Al Observes
Al Sjoerdsma is our number one Looking Back reviewer. Currently much of his
energies are going into his
From The Beginning series of lookbacks, but he also picks out some bits
and pieces from time to time that deserve special mention. This section is
here just for them.
The date given for each Lookback is the date on which the review was published to the site.
- Inhumans 2099 #1 — (Jun 19, 2024)
- Daredevil 2099 #1 — (Oct 20, 2023)
- Black Panther 2099 #1 — (Jul 28, 2022)
- Pilot Season: Murderer #1 — (Apr 11, 2021)
- Silver Surfer: The Enslavers — (Jan 19, 2021)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #113 — (Sep 10, 2014)
- Mighty Marvel Comics Convention 1975 — (Apr 18, 2013)
- Star — (Feb 28, 2012)
- Captain America (Vol. 1) #138 — (Nov 2, 2002)
- Captain America (Vol. 1) #137 — (Nov 2, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #203 — (Oct 3, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #175 — (Jun 4, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #174 — (Jun 4, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #85 — (May 5, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #84 — (May 5, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #83 — (May 5, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #142 — (Apr 4, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #141 — (Apr 4, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #154 — (Mar 17, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #153 — (Mar 15, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #152 — (Mar 13, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #151 — (Mar 11, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #150 — (Mar 9, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #149 — (Mar 7, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #146 — (Mar 4, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #145 — (Mar 3, 2002)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #143 — (Mar 2, 2002)
- Marvel Team-Up #17 — (Feb 2, 2002)
- Marvel Team-Up #16 — (Feb 1, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #166 — (Jan 11, 2002)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #165 — (Jan 10, 2002)
- Marvel Team-Up #20 — (Jan 3, 2002)
- Marvel Team-Up #19 — (Jan 2, 2002)
- Marvel Team-Up #99 — (Oct 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #429 — (Sep 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) Annual #11 (Story 2) — (Aug 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) Annual #11 (Story 1) — (Aug 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #144 — (Jul 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #143 — (Jul 1, 2001)
- Marvel Spotlight #32 — (Jun 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #159 — (May 3, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #158 — (May 3, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #157 — (May 3, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #131 — (May 2, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #130 — (May 2, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #115 — (May 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #114 — (May 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #156 — (Apr 1, 2001)
- What If? (Vol. 1) #30 — (Mar 1, 2001)
- Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man — (Jan 1, 2001)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #138 — (Aug 1, 2000)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #40 — (Jul 5, 2000)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #39 — (Jul 5, 2000)
- Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #70 — (Jul 4, 2000)
- Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #69 — (Jul 3, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #218 — (Jul 2, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #217 — (Jul 2, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #208 — (Jul 1, 2000)
- Comics Revue #115 — (May 1, 2000)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #37 — (Apr 2, 2000)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #36 — (Apr 2, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #216 — (Mar 2, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #210 — (Mar 1, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #140 — (Jan 1, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #139 — (Jan 1, 2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #109 — (Apr 1, 1999)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #108 — (Apr 1, 1999)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) Annual #19 — (Mar 1, 1999)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #104 — (Jan 1, 1999)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #103 — (Jan 1, 1999)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #118 — (Dec 1, 1998)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #117 — (Dec 1, 1998)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #116 — (Dec 1, 1998)
- Spider-Man Special Edition: Trial Of Venom — (Nov 1, 1998)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #209 — (Sep 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #46 — (Aug 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #45 — (Aug 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #44 — (Aug 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #43 — (Aug 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #42 — (Aug 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #41 — (Aug 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #37 — (Jul 1, 1998)
- Marvel Team-Up #36 — (Jul 1, 1998)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #192 — (Apr 1, 1998)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #191 — (Apr 1, 1998)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #142 — (Mar 4, 1998)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #141 — (Mar 3, 1998)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #140 — (Mar 2, 1998)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #139 — (Mar 1, 1998)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #265 — (Nov 1, 1997)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #31 — (Oct 1, 1997)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #30 — (Oct 1, 1997)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #29 — (Oct 1, 1997)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #28 — (Oct 1, 1997)
- Marvel Fanfare #27 (Story 2) — (Sep 2, 1997)
- Silver Surfer (Vol. 1) #14 — (Sep 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #183 — (May 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #182 — (May 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #102 — (Apr 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #101 — (Apr 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #100 — (Apr 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #126 — (Feb 2, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #81 — (Feb 1, 1997)
- Howard The Duck #1 — (Jan 1, 1997)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #153 — (Nov 1, 1996)
- Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #56 — (Aug 1, 1996)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #125 — (May 1, 1996)
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #124 — (May 1, 1996)