It’s been more than 7 years since I first wrote my story about Amazing Spider-Man #300 -- a comic that most who have followed my exploits in comic book writing and podcasting over the years...
Author: Mark Ginocchio
Mark Ginocchio is a professional writer and editor living in Brooklyn, NY. He's been collecting Amazing Spider-Man comic books since the late-1980s and launched Chasing Amazing in 2011 as a way to tell his story about Spider-Man, comics, collecting and everything else in-between. You also find Mark's writing at Comics Should Be Good at Comic Book Resources, WhatCulture.com and Longbox Graveyard. Follow him on Twitter for comic book chat @ChasingASMBlog.
As we enter this period “Reign of the Super Blog Team-Up,” I’ve found myself pondering over all of the fits and starts my quest to collect every issue of Amazing Spider-Man experienced. Collecting nearly 800...
To most observers and Spider-Man fans, Amazing Spider-Man #223 is the quintessential “forgettable” issue. It marks the final installment of the lame duck Denny O’Neil-era on the book and O’Neil didn’t even script his plot,...
The world of negotiating is filled with so many pearls of wisdom that even the biggest cynic would readily admit some are tried and true and impossible to argue with. But sounding good and right...
In the world of internet writing, the currency we operate in is clichés. How about this one, “Don’t cry over spilt milk.” I mean, seriously, is there anything more tragic than spilling milk or crying...
For me, Amazing Spider-Man #154 stinks. No, that’s not a critique about the quality of the Len Wein/Sal Buscema story (though seriously, that costume they picked out for Sandman during the 1970s was absolutely hideous)....
Going all the way back to some of the posts I’ve written about the very first Spider-Man comic I ever purchased ( Amazing Spider-Man #296 ), I’ve alluded to the fact that one of the...
First, some ramblings from the author. Oh! Hi there! If you’re someone who subscribes to this site, you’re probably surprised to see I’m posting here with some original content for the first time, in, oh,...
In typical Chasing Amazing fashion, I've neglected to update all of you of my writing on SuperiorSpiderTalk.com over the past few weeks. I recently wrapped-up my "Lost Gems" feature that looked back on underrated Spider-Man...
In addition to talking Amazing Spider-Man over at SuperiorSpiderTalk.com these days, I'm also reviewing the new Carnage series by Gerry Conway and Mike Perkins. Check out the review of the book's latest issue and then...









