With Amazing Spider-Man officially “ending” at issue #700 two weeks ago, and the debut of a brand-new Spider-Man title this week, Superior Spider-Man, I thought now was as good of a time of any to comb through 700 issues of ASM (plus the annuals) and highlight some of my

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It’s been a while since I’ve been able to cross off another vintage copy of Amazing Spider-Man and narrow my chase down by another issue, but I was able to do just that when Santa delivered ASM #21 in VG/FN condition this past Christmas. Receiving this comic book made

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In the final pages of the lead story of Amazing Spider-Man #700, we learned that Doctor Octopus, having taken control of Peter Parker’s body, would carry on his legacy of power and responsibility (maybe) as the Superior Spider-Man, while Peter, trapped in Otto’s cancer-ridden body, died (at least that’s

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I’ve had months to prepare for what inevitably transpired at the end of Amazing Spider-Man #700 – starting this past summer when writer Dan Slott first started to stir the pot about fans with pitchforks – and yet I’m still having a hard time coherently writing down my thoughts

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The inevitably changing direction of the Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker’s universe has come under fire since the twist-filled closing pages of ASM #698 hit newsstands  and took an even darker turn last week when pirated copies of ASM #700 leaked to the public, leading to grossly inappropriate “death threats”

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As someone who started reading Amazing Spider-Man comic books 296 issues (and 25 years) after they debuted, I’ve always come to understand Peter Parker/Spidey’s origin story in a roundabout way. Given some of the expected changes on the horizon after ASM #700 is released in a few days, I’d like to

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I opened the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #698 with a little bit of trepidation. While I know the general assumption is that at some point, some semblance of a status quo will return to Peter Parker’s universe and any hysteria espoused by me and others about imminent changes is

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I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but when I started reading Spider-Man comic books in the 1980s, I was a little late to the Hobgoblin party. Trust me, as a long-time collector and enthusiast, I understand why he was a big deal. But since my first comic was

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People who have read or heard me talk to them about comic books and specifically my Amazing Spider-Man collection have described me with a number of adjectives – most of them positive: “passionate,” “dedicated” and “soulful” are just a few. And while I admit that I strive to be

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Before I begin, let me first insert the standard line I’ve been using over the past three months about what a delinquent blogger I’ve been. You know it, I know it, the American people know it, so let’s just move on. All I can say is part of the reason I’ve been on hiatus is

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