Goblin Nation Archive

Superior Spider-Man #29: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

March 14, 2014New Issues4 Comments

After reading my copy of Superior Spider-Man #29 I’m reminded of that scene in Empire Strikes Back where Han keeps telling Chewbacca to “punch it” but the Millennium Falcon fails to zoom into hyper-drive. It’s not that I don’t like “Goblin Nation” – I’ve found the storyline to be

Superior Spider-Man #28 and Pangs of Sympathy

By Mark Ginocchio

February 28, 2014New Issues6 Comments

I have felt many things for the Superior Spider-Man since this series first launched last year: curiosity, frustration, disgust, shock, surprise, joy … pick your adjective. Except sympathy. As much as we are living an era filled with anti-heroes that we have been conditioned to cheer for like Walter

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #10 and Relating Peter and Otto

By Mark Ginocchio

February 24, 2014B TitlesNo comments

When we entered the “Superior” era last year, one thing I thought would be explored with a bit more frequency is the idea that Peter Parker and Otto Octavius are two very similar characters that inevitably took divergent paths from each other as hero and villain thanks to one

Superior Spider-Man #27 and Enjoying the Simple Things

By Mark Ginocchio

February 13, 2014New Issues1 Comment

For someone who dedicates so much time to the superhero comic book genre, I sure do seem to have an affinity for the more quiet and methodical sequences the medium has to offer. Take Superior Spider-Man #27 (out of sheer principle I refuse to add the word “.NOW” to

Superior Spider-Talk Episode 17: New York Comic Con Edition

By Mark Ginocchio

October 17, 2013PodcastsNo comments

It’s a special edition of the Superior Spider-Talk podcast featuring exclusive audio from the Superior Spider-Man and Friends panel at New York Comic Con! In this episode, Dan Gvozden and I talk about the big announcements from the panel, including the cryptic “Goblin Nation” arc next year, as well

New York Comic Con Recap: Superior Day 4

By Mark Ginocchio

October 13, 2013Adventures in BloggingNo comments

Over the past few weeks, Marvel has been releasing a series of terse, one or two-word teasers for some of its new titles and storylines that were going to be announced at New York Comic Con. For Spider-Man fans, no teaser was more cryptic or tantalizing as “The End,”