Pursuit, Chapter 2: An uncharacteristically aggressive Spider-Man pumps hoods for info. Mary Jane confronts Peter about his increasingly obsessive behavior. Meanwhile, a disguised Chameleon hires a hi-tech merc known as Tracer to distract Spider-Man while he plots his endgame.
Completed THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Found it to be a compelling exploration of a fallible Jesus, paradoxically confronted with an inescapable destiny which he nonetheless has to personally will into existence.
If anyone knows of anything I've missed here, feel free to drop a comment. Innovations in superhero iconography can be difficult to trace due to the often incremental nature of changes and the sheer volume of material involved.
So there you have it, my case that the climactic fight scene in Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN has Sal Buscema's creative stamp.
JR Jr is such a thoughtful storyteller that he makes it easy to overlook just how innovative his layouts are.
That was a visual masterpiece. Not only was it exploding with energy, but JR was taking plot pages other artists would do in 5, 6, 7 panels, and it was just…”Here’s two panels. It’s all there.”
It's Batman Day! From my first Batman story (a 1979 coloring book) to my current adventures in Gotham (with ROBIN LIVES! and my upcoming episode of CAPED CRUSADER), Bruce Wayne and I have been hanging out together for a very long time. Here’s hoping there are more Bat-adventures to come.
