To most observers and Spider-Man fans, Amazing Spider-Man #223 is the quintessential “forgettable” issue. It marks the final installment of the lame duck Denny O’Neil-era on the book and O’Neil didn’t even script his plot,...
Tag: J.M. DeMatteis
If you thought I was done with my “Clone Saga Callback” series just because I never wrote about the “Web of Death” storyline in which Doctor Octopus saves Peter Parker’s life before getting murdered by...
As I’ve discussed countless times in the past, different comics have varying levels of significance to different people. For some, the 1994-95 arc “Back from the Edge,” which was published in Amazing and Spectacular Spider-Man...
In celebration of Superior Spider-Man's "Goblin Nation" arc, over the next two months, I'm going to acknowledge what I consider to be the 10 best Green Goblin/Spider-Man storylines . I'm creating this list based on...
Comic book industry legend J.M. DeMatteis , who wrote such Spider-Man stories as “Kraven’s Last Hunt,” “A Child Within/ Death of Harry Osborn ,” and “The Gift,” sat down with Dan Gvozden and I at...
I recently had an epiphany of sorts about a time in my life that I had long tried to forget. I’ve derided the Spider-Man “Clone Saga” so much on Chasing Amazing, that I'll universally dismiss...
I’m 32 years-old, been reading/collecting comic books since I was 7 years-old, and am obsessive enough about my hobby to launch my very own blog and co-host a comic book podcast, but this past weekend’s...
While it's fun to get a chance to write about comic book series other than Spider-Man, I'll be the first to admit that I have the most fun when I'm talking about my all-time favorite...
Episode 3 of the Superior Spider-Talk podcast is live and ready for you to download. Check it out on our Podomatic website or on iTunes (and if you haven't yet, be sure to rate us...
JM Dematteis and Mike Zeck’s presentation of death and rebirth, and how they often mirror each other is one of the themes that elevates “Kraven’s Last Hunt” from a great storyline to a legendary one....
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