The 1990’s Clone Saga was a dark time for my comic book fandom, a true test of my will and tolerance for nonsensical writing and the “can you top this” attitude that accompanied the industry’s...
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
Like the day after a big blow-out party, the issue after a major comic book storyline of the size and scope of a Spider Island tends to focus on the new status quo and how...
Analyzing a scene from a comparatively current issue of Amazing Spider-Man (ASM #592) was not initially on my to-do list, but due to a little back and forth between former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and...
When people dismiss a character as being too “one-dimensional,” what do they actually mean? It usually refers to a character having a weak back-story that readers can’t identify with. Or perhaps their motivations for doing...
Despite Marvel’s best efforts over the years, Venom, in my mind, is a villain. Sure, you can try teaming him up with Spider-Man to take down a bigger alien-threat in Carnage, or you can bond...
The chase was supposed to be on hiatus . At least that was the stance I was taking after my son was born in November and the last of my expendable income was being siphoned...
Chasing Amazing is looking at Mark's favorite Amazing Spider-Man covers this week. Today, we look at choices #2 and #1.
Chasing Amazing is looking at Mark's favorite Amazing Spider-Man covers this week. Today, we look at choices #4 and #3.
Chasing Amazing is looking at Mark's favorite Amazing Spider-Man covers this week. Today, we look at choices #6 and #5.
Chasing Amazing is looking at Mark's favorite Amazing Spider-Man covers this week. Today, we look at choices #8 and #7.