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

New Issues: In Praise of Spidey Sense

By Mark Ginocchio April 12, 2011 New Issues 4 Comments

What distinguishes a superhero from a plain old "hero" are superpowers. The ability to fly, super-strength, heightened intelligence, etc. all qualify. Otherwise you're just a do-gooder who would likely fall victim to a Green Goblin...

Remembrance of Comics Past: Amazing Spider-Man 252

By Mark Ginocchio April 08, 2011 Remembrance of Comics Past 11 Comments

It was probably a year or so before the first Spider-Man movie with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst was released when my then-girlfriend, now wife and I were at my parents' house on a Saturday...

New Issues: Amazing Spider-Man 655 and Power and Responsibility

By Mark Ginocchio April 05, 2011 New Issues 2 Comments

As a companion to the "Remembrance of Comics Past" tomes I will post on Chasing Amazing, I thought it was also important to look at the other end of my collection -- the new issues....

Remembrance of Comics Past: Amazing Spider-Man 63

By Mark Ginocchio April 01, 2011 Remembrance of Comics Past 3 Comments

Something I'd like to do with some regularity around here is to highlight specific issues of Amazing Spider-Man which I own and give you some background and insight about when and how I obtained them....

The March 2011 Haul and Am I a Robot?

By Mark Ginocchio March 28, 2011 monthly haul 2 Comments

The haul: ASM #33 (Good/Very Good condition) ASM #48 (Good/Very Good condition) ASM #49 (Good/Very Good condition) Final Tally: 27 issues left for the complete run. I knocked three more back issues off my Spidey...

Random Reflections: Seeing the Future, Longing for the Past

By Mark Ginocchio March 15, 2011 graphic novels 2 Comments

This past weekend, I decided to journey into a relatively new comic book shop in Brooklyn that had been featured in an episode of one of my favorite shows, HBO's Bored to Death. When I...

Random Reflections: If I Had A Million Dollars

By Mark Ginocchio March 09, 2011 random reflections 1 Comments

Those familiar with both Spider-Man lore and history, and my personal quest and collection have occasionally asked me about my ultimate intentions to buy Amazing Fantasy #15 - aka the very first appearance of the...

Random Reflections: The Smell of Disappointment

By Mark Ginocchio March 07, 2011 random reflections 1 Comments

Apparently, one million comics is not quite as many as you think it would be - at least not if you're in my shoes and you're sifting through the million to try and find about...

The February 2011 Haul (And A Look at My Standards)

By Mark Ginocchio March 02, 2011 monthly haul 1 Comments

The haul: ASM #30 (Good plus condition) ASM #37 (Good plus condition) ASM #44 (Very Good minus condition) ASM #45 (Very Good condition) Final Tally: 31 issues left for the complete run. I feel like...

How Did I Get Here?

By Mark Ginocchio November 07, 2010 Remembrance of Comics Past 4 Comments

Many people have collections, and many people specifically collect comics. But I don't know many people who are attempting to do what I'm currently doing: collecting every single Amazing Spider-Man dating back to issue #1,...