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I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing some comic book-related content to the fantastic ComicBook.com. For my inaugural article, I take a look at the storied career of artist John Romita Jr., who shocked the world earlier this year when he announced he was leaving Marvel (where

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For a comprehensive gallery of all of the images featured on Chasing Amazing, along with other cool visuals I stumble upon while surfing the internet, be sure to follow my Pinterest page. Here are some visuals from my Superior Spider-Man page,  which are all images featuring Spider Ock, aka the Superior

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I’ve always been a bit squidgy when the real world of politics intersects with the fantasy world of superhero comics. That’s because regardless of the creative team’s beliefs (and how they coincide with my own), there’s always the inherent risk that a politically-charged comic might devolve into something that

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Go over toe superiorspidertalk.com and check out the latest episode of the greatest Spider-Man podcast on the world wide web, Amazing Spider-Talk! In episode 1.2 (yes, we are point one-ing our episode names), Dan and I review Amazing Spider-Man #1.2 and the (original) ASM #1 from 1963. As always,

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Despite it usually clocking in as the “No. 3” romance in Spider-Man history (behind Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson), Spider-Man’s dalliance with Felicia Hardy, aka, the Black Cat, in the early/mid-1980s is arguably more interesting in terms of characterization and complexity than any others relationship in Spidey’s history.

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For all of those people who like out of context jokes about boners, indecent exposure, and bad touches, my latest contribution for WhatCulture is the article for you! These 20 unintentionally hilarious comic book panels are guaranteed to make you laugh – provided you have a dirty mind! For

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Demonstrating just how brilliant Peter David is able to weave together elements of comedy and tragedy, the 1988 Spectacular Spider-Man#134-136 arc “Return of the Sin-Eater” may just be the greatest Electro/Spider-Man story ever published, despite the fact that Electro is not technically the focal point of the arc. Instead,

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Those who love their blood and guts will want to check out my latest list at WhatCulture.com. I take a look at some of the bloodiest, goriest deaths in comic book history. Make sure you aren’t feeling queasy and check out this list. For a full listing of my

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Two issues into the Amazing Spider-Man “Learning to Crawl” miniseries and some of the fears that I first talked about last month are starting to materialize. It’s not that “Learning to Crawl” isn’t a likeable enough comic book story. Ramon Perez’s Steve Ditko-inspired artwork is absolutely beautiful and Dan

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Every time I reach the end of Roger Stern and John Romita’s Spider-Man/Black Cat storyline in Amazing Spider-Man #226-227, I find myself feeling a bit melancholy. These comics are certainly not bawl your eyes out sad like ASM #121 or ASM #400, but Stern’s script so effectively taps into

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