The storyline was called Kraven's Last Hunt sometimes called Fearful Symmetry. It was originally supposed to be featured in Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man but it was later decided that it would run for six issues in total across the the three Spidey titles.
In 1987, comicbook fans got their news about the favorite titles and characters through magazines and newsletters. I don't believe we had the internet at the time. I had heard about this storyline and without checking, I assumed that this six issue storyline will be in the Amazing Spider-Man. Boy was I wrong. I sure could have used the internet back then.
Well I asked a store to set aside the issue of the Amazing Spider-Man for me, thinking that I would be able to to read the whole 6 issues of the storyline.
Boy was I ever wrong.
I found that I had two out of the six issues and only found out later and the other four parts were published in the other Spidey titles.
It would be a long while before I read the whole story and I did so when I got the trade paperback. I never did buy all the six issues of this storyline.
But I was thankful that at least I got to read the whole story.
Kraven's Last Hunt was written by J. M. DeMatteis and featuring some stunning artwork by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod.
Apart from from Spidey, Mary Jane, Kraven of course, this storyline also featured a character that DeMatteis and Mike Zeck had created called Vermin.
Now I'm not reviewing Kraven's Last Hunt and I am not going to critique it either.
As usual I am going to share the beautiful artwork by the artists involved, Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod. So here we go, the covers from all the Spider-Man titles.
There you have it, the six issues that made up the story called Kraven's Last Hunt. Beautifully drawn by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod.
Hope you enjoyed this little trip down Memory Lane and if you have not read this storyline, do yourself a favour and go find it. Trust me, you'll enjoy it.
Comics like these are few and far in between these days. The perfect combination of a great story arc, artwork and colors all working together to tell you a memorable story called Kraven's Last Hunt.
Thanks for stopping by. See you next time comic fan.
Take care.
No comments:
Post a Comment