Chasing Amazing

Introducing Speed Demon and a Better Story Than Expected

November 5, 2014Reading Experience1 Comment

Over the years, I’ve occasionally referred to the litany of losers and D-list villains introduced in the Spider-Man universe during the late 1970s/early 1980s as Spidey’s “Bronze Age Bums.” While there were a couple of guys who were created during this period that had some longevity like Jackal and

Guest Blogs: 5 Essential Ultron Stories

By Mark Ginocchio

November 4, 2014Guest BlogsNo comments

Well, you’ve all seen the trailer by now for next summer’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, including a creepy-sounding James Spader (is there any other kind?) voicing the killer robot Ultron. Since Ultron is where it’s at right now, on ComicBook.com, I highlighted five “essential” Ultron stories that those looking

Guest Blogs: 5 Ra’s Al Ghul Stories

By Mark Ginocchio

November 4, 2014Guest BlogsNo comments

One of the great villains in comic book history, Ra’s Al Ghul is going to play a prominent role in the third season of Arrow this year. To celebrate the character, on ComicBook.com I’ve outlined five great Ra’s Al Ghul stories that should serve as a primer for new

Guest Blogs: 10 Hellacious Comic Book Stories

By Mark Ginocchio

November 3, 2014Guest BlogsNo comments

In honor of Halloween last Friday, on ComicBook.com I wrote about 10 great “hellacious” comic book stories; i.e., stories about demons and hellspawn. Do you have a favorite comic book story dealing with the Underworld?

Superior Foes Spotlight: An Unscheduled Stop with Shocker

By Mark Ginocchio

November 1, 2014Reading Experience3 Comments

With Superior Foes of Spider-Man ending later this month, I thought I would write a couple of posts about storylines that prominently feature some members of the “Fantastic Five” (Boomerang, Shocker, Speed Demon, Beetle and Overdrive). I know that may not make a whole lot of sense since “Spider-Verse” is

Axis Carnage #1: Unexpected Fun

By Mark Ginocchio

October 31, 2014Spidey Spin Offs1 Comment

For the second time in a little more than a year, I have found myself pleasantly surprised and quite intrigued by a creative team that is looking to take one of my all-time least favorite characters in Carnage, in a brand new direction. Axis: Carnage #1, which is written

Guest Blogs: 5 Things You Find in Every Carnage Story

By Mark Ginocchio

October 30, 2014Guest Blogs1 Comment

You might have noticed that a new Carnage story came out yesterday (with my thoughts to be posted tomorrow). Anyway, followers of my site know I have a complicated relationship with that sociopathic symbiote. So pardon me for poking fun at some of the recurring tropes and themes in

Across the Spider-Verse: Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special

By Mark Ginocchio

October 29, 2014Blind Spots2 Comments

I’m as big of a fan of satire as it gets, yet I have to sheepishly admit that I really don’t know whether or the not the involvement of Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham (as he’s commonly known) in the upcoming “Spider-Verse” event is something to be excited about.

Guest Blogs: Must See DC Movie Villains

By Mark Ginocchio

October 28, 2014Guest BlogsNo comments

Now that we know that DC/Warner Brothers are going to deliver nine new superhero movies between now and 2020, I want to know about the bad guys. At ComicBook.com, I list out 10 villains I think many of us would like to see in these films. Anyone missing? Let

Guest Blogs: 8 Great Constantine Cases

By Mark Ginocchio

October 28, 2014Guest BlogsNo comments

Last Friday, NBC debuted its new horror series Constantine, which is based on the comic book character, John Constantine. To mark this moment, at ComicBook.com, I ran down some of John Constantine’s more memorable occult cases from the pages of Swamp Thing and Hellblazer.