Thread:Uncanny X-Factor/@comment-5041674-20180108234511/@comment-5041674-20180110063835

Also, I've been really busy over the holiday break as well as during college.

Since last semester, I finished the first volume of scripts for Emerald-Man. As of today, I have finished the second volume. In total (Vol 1 having 17 issues and volume 2 having 16), I have completed 33 issues. That's a new record.

I have read up to Amazing Spider-Man #45. This means I have finished Ditko's ASM run and I'm at the beginning of Romita's famous run as the artist for Spider-Man. Favorite storylines: "If It Be My Destiny!", the stuff with Green Goblin and Norman Osborn (up to his amnesia in issue 40), and "The Sinister Six!"

I'll admit, I miss Ditko's art, but Romita is a far better artist. Also, Stan's writing has improved ever since Romita tagged onto the comic. It's a shame Ditko's last comic in the run (#38) wasn't very impressive for the storyline. He deserved a better send-off. However, Romita's beginning (coincidentally the issue where Goblin discovers Spider-Man's identity) is very strong and his art is just incredible.

And Mary Jane's reveal was incredibly satisfying. I'll admit, her characterization is far different than I see nowadays. Mary Jane is a party animal in the 60's! She's wild and brash, and calls everyone "dad" or "tiger." I realized the only other media that has gotten this right was Spectacular Spider-Man.

I plan to read until the end of the 80's for Spider-Man (because the 90's is mostly Clone Saga and that was garbage) and then I'll probably head onto Iron Man or Daredevil.