In pasts posts I’ve talked about the psychological benchmarks for collecting, and how they often guide, or in some cases, dictate your approach once you seemingly pass one. After writing about the J. Jonah Jameson...
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
When it comes to J. Jonah Jameson, I’ve long debated the argument of whether or not he effectively crosses the line from “antagonist” to out-and-out villain. He’s certainly long been one of Spider-Man’s greatest adversaries...
Spider-Man’s relationship with former Daily Bugle publisher/current New York City Mayor J. Jonah Jameson, has always been a complicated one, in large part because Spidey’s kind and forgiving nature has always prevailed over more basic...
While it was not intentional, I realized that this week’s posts had trended towards a theme – one that discussed Peter’s relationship with first love Gwen Stacy, and then a follow-up about a new issue...
Before I discuss these two issues proper, just a few comic book logistical things to get off my chest: The premise behind a comic book “crossover” it certainly not new or uncommon, but I have...
When I think “love” and “Spider-Man” an outsider may assume I’m going to talk about Peter Parker's long-time relationship with Mary Jane Watson – that IS the girl he married after all. But maybe because...
My acquisition of Amazing Spider-Man #101 is a tale filled with a lot of blank spots and unanswered questions. I can’t guarantee you how interesting any of this is going to be, but since this...
Unless your take on the world of comic books is even more myopic than my own, you probably heard last week that DC is controversially going to release prequels to the all-time great graphic novel...
I’m almost starting to feel bad for Flash Thompson. Which, I guess is exactly Rick Remender’s point with his work on the Venom series. While Flash was first introduced to Marvel audiences as one of...
As I alluded to in last week’s “remembrance,” my re-entry into the world of Spider-Man comic book collecting was very deliberate, filled with countless one-toe-in-the-water moments that ultimately went nowhere. In general, I have a...