Jackal Archive

I hope none of you think you’ve escape the clutches of my ongoing “Clone Saga Callback” retrospective just yet. We only get one shot to celebrate the 20th anniversary of what many consider to be one of the worst Spider-Man stories ever published (I’m still not ready to concede

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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 the mysterious Kaine, think again. I actually wrote about “Web of Death” two summers

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I understand I might have jumped to conclusions in my latest write-up on Superior Spider-Man #28 about whether or not the Green Goblin ACTUALLY knows that Spider Ock is operating within Peter Parker’s body (thus putting all of “Peter’s” friends and family in danger), but the issue still inspired

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As outlandish as it may sound, the two-part “Sibling Rivalry” storyline that traversed Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #2 and Scarlet Spider #20 this month was one of the best Spider-Man stories I’ve read in 2013 (still placing it below Superior Spider-Man’s #7-9 “Troubled Mind” arc, and it remains to be

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Looking back at when I was considerably younger and how I interpreted “value” is a fascinating exercise. I’ve mentioned in past posts that my first true hobby was collecting baseball cards. While opening packs upon packs of 1987 and 1988 Topps and Donruss, I remember separating out the cards

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As we approach the fantastic finish of Spider Island (I swear, I’m going to get some write-ups on the remaining three ASM’s just as soon as Marvel’s subscription services department drops the damn things in the mail for me), I’ve been reminded of this mid-90s issue featuring the Jackal

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You can add this puppy to the list of regrettable-buys in the Chasing Amazing collection. However, unlike others on the list, my purchase of Amazing Spider-Man #149 has absolutely nothing to do with being ignorant to comic grading terminology or some kind of deception or omission of truth by

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It’s possible that here on Chasing Amazing, I have a little bit of a villain fetish. I admit it. I love supervillains. As much as I love the compelling backstory of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, like any good popcorn-munching, entertainment-seeking lemming, I need to see things go “boom.” That’s where supervillains

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The Deadly Foes one-shot serves to tie-in the two main antagonists who will be involved in the Spider Island storyline: Hobgoblin and the Jackal. Both can be classified as “classic” Spider-Man villains, though I’m certain the bulk of ASM’s readership over the past 30-years or so views each of

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