Probably the most common question people ask me when they find out I have an extensive comic book collection is “how much is your collection worth?” I couldn’t say. I’m obviously well aware of how...
Chasing Amazing
One Person's Quest To Collect Every Issue of Amazing Spider-Man
So I’m breaking my own rule and despite the fact that Spider-Man is still yet to play a significant role in any of the new FF (nee Fantastic Four) being pumped out by Marvel and...
Only in the world of collecting could something be considered “Good” but not actually look as good as the more non-specific qualifier “Fine.” But if you’re going to collect comic books, you need to know...
I know I’m milking this “who’s the Spider-Man’s greatest villain” debate for all its worth, but I’m going to dedicate at least one more post to it because I believe last week’s rant regarding Green...
At the risk of having this post sound more like a review than a meditation, I thought I’d kick things off by saying the two-part Spidey teaches the Avengers Academy arc ultimately left me feeling...
Comic book collecting has always been more about the joys of ownership rather than the financial investment the hobby entails, but that’s not to say I still don’t daydream anytime a new issue of Amazing...
I have stories, reflections and memories about nearly all of the Spider-Man comic books in my collection, but in order to add proper context to these “Remembrance” posts, I think I need to write about...
There’s a moment in Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2 where I’m overtaken with a bit of jingoistic pride and suddenly, whether it’s intentional or not, this whole off-shoot miniseries started to make sense to me. After...
As I’ve said before, a classic superhero needs a classic supervillain to play off of – a ying to their yang, and a nemesis that usually finds a way to make things personal. The Fantastic...
When I was in junior high school, I picked up a paperback novelization of Spider-Man tales. For a book report, I was able to convince my English teacher that there was, in fact, appropriate educational...