Masterpiece Comics Theatre Presents: the Amazing Spider-Man - The Assassin Nation Plot

Welcome again to Masterpiece Comics Theater, an aural interwebs show where we debate all things graphic novels and imbibe all things barley brews. Lord KMacsworth III of Inkshire and Sir Yexington, Man of Comic Sans Letters bring you this time a tale of international intrigue, conspiracy, murder, and berets. Can one hard luck Queens-bred Arachnid stop the war-bound collision course of a small Balkan country and a world superpower? Why must the world deal with Aunt May’s dumb sick boyfriend? See the scenic locals of New York, Symkaria, Washington, DC, Amazon Rainforest, and the New Jersey Riveria. Spider-Man is in race against time and consecutive “Ns” in the Assassin Nation Plot. If Nic Cage had just got to the National Archives first!

Comic Details:

Amazing Spider-Man #320-#25 (May 1989-August 1989)

Writer: David Michelinie
Artist & Inker: Todd McFarlane; #324 Erik Larsen 
Covers: Todd McFarlane
Colorist: Bob Sharen, Gregory Wright, Mark Chiarrello, John WilcoxLetter: Rich Parker
Editor: Jim Salicrup
Editor in Chief: Tom DeFalco

• Summer Comic Blockbuster!: This is where it all started. A new comic every 2 weeks for 4 months!
• All those Good Guys: Paladin, Silver Sable, Solo, Captain America, & Spidey!
• All those Bad Guys: Life Foundation (What?), Protectors (Double What?), Ultimatum (Yea, Member’s Only Jackets), Sabertooth, Watchdogs (Triple What?), Red Skull (Makes Sense Now)
• Spidey being Spidey being James Bond: Damn he look good in a tux! Double O-idey!
• All that McFarlane Art: Just Damn! Can you find all the Spider-Man logs in the covers?
• Mmmmm MJ: ‘Nuff Said!

Beers:
KMac: Bublina, BarrieHaus Brewing Company, Tampa, FL
Style: Porter, 6.3% ABV

Yek: Baron Corvo, Right Proper Brewing Co., Washington, DC
Style: Foeder Aged Bière de Garde, 7% ABV

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