With inspiration from one of my favorite comic book blogs on the interwebs, Comics Should Be Good , I thought we’d spend the week celebrating some of our favorite Amazing Spider-Man covers. Actually, I shouldn’t...
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.
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Most collectors going for a full run of Amazing Spider-Man will probably identify ASM #28 as the bane of their existence. Not because it’s a particularly hard to find issue, or even all that expensive...
I took a class in college where a point of discussion was how different interpretations of the Bible’s New Testament featured a different person discovering Jesus after he was resurrected. The more traditional interpretations had...
For the past few months, I haven’t been shy about the fact that I’m not a big fan of Spider-Man moonlighting with so many other superhero teams , such as the Future Foundation and The...
Since I’ve been pouring on the love for Peter and Mary Jane the past two weeks, I thought I would bring this nostalgic chatter to a temporary hiatus by remembering ASM’s 21 st annual issue....
I think it’s tough for anyone to admit to a mistake, especially one that was made despite (or some believe in spite) a lot of howling, pouting and foot-stomping from long-time fans. So I’m apt...
In any kind of story, whether it be a novel, a television show or a comic book, you want to see growth from key characters. While not everyone featured in a story needs to go...
You would think any time I get another issue of Amazing Spider-Man, especially an older, Silver Age issue that moves me one comic closer to completing my ultimate quest, I’d be a happy camper. Unfortunately,...
With Spider Island wrapping up in Amazing Spider-Man #672 (not to mention an epilogue in ASM #673 which I'll cover later), I’m now at that point where I can properly reflect on this storyline and...
In the span of eight issues and even with the weight of having to tie-in to a major storyline in another publication, Rick Remender has succeeded in making Venom the most “human” he’s been, probably...