They say you always remember your first, and for comic book collectors, there’s nothing more important than an issue featuring a character’s first appearance. Amazing Spider-Man #41 was my first first – in this case...
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
In a recent Q+A with fans, Marvel executive vice president Tom Brevoort addressed the issue of what was worse for the comic book industry: angry fans or apathetic fans. Brevoort was unequivocal with his answer...
You hear me talk a lot about comic book industry gimmicks around here and why not? I’ve been collecting on and off for more than 20 years, including witnessing first-hand how speculators attempting to make...
The Marvel universe had a major shake-up a few months ago when Johnny Storm, aka, the Human Torch, a member of the Fantastic Four, was killed. Keep in mind that killing a character in the...
The variant cover "craze" that has seemingly swept the comic book industry the past few years is not typically my cup of tea, but yesterday's announcement that Marvel was going to use the front of...
The Haul: ASM #9 (Very Good minus) ASM #29 (Good plus) ASM #38 (Good plus) ASM #47 (Good/Very Good) Final Tally: 23 issues left to complete the run. In an unexpected surprise, my collection reached...
One of the great struggles I’ve always had to deal with throughout my lifetime of collecting was separating myself from the popular stereotype of a comic book collector. Whenever I mention to someone who’s a...
Collecting comics can be fun and finding some of the older issues in the proper condition can be challenging. But buying many of these comics can also be downright scary. Personally, I’ve managed to avoid...
In my hometown of East Rockaway, NY, at the corner of Atlantic and Centre avenues, was a candy/cigarette/general store we called "Jack's." I don't know where that name came from. There was never a sign...
This post stands to cap off a cranky week for me here at Chasing Amazing , so let me start by stating what should be the obvious: collecting comic books has always brought me joy....