celebration/recognition of the Amazing Spider-Man reboot (not to mention my recent acquisition of Amazing Spider-Man #1 ), I thought it would be fun if throughout May I spotlighted various No. 1 issues (and connected...
I’ve been awfully critical of the last few issues of Superior Spider-Man Team-Up , as I’ve found the series has had its struggles finding its voice within the larger Spider-verse of titles. Is it meant...
Two issues in and I’m still hard-pressed to say with any confidence what my overall impressions are of the Matt Kindt/Marco Rudy Marvel Knights Spider-Man collaboration. After a trippy, psychedelic opening issue , a part...
There are times in my life when I feel like I’m fighting a giant sand monster armed with only a fly swatter and a paper cup. I am currently living in one of these moments,...
For my Gimmick or Good? column at Comics Should Be Good, I move away from superhero comics this week with a review of Neil Gaiman's Sandman Special #1 . Gaiman's Sandman series is considered one...
A renowned bad guy “going straight” is often a theme I’ll touch upon when I write about Venom, but I can probably make a better case study out of this phenomenon by talking about Sandman,...
The Haul: ASM #8 (Very Good minus) ASM #19 (Good plus) Final Tally : 21 issues to complete the run. Let me start by saying it's sheerly coincidental that the month where I started to...