Spidey Spin Offs Archive

While I’m still undoubtedly a fan of what Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez have created in Spider-Gwen, after this most recent issue I’m finally starting to understand why there are some people out there that are a tad frustrated with this series. That’s not necessarily a concession that I

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I think a significant amount of praise that I’ve heaped on the first two installments of Spider-Gwen was predicated on the belief that an issue on the level of Spider-Gwen #3 would soon be published. Since the book launched in February, there have been a fair number of people

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As pleasantly surprised as I was by the first issue of Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee’s Silk, I still managed to lob a fairly serious criticism about the series when I mentioned that for all of its nice characterization and quirky art, the book was in serious need of

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I remember reading somewhere that when it comes to any kind of storytelling, there are a finite number of narrative templates for authors to follow, meaning a lot of what we’re reading and watching on television and in movies now is essentially just a rehash of something we’ve read

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Expectations are such a funny thing. Of the two big new books launching from the Spider-office in February, Spider-Gwen, with the buzz generated from last year’s Edge of Spider-Verse #2 and its multiple variant covers, seemed to be a surefire, can’t miss hit, while Silk was being met with

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Surprise! I bet after all the piss and vinegar I laid at the feet of Amazing Spider-Man #14, especially as it related to its portrayal of Silk, the last thing you thought you would see on Chasing Amazing are my reflections about Silk #1 – a series I was

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The relentlessly funny Axis: Hobgoblin miniseries reached its finale last week, ending on a somewhat inconclusive note that gives me hope that perhaps there’s life after Axis for Roderick Kingsley (as long as Kevin Shinick and Javier Rodriguez remain the creative team). Even when the third and final issue wasn’t firing

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Dennis Hopeless’s take on Jessica Drew, Spider-Woman, continues to be the series I believe I have no business liking as much as I do. As I mentioned in my write-up on last month’s Spider-Woman #1, I’ve never been much of a fan of Jessica as a character and always

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I had high praise for last year’s Superior Carnage miniseries, but I remember thinking it ended on a bit of flat note in how it essentially reinstalled Carnage/Cletus Kasady’s same-old played-out status quo. So when approching the final chapter of the Rick Spears/German Peralta Axis: Carnage mini – another

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Regardless of how great or terrible a television series may be, it almost always ends up being defined by the quality of its final episode. Who cares if The Sopranos was (for the first four seasons at least) one of the most game-changing dramas in television history? The final episode ended

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