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Lance Hill
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I generally like Humberto Ramos' work, although it can be inconsistent. I find that his current take on Spider-Man fits better than what he was doing with the character a few years ago on Spectacular Spider-Man.
My favourite recent Spider-Man artist is Marcos Martin.
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Andrew W. Farago
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Agreed. Marcos Martin has done some brilliant stuff with Spider-Man and Daredevil in recent years. There are hints of Tim Sale, Paul Smith and Alex Toth in his work, and I've enjoyed everything I've seen from him.
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Michael Roberts
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Yeah. I loved Bachalo from the beginning.
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I really enjoy Bachalo's style, but his storytelling can be horrendous. There have been pages where I've turned the comic book upside down because I really had no clue what was going on in the panels.
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David Plunkert
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Michael Cho
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Aaron Smith
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The issue that introduced me to Spider-Man. I can still remember reading that issue like it was yesterday...and somehow it was 27 years ago! 
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Shaun Barry
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That Marcos Martin artwork is really something special. The "blue image" is probably the best thing I've ever seen to come out of the execrable "Clone Saga!" The Gwen Stacy pic is gut-wrenching. Love the subtle body language of both characters.
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Francesco Vanagolli
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Ask me which is for me the "#1 great American comic book", the answer will never change: The amazing Spider-Man.
There are so many things I could tell about Spider-Man, my all time favorite comics character, but I haven't so much time. Anyway... later today I'm going to begin my massive Spider-Man 50th anniversary re-reading*, which I suppose will keep me occupied this whole summer and beyond, so I'm sure I'll find a lot of things to write here.
Thank you for this thread, Greg!
*I have every issue of ASM since #39 and I'm planning to re-read them all. Pure madness, no doubt.
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Greg Kirkman
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There are so many things I could tell about Spider-Man, my all time favorite comics character, but I haven't so much time. Anyway... later today I'm going to begin my massive Spider-Man 50th anniversary re-reading*, which I suppose will keep me occupied this whole summer and beyond, so I'm sure I'll find a lot of things to write here.
++++++++++++ Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, Francesco! Yeah, there's a special thrill whenever I see this title logo: 
I was displeased back in the 90s when it changed to this: 
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Shaun Barry
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My basic problem with that '90s logo is that it looks like it belongs to a villain.
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Greg Kirkman
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Speaking of villains, I find it interesting that Ron Frenz's initial reaction to the black costume was to ask DeFalco who this new villain he'd be drawing was! 
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Stephen Robinson
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This is why I thought it was a great move to eventually give the black costume to Venom.
If it were up to me, I would have kept Venom the same relative size as Spider-Man (the beefy Venom sort of ruins the look of the black suit) and kept the distinction between the two as the slightly sinister grin on what should be a full-face mask (and I would have kept it just a simple smile rather than some ridiculous drooling maw).
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Brian Miller
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Man. Nobody drew that black costume better than Leonardi. I know that sheet is from MARVEL AGE, but at a time when I never got to a comics shop, when I saw that 252 cover on the spinner rack at my usual convenience store, I was absolutely stunned. My whole comics world was turned upside-down. And I love the black costume. I make no apologies for it. I love it.
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