dmstarz's favourite marvel comic cover no127
Back in 1987, Marvel published the jaw dropping 'Kraven's Last Hunt' in six parts across their three main Spider titles, then followed it up immediately with another really odd little story, a three parter that was published in identical fashion to Kraven, about Spidey accidentally getting locked up in an asylum. This was an extraordinary season for Marvel's most famous character - really edgy, unusual storytelling. And who are you going to use to signify the fact that this is edgy, unusual storytelling? Well, big Bill Sienkiewicz, of course. Who flamin' else? Bill's the go to guy for this. And isn't this a brilliantly minimalistic piece of work? Bill was one of the first artists at Marvel to really go for it with monochrome covers, helping his books to really stand out. Here he's gone almost all out for black, helped by Spidey's costume de jour. I love how he's stuck in a corner, his head barely more than an oval clump on top of a straitjacket, unnerving white words graffiti-ed above him.