Since Amazing Spider-Man’s “Spiral” arc kicked off last month, there’s been a lot of chatter about how it has been a welcomed return to Spidey’s “street level” roots. And that’s undeniably true, especially in light of the past two years of Spider-Man storylines. But what I’ve appreciated most about

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DC’s Convergence takes reads back to the time when Crisis on the Infinite Earths was all the rage. Of course, following the heels of this series, DC changed up its publishing status quo in a big way (almost as big as the New 52). So on ComicBook.com, I took

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The Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev run on Daredevil from the early 2000s is considered one of the greatest creative stints in modern comic book history. So on ComicBook.com, I picked out the 10 greatest moments from the celebrated run and ranked them based on importance to the character and

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I hope none of you think you’ve escape the clutches of my ongoing “Clone Saga Callback” retrospective just yet. We only get one shot to celebrate the 20th anniversary of what many consider to be one of the worst Spider-Man stories ever published (I’m still not ready to concede

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Anyone who is watching (or has finished watching) Daredevil on Netflix may want to note the story that was a major inspiration for the show. Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.’s Daredevil: The Man Without Fear miniseries reimagines Daredevil’s origins, bringing in characters like the Kingpin, Stick and Elektra

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Week two of DC’s Convergence focused on the oft-criticized 90s. While some would rather forget the industry’s era of excess and pouches, on ComicBook.com, I thought it would be fitting to count down the five most significant status quo shifts DC introduced in the decade, from multiple Hawkmans, all

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After much talk (seriously, Dan and I have been talking about doing this for months now) Amazing Spider-Talk has released its first episode in our brand new “Essentials” series. Listen up as the greatest Spidey podcast on the world wide web discusses stories that are essential to the Spider-Man

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Readers looking to fill the void  of the recently-cancelled, smartly funny, character-centric Superior Foes of Spider-Man should look no further than what Dennis Hopeless and Javier Rodriguez are putting forward with Spider-Woman. I haven’t touched upon Spider-Woman on Chasing Amazing since the third issue – one that was mainly filled with recycled

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DC’s Convergence event kicked off last week with a focus on the “Pre-Flashpoint” era of the company’s history, better known as the 2000s. To mark the first chapter of the crossover, on ComicBook.com I ranked the five most controversial DC storylines/moments from the aughts. Stay tuned to the next

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I wonder if this post will suffice as some semblance of an apology/mea culpa from me to Peter David. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, around the time Spider-Man 2099 #9 came out, I voiced some frustrations with the fact that David’s initial narrative/plot from the

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