Dec 11

What’s Going on in Amazing Spider-Man Comic Books?

Amazing Spider-Man update. As regular readers know, I have read every Amazing Spider-Man comic book that was ever published. I just thought I’ve give a quick update of what’s going on in Amazing Spider-Man, since I can no longer give … Continue reading

Jul 29

Amazing Spider-Man 638 Review: Joe Quesada Returns for Explain One More Day

Marvel Comic Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada has returned to kick off his 4 issue run to explain why and how Mary Jane and Peter Parker were unable to get married, i.e. how Mephisto changed Marvel’s time-line. Amazing Spider-Man 638 (READ) is … Continue reading

May 04

Spider-Man 3 Review: Did Spider-Man 3 Suck?

Spider-Man 3 was controversial in the comic book community and movie-going public. I loved it, but apparently there were some people out there that thought it was a huge dropoff from Spider-Man 1 and Spider-Man 2. I went ahead and compiled some … Continue reading

May 03

Universe-X Review (Trade Paperback)

Continuing the saga of the end of the Marvel Universe, Jim Krueger and Alex Ross once again teamed-up for a DEEP and philosophical take on Marvel metaphysics and religion. Without Earth-X, this series in inaccessible. And sadly, even if the reader … Continue reading

May 03

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Amazing Spider-Man Run

I’m one of the few people to have sat down and read every single Amazing Spider-Man comic book ever published by Marvel Comics. Here were my initial thoughts about how it all started: the famous Stan Lee and Steve Ditko … Continue reading

May 03

After Reading 600 Issues of Amazing Spider-Man…

As of Amazing Spider-Man #604-let me just analyze the status quo assuming you don’t read the current Spider-Man comics: Peter Parker works for Frontline- Ben Urich’s small-time honest newspaper. J. Jonah Jameson is the mayor of New York, and sends … Continue reading

May 03

Best Spider-Man Milestone Issues by the Hundreds

Amazing Spider-Man #200, 1980: Spidey ties up the biggest loose end that Stan Lee forgot about- the burglar. Double-sized and worth every penny- the first true anniversary issue of Spider-Man. One of the best comic books ever- this really is … Continue reading

May 03

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL #577 Review- Punisher vs Spidey

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577 Rview Hey it’s the “first” meeting between the Punisher and Spidey. Well..not really, but it feels like it. I’m deep in BRAND NEW DAY (BND), the post-JMS Spider-Man universe where Peter Parker and Mary Jane’s marriage was … Continue reading

Mar 19

Amazing Spider-Man 624 and 625 Review

I had created a TalkShow  16-minute podcast reviewing Amazing Spider-Man #624, written by Mark Waid. It discussed how Peter Parker is now screwed due to his relationship with J. Jonah Jameson. It never published. A week later Amazing Spider-Man 625 … Continue reading

Feb 11

Amazing Spider-Man 620 Review Mysterio Part 3

Amazing Spider-Man #620 review: Wrapping up the 3-part Mysterio storyline (“Mysterioso”) we have the final blow-off between Mr. Negative’s tong vs Mysterio’s manipulated maggia with Spider-Man and the police in the middle of it. Continue reading