I know it’s sacrilegious for a long-time Spider-Man nut like myself to say this, but I haven’t always been the biggest fan of Steve Ditko’s artwork. Yes, he’s the man who is personally responsible for...
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.
Posts By Mark Ginocchio
Well, I've finally gone over the deep end. Tired of writing about superheroes and critically acclaimed comic book series like Sandman , I decided to tackle trash journalism disguised as a comic book in my...
One of the great things that I’ve learned through my new “Blind Spots” feature , is the fact that at many times in my comic book collecting lifetime, I’ve had an unfair prejudice against some...
This might sound like an asinine criticism, but I sometimes think Dan Slott has too much of a handle on his Superior Spider-Man creation. While Slott’s mastery of continuity and diligence to long-term planning has...
Another article of mine has been published by the fantastic Sequential Research & Literacy Organization (aka, sequart.org), this one about some of the imperialistic themes featured in the all-time classic Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Galactus Trilogy...
A majority of the Spectacular Spider-Man series remains my most shameful “blind spot” since the title churned out so many quality stories, especially during the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of my favorite all-time writers...
Whenever I find myself getting apprehensive about the direction of the Spider-Man universe, Dan Slott finds a way to bring me back from the brink. After reading Avenging Spider-Man #20 earlier this month, I had...
When you’re a little kid, you don’t always get to pick your childhood heroes. Sometimes, they’re picked out for you. Marvel can thank me for the FREE advertisement I’m providing for Captain America: The First...
I've managed to stir some controversy with my latest installment of Gimmick or Good? on CBR's Comics Should Be Good blog. I reviewed 1992's die-cut foldout cover, Punisher War Zone #1, which includes a very...
Today, as part of Sequart Research & Literacy Organization's SciFi Week, I tackle some "far out" comics from the 1970s with my analysis of the tonal shift of Adam Warlock after Jim Starlin took over...