As well it should imo.
Maybe this has already been brought up, but I think Bill Mantlo's work on the character is sorely overlooked. He introduced some really fun new villains (Cloak and Dagger, Carrion), brought existing villains over to Spider-Man (Boomerang and Speed Demon, who are now both commonly thought of as Spidey rogues, and giving Silvermane his robotic body, which greatly elevated Silvermane's threat level) and wrote some excellent stories, like the whole Deb Whitman saga, the original Carrion arc, the Ock/Owl gang war (which is the single best Doc Ock story, IMO) and a few others. Most of his stories, even the ones that aren't all time classics, are still really entertaining and fun reads. I think Mantlo had a great run on Spidey and I'm bummed that I almost never see his nam eon best writers lists.
Last edited by Matt Parker; 12-18-2017 at 08:44 PM.
Very much agree.
I'm responding nearly two years later, but Salicrup is pretty underappreciated. He took a big risk with KLH which paid off. And he made some major decisions with the Spider-Man comics in the 90s. It wasn't always artistically successful (although his persistence in getting JM DeMatteis on Spectacular Spider-Man worked out well) but you can't argue about sales.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
Bill Mantlo is one of my favorite Spidey writers; in fact, I often thought if we was on the main title (ASM) rather than PP:SSM, his work would be better regarded. As it is, though, anyone who goes back and re-reads his stories (thanks to Marvel Unlimited) can still discover what I think was a really solid era.
Bill Mantlo did a marvelous job for sure.
Bill Mantlo IMO, did the best Doctor Octupus story. Only DeFalco was close to give us something as good.
Remembered some more Forgotten Spidey Creators:
-Pat Olliffe (appreciated the job he did on "Untold Tales of Spider-Man". There was a certain bit of sadness in his artwork which I loved)
-Kerry Gammill (read a few of his "Marvel Team-Up". Really liked his artwork)
-Steve Geiger (I thought his artwork was neat. Too bad his run was so brief)
-David Lafuente (his artwork was one of the reasons I enjoyed "Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man")
Last edited by K7P5V; 06-04-2018 at 07:34 PM. Reason: Added some more Creators.
I ADORED Pat Oliffe's run on "Untold Tales of Spider-Man". Every issue was pure joy to me.
The writer is David Michelinie.
Randy Schueller envisioned an all black “stealth version” of Spider-Man’s classic costume that was “jet black so he could blend in with the shadows.”
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