Going back to when I was a little kid, my parents were gratuitous gift givers. Before I go any further, let me preface this post by saying this is not something I had an issue...
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
My apologies for the break. I’m starting to feel a little bit more inspired as of late, though please don’t be too devastated if I end up back on another mini-hiatus. What I do want...
I know the gap between my las post hasn't been that noticeable, but it's been long enough for me to come clean about a few things. I'm going to be taking a little break from...
Though I often complain about the cynical nature of comic books, I thought I would take advantage of all the “Avengers-mania” connected to the new blockbuster movie (in theaters today!) and do a post about...
Amazing Spider-Man #683, the second part of the Ends of the Earth storyline, left me with two totally separate impressions. So, while I usually try to put together one broad “thematic” post that sums up...
Just as an addendum to my post earlier this week about the Venom symbiote not belonging anywhere near a supergroup of superheroes like the Avengers, I thought I’d look back at the issue of Amazing...
As someone who has admittedly not read many Avengers-based comic books over the years (even the recent iteration of the “New” Avengers which features Spider-Man as part of the group), this statement may be coming...
People will say timing is everything. Yet sometimes using the power of 20-20 hindsight, timing doesn’t always seem to add up and make sense. Take the story – or better put, non-story – of my...
After reading the first installment of the Carnage USA miniseries by Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain, I waxed poetic about why I was never much of a fan of Carnage, the character. However, I wanted...
What I’ve consistently loved about Dan Slott’s work as head writer on Amazing Spider-Man is his ability to take risks while simultaneously telling a story that feels connected to the heart and soul of a...