Essential runs stories, and stories with significance

Spider-Aziz · 04-24-2012, 05:38 AM

State some.

Essential runs, like the ones by Stan Lee, most of his stories are very important

Essential stories, very important stories to the mythos, i.e; ASM 03, ASM 31-33, ASM 39-40, ASM 50-52

Issues with some significance, but the story is not all that important, i.e; ASM Annual 1, Ock meeting May and the start of their connection

Spider-Aziz · 04-24-2012, 05:56 AM

Essential runs:

Lee, Ditko, and various (Roy Thomas story in the wild doesn't count)
Wolfman's run on ASM since he took the reign until issue 200 (graduation from college, Black Cat, the burglar), after that he made some forgettable stories, like the one with Dazzler
Stern on ASM, for his Juggernaut story, and long Hobgoblin arc
Dematties on Spectacular (both runs), and his run in Amazing. Introducing good characters like Dr. Kafka, and administering psychological take on characters like Chameleon and Kraven
Jenkins run on PPSM, created forgettable villains, but did a lot of good for May & Ben, plus his Spider-Man was funny when JMS had dry humor
JMS & JRjr, saving ASM from the clutches of Howard Mackie, reuniting Peter & MJ, his story of Ock, May knowing, and this time it's not retconned to a clone or something equally stupid (ok, maybe the retcon of this one is worse)
Mark Millar's MKSM: It may make the faces of many cringe, but what it did to Gargan, Eddie losing the symbiote, leading to Norman becoming the Iron Patriot, and probably more was essential

Spider-Aziz · 04-24-2012, 06:03 AM

Stories of high significance from other runs:

Conway (ASM):

Introducing Hammerhead, Gang war, May serving Ock
Death of Gwen, and the glider piercing Osborn's flesh
Goblin 2
Jackal, the Punisher, Tarantula, leading up to a grand turmoil
The classic Clone Saga

Spider-Aziz · 04-24-2012, 11:15 AM

Defalco (ASM):

252, returning with the alien and how people respond to Spider-Man in the unrecognizable new costume
258 had Spidey talking to Richards and removing the costume after the reveal by Puma of organic webbing, and MJ has some talk about the secret she kept bottled this long
259, backstory for Mary Jane, return to the classic
269 & 270, Spider-Man beating Firelord. I don't know how many dislike it, I prefer this one to the Juggernaut story by Stern
276, the fight with Hobgoblin, and the trick he did

04-24-2012, 05:38 AM	#1
Spider-Aziz Not in a million years Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 22,012	Essential runs stories, and stories with significance State some. Essential runs, like the ones by Stan Lee, most of his stories are very important Essential stories, very important stories to the mythos, i.e; ASM 03, ASM 31-33, ASM 39-40, ASM 50-52 Issues with some significance, but the story is not all that important, i.e; ASM Annual 1, Ock meeting May and the start of their connection __________________ I must NEVER post in politics forums Jor-El was right, members of the council of Krypton were wrong

04-24-2012, 05:56 AM	#2
Spider-Aziz Not in a million years Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 22,012	Re: Essential runs stories, and stories with significance Essential runs: Lee, Ditko, and various (Roy Thomas story in the wild doesn't count) Wolfman's run on ASM since he took the reign until issue 200 (graduation from college, Black Cat, the burglar), after that he made some forgettable stories, like the one with Dazzler Stern on ASM, for his Juggernaut story, and long Hobgoblin arc Dematties on Spectacular (both runs), and his run in Amazing. Introducing good characters like Dr. Kafka, and administering psychological take on characters like Chameleon and Kraven Jenkins run on PPSM, created forgettable villains, but did a lot of good for May & Ben, plus his Spider-Man was funny when JMS had dry humor JMS & JRjr, saving ASM from the clutches of Howard Mackie, reuniting Peter & MJ, his story of Ock, May knowing, and this time it's not retconned to a clone or something equally stupid (ok, maybe the retcon of this one is worse) Mark Millar's MKSM: It may make the faces of many cringe, but what it did to Gargan, Eddie losing the symbiote, leading to Norman becoming the Iron Patriot, and probably more was essential __________________ I must NEVER post in politics forums Jor-El was right, members of the council of Krypton were wrong

04-24-2012, 06:03 AM	#3
Spider-Aziz Not in a million years Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 22,012	Re: Essential runs stories, and stories with significance Stories of high significance from other runs: Conway (ASM): Introducing Hammerhead, Gang war, May serving Ock Death of Gwen, and the glider piercing Osborn's flesh Goblin 2 Jackal, the Punisher, Tarantula, leading up to a grand turmoil The classic Clone Saga __________________ I must NEVER post in politics forums Jor-El was right, members of the council of Krypton were wrong

04-24-2012, 11:15 AM	#4
Spider-Aziz Not in a million years Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 22,012	Re: Essential runs stories, and stories with significance Defalco (ASM): 252, returning with the alien and how people respond to Spider-Man in the unrecognizable new costume 258 had Spidey talking to Richards and removing the costume after the reveal by Puma of organic webbing, and MJ has some talk about the secret she kept bottled this long 259, backstory for Mary Jane, return to the classic 269 & 270, Spider-Man beating Firelord. I don't know how many dislike it, I prefer this one to the Juggernaut story by Stern 276, the fight with Hobgoblin, and the trick he did __________________ I must NEVER post in politics forums Jor-El was right, members of the council of Krypton were wrong

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