Hobgoblin Lives Archive

Guest Blogs: Comic Book Retcons Worth Celebrating

January 5, 2015Guest Blogs1 Comment

Comic book fans tend to shudder at the thought of a heavy handed retcon. Spider-Man fans could certainly rattle off a few instances of retroactive continuity that have marred the character (“One More Day,” “Sins Past,” Aunt May’s resurrection …). But I like to be optimistic, so on ComicBook.com,

Picture Pages: Hobgoblin

By Mark Ginocchio

December 31, 2014Picture PagesNo comments

For a comprehensive gallery of all of the images featured on Chasing Amazing, along with other cool visuals I stumble upon while surfing the internet, be sure to follow my Pinterest page. Here are some visuals from my Hobgoblin page, which are all images featuring the Hobgoblin as he’s appeared in

The Hobgoblin Lives and Will the Real Hobgoblin Please Stand Up

By Mark Ginocchio

September 5, 2013Blind Spots1 Comment

Retcons are often the lifeblood of comic book storytelling. I mean, who doesn’t appreciate somebody fixing the mistakes of a previous editorial regime by wiping that older story from existence? While I can understand some hang-wringing regarding how some retcons have been deployed in the Spider-Man universe over the

Amazing Spider-Man #250: Original Hobgoblin Saga (Part 7)

By Mark Ginocchio

August 22, 2013Random Runs of Spidey, the big box of comics2 Comments

Reading Amazing Spider-Man #250 is like watching the season finale of a television show where the showrunner or writer knows he or she is leaving the show (either willingly or acrimoniously) and thus decides to introduce a ton of big ideas into the final script that are impossible for