Dan Slott Archive

Superior Spider-Man #18 is an instance where the more time passes from my initial read, the more issues I seem to have with the comic’s plot progression, characterization, artwork and overall structure. It actually pains me a bit that I feel this way because after the mediocre “No Escape”

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I was not one of those Spider-Man fans clamoring for the return of Miguel O’Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099, when Amazing/Superior Spider-Man writer Dan Slott first baited people about the character’s modern-era resurrection with an “accidental” tweet to artist Ryan Stegman last year. Despite not reading the series in nearly

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Superior Spider-Man #16 is indicative of how once writer Dan Slott and the rest of the title’s creative team put their focus exclusively on telling a compelling story, rather than hard-selling Spider Ock and his exponentially growing role in the Marvel universe, the end result is a quality comic

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When I read a few months ago that July’s “dramatic” new status quo shift in Superior Spider-Man #14 would deal with “Shadowland,” I had to rack my brain for a minute to know what the heck the mighty folks of Marvel were talking about. Shadowland? What’s a Shadowland? The

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It appears that every time Marvel announces a “brand new era” of Superior Spider-Man (and with the release of Superior Spider-Man #14 last week, I think we’re officially up to our third “new era” in the title’s very short history) the dramatic status quo shift is that Otto Octavius

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Whenever I’m reading the newest issue of Superior Spider-Man, there’s always a few moments where I’m chuckling to myself. I’m chuckling because there’s a bit of dialogue or an action sequence that I just find humorous. I’m chuckling because I’m reading a comic book about Doctor Octopus attempting to

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One of the great things that I’ve learned through my new “Blind Spots” feature, is the fact that at many times in my comic book collecting lifetime, I’ve had an unfair prejudice against some of Spidey’s “B” titles at the expense of missing some pretty great storylines. But it’s

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This might sound like an asinine criticism, but I sometimes think Dan Slott has too much of a handle on his Superior Spider-Man creation. While Slott’s mastery of continuity and diligence to long-term planning has allowed me to enjoy the Superior Spider-Man’s eponymous series, I have found Spider Ock’s

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Whenever I find myself getting apprehensive about the direction of the Spider-Man universe, Dan Slott finds a way to bring me back from the brink. After reading Avenging Spider-Man #20 earlier this month, I had some reservations about how Spider Ock was being characterized. Without Astral Peter there as Otto’s

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Superior Spider-Man #9 was promoted by Marvel and the issue’s creative team as being filled with controversy. It also happens to be my favorite issue of this young series, and perhaps Dan Slott’s finest hour writing Spider-Man comics. I’ve honestly given up trying to figure out why there is

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