New Issues Archive

Eyebrows were initially raised when Marvel announced that Dan Slott would be penning an Untold Tales of Spider-Man-esque miniseries dubbed “Learning to Crawl,” that would look at some never before seen events that transpired around Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1-2. It’s only natural to be a bit

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Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back, to that same old place that you laughed about. Not to make myself the focal point of the story here, but there was something inherently stressful and anxiety-inducing about my write-ups of Superior Spider-Man #30 and #31. After months

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“This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang, but with a whimper.” For fans that were surprised by my effusiveness for Superior Spider-Man #30 in my last write-up, you’re probably going to think I’m either a hypocrite or schizophrenic for what I’m about to write. What

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I was of two minds when I first heard that Marvel would be releasing an original graphic novel, Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business, starring Peter Parker as Spider-Man and his “long-lost sister” Teresa. There was the all-star cast of creators assigned to the project, including two of my favorite writers

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The Superior Spider-Man ride hasn’t always been a smooth one, and as recently as two weeks ago, I was starting to truly question the direction of this series and how it would transition in a rebooted “Amazing” era next month. But in Superior Spider-Man #30, Dan Slott, as he’s

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My opinion of the Superior Spider-Man Annual #2 has revealed an inconvenient truth about myself. I’ve grown tired of and frustrated with the Superior Spider-Man – the character mind you – and April and Peter’s return cannot come soon enough (though if my suspicions are true, the resolution to

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After reading my copy of Superior Spider-Man #29 I’m reminded of that scene in Empire Strikes Back where Han keeps telling Chewbacca to “punch it” but the Millennium Falcon fails to zoom into hyper-drive. It’s not that I don’t like “Goblin Nation” – I’ve found the storyline to be

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I have felt many things for the Superior Spider-Man since this series first launched last year: curiosity, frustration, disgust, shock, surprise, joy … pick your adjective. Except sympathy. As much as we are living an era filled with anti-heroes that we have been conditioned to cheer for like Walter

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For someone who dedicates so much time to the superhero comic book genre, I sure do seem to have an affinity for the more quiet and methodical sequences the medium has to offer. Take Superior Spider-Man #27 (out of sheer principle I refuse to add the word “.NOW” to

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Since the general concept for “Goblin Nation” was first announced at New  York Comic Con in October, the storyline has been marketed by Superior Spider-Man writer Dan Slott and Marvel editorial as the Superior-era’s magnum opus. The hype surrounding the story was ratcheted up a few more levels when

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