Spider-Man is Marvel's #1 Super-Hero. There is no doubt about that, despite the popularity of the Hulk, Wolverine and other heroes featured in today's films. But when did it actually happen?
Marvel had been promoting Fantastic Four as "The World's Gr
Read more…I've threatened to do this before (or did I menace?) and now seems to be a good time to do it. This is my personal list of the 10 best fights in Marvel Comics during the Silver Age.
A few thoughts:
* This is my list. You can disagree if you want. Be
Read more…Amazing Spider-Man #235
December 1982
Cover art by: John Romita, Jr. & Al Milgrom
Story: Look Out There's A Monster Coming!
Writer: Roger Stern
Pencils: John Romita Jr.
Inks: Frank Giacoia
Spider-man is in a lab run by the Brand Corporation in whi
Read more…Recently, I finally read "Kraven's Last Hunt". I'm not sure why I didn't read it when it came out, as I was definitely reading comics in general and Spidey. My guess it was me bucking a crossover that spanned three titles, and I was never a Kraven fa
Read more…With The Amazing Spider-Man about to be released, I thought let's ask some wall-crawling questions:
OK, this is a mix of Bendis' Ultimate Spider-Man (no surprise given he's one of the creative consultants named in the beginning credits along with Paul Dini), movie Avengers stuff, Scott Pilgrim, New Warriors, and Young Justice...with a bit of spice
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So, is anyone else reading this big Sinister Six event by Dan Slott and company? So far, so good. Doc Ock is dying and offering to save the Earth from global warming, but Peter knows that there is a major dark side to the offer. What's great a
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Looks good. From what I've heard, Spidey gets to be much more of a smart-mouth in this film. That's the one thing that's been missing from the movies.
Read more…This guy, not a comic fan, got a copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1(1963) as a wedding present from his brother-in-law, a comic fan. Now he selling it at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. The owner's son Corey AKA Big Hoss and his goofy sidekick,
Read more…http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/09/julie-taymor-to-leave-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-musical/ I know it's a mess, but I still want to see it. :)
Read more…OK...freaky, weird coincidence...maybe.
I was reading the Daredevil collection "Lone Stranger" last night which reprints some of the Ann Nocenti and John Romita, Jr. Daredevil issues from the 80s. I get to issue 270, which is the introduction of B
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Funerals for characters in both Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four were depicted in wordless stories in this week. While it's hard to get too worked up...these are characters in superhero comics...there were a couple of things that hit me.
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Welcome back, web-shooters...
Read more…I recently read the first trade of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man by Peter David & Mike Wieringo (Thank you Lone Star Comics).During the last story arc there was an Uncle Ben from another timeline introduced. In his time Aunt May died and he had li
Read more…In the wake of Ultimatum, I've decided it might be interesting and/or fun to go back in time and read/re-read the Ultimate Marvel universe starting at the beginning, and I've decided to bring y'all along for the ride.
My plan is to more or less read
So, this is the one that leads into #600...this is the one that has Peter finally say "I know Norman Osborn and I can't stand by and let him lead the country...I just can't". I can't wait...
Read more…http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090623-behind-bendis-1.html This is the first of, I think, a two part interview with Brian Michael Bendis about his decade at Marvel. It's a good interview and, no matter what you think of his writing, he always seems
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