tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post113899280746623017..comments2023-09-09T04:03:00.560-05:00Comments on The Fortress of Soliloquy: 100Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-1139269895207800262006-02-06T17:51:00.000-06:002006-02-06T17:51:00.000-06:00Spectacular Spider-Man #200. At ten years old, th...Spectacular Spider-Man #200. At ten years old, this was the first comic I ever read, after I singled it out from a stack of my brother's old comics due to the eye-catching cover. It's by J.M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema, and features the death of Harry Osborn. The whole thing had an air of tragedy that affected me even without knowing the characters' histories. Now THAT is how you write the death of a long-running supporting character - with gravity, finality, and respect. <BR/><BR/>(At least I assume it had finality. I never read what came next, so I can just pretend that #200 is the end of Harry's story. Yay for selective continuity!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-1139084438428147272006-02-04T14:20:00.000-06:002006-02-04T14:20:00.000-06:00You're right, 'twas #225. #200 was the culmination...You're right, 'twas #225. #200 was the culmination of the Blitz arc, where the kids died in the first place, and Wally got a secret identity again.<BR/><BR/>I only remember the stories from the ASM and adjectiveless comics from that set, though I own all four. Adjectiveless also brought in the nephew of the burglar that killed Uncle Ben, bringing Spider-Man full circle, again. Because, you know, he met the burglar again back in an earlier ASM issue.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-1139077263639568952006-02-04T12:21:00.000-06:002006-02-04T12:21:00.000-06:00Not to nitpick, but I'm pretty sure that was Flash...Not to nitpick, but I'm pretty sure that was Flash #225. I thought it was a reasonably clever way to get out of writing a pregnancy arc, but I've got no clue how Meloni Thawne could produce a speedster with Digger unless super-speed's an STD.<BR/><BR/>I have every single one of those Spider-Man issues you mentioned, as well as the other Spidey books that came out the month of the 30th anniversary. Spectacular had a fight with Green Goblin that ended in arrest for once and Adjectiveless introduced some loser with a forcefield.<BR/><BR/>ASM #350 I remember as being pretty good. I kind of like Black Fox because I'm strange and seeing Spider-Man wuss out because he can't hit an old guy (even though he pummels the Vulture biweekly) is fun. And Doom beating Spidey to the point of hallucination was pretty great.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681540647028985792noreply@blogger.com