Tag Archives: John Romita Sr.

The Lizard Image Gallery

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Thomas Mets

I came across enough images of my favorite Spider-Man villain for an entire post, starting with a John Romita Sr. splash page.   Someone posted a page of Ditko’s Amazing Spider-Man #6 online. The crying Lizard from that issue makes … Continue reading →

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John Romita Sr Spider-Man Image Gallery

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Thomas Mets

To presumably no one’s surprise, I’ve come across interesting Spider-Man images by John Romita Sr. Many of these are probably from Brian Michael Bendis’s tumblr. Let’s start with Romita’s cover for the Spider-Man rock album.   Then there’s a Sandman commission. … Continue reading →

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Round-Up July 07 2013 Edition

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Last month, the Comics Journal collated a nearly twenty year old debate between James Kochalka and others (including Jim Woodring) that started with the declaration that “Craft if the enemy.” Now I understand the context of Incredible Change Bots. Roger Clegg … Continue reading →

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2013 Comic Books in 2013 Part 1

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Thomas Mets

I decided to read at least 2013 comic book issues in 2013, a minimum of 500 of which will be Spider-Man related. I figured there would be progress reports once a month or so. The January list comes a few … Continue reading →

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Four Kinds of Spider-Man Artists

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In a series about the future of a character who exists primarily in a visual medium, I’ve written very little about the art. But that’s obviously something that anyone in charge of the Spider-Man comics is going to have to … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man and Soap Operas

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Thomas Mets

A related point to the claim that Spider-Man should not be like Archie is that the title should not be like a soap opera. It’s worth noting that when some detractors denigrate the “soap opera” aspects of the Spider-Man comics, they’re … Continue reading →

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