The Curt Connors/ Lizard Appreciation

[Mister Mets]

The Lizard has generally been my favorite Spider-Man villain, partly because I like the dynamic of Spider-Man holding back against him because there's a good man inside, and partly because he has a great combination of look and power set.

Anyway, here are some of my favorite Lizard images.





And I just love a visual of the crying Lizard from Amazing Spider-Man #6.

[oldschool]

For my money, no one ever drew The Lizard quite as well as JR SR----he perfectly combined the ferociousness of the character but retained a humanoid form, something that has been generally lost in recent years. The cover below is one of my favorites and the arc in ASM #44-45 is probably my favorite Lizard story though both ASM #75-77 and Spectacular Spider Man #127 are both really solid stories as well.

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[oldschool]

PS---I love McFarlane's rendition of the Lizard though I felt this was the first time his humanity was lost a bit in his depiction. And the deaths of both Martha and Billy, both poorly delivered, cost a lot of the empathy one could have for Curt. There was a time when Spider-Man was a friend to the whole Connors family and, with that tether cut, something important in the relationship has been lost as well.

[Scott Taylor]

Curt Connors/Lizard is a great character. My favorite Lizard stories are Amazing Spider-Man #75-77 (part of the Tablet saga, iirc) and Torment.

I don't feel like alot of writers have used Curt to his fullest potential over the years. Its really too bad he's not around right now, because it would be cool to see him working at P.I.

[Turlast]

I know it isn't considered a Lizard story, but I like him in the Six Arms saga. It was good seeing him work with Spidey.

My favorite Lizard story is most likely ASM #365. His first appearance is great as well.

I need to read more Lizard stories.

[SpiderNerd]

Lizard is easily in my Top 5 villains, and I think it's the "Jekyll/Hyde" aspect of the character that really draws me to him. Rhys Ifans portrays one of my all-time favorite versions of the character in ASM1, and there is so much great stuff between Spidey and Connors throughout all media IMO. He's definitely one of my favorites.