Silk Archive

As pleasantly surprised as I was by the first issue of Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee’s Silk, I still managed to lob a fairly serious criticism about the series when I mentioned that for all of its nice characterization and quirky art, the book was in serious need of

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Surprise! I bet after all the piss and vinegar I laid at the feet of Amazing Spider-Man #14, especially as it related to its portrayal of Silk, the last thing you thought you would see on Chasing Amazing are my reflections about Silk #1 – a series I was

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There’s a scene early on in Amazing Spider-Man #14 that speaks volumes as to why I’ve had so many problems with “Spider-Verse,” not only in terms of its construction and execution, but also its theme and its message. Peter Parker’s “plan,” which was apparently to just show up at

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Dennis Hopeless’s take on Jessica Drew, Spider-Woman, continues to be the series I believe I have no business liking as much as I do. As I mentioned in my write-up on last month’s Spider-Woman #1, I’ve never been much of a fan of Jessica as a character and always

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Something that long-time comic book fans seem to universally despise is the constant rebooting of series. However, I’ve come to view the New 52s and the Marvel Now’s of the industry as a bit of a necessary evil. Are they sales driven ploys designed to get people to gobble

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Here we go Spider-Friends, the latest episode of Amazing Spider-Talk is available for download over at the fantastic superiorspidertalk.com. In this episode, Dan and I share our thoughts about Amazing Spider-Man #7 (vol. 3), talk about all the new books announced at New York Comic Con, and then discuss

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It’s hard to believe that volume three of the Amazing Spider-Man launched nearly six months ago, because now that we reached the end of the opening arc with ASM #6, it feels like we’re so far removed from the inspired, joyful series debut that I don’t even recognize the book I’m

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In the first four issues of this new volume of Amazing Spider-Man, Dan Slott has introduced a number of significant plot points involving the likes of Peter Parker and Parker Industries, J. Jonah Jameson, Electro, Black Cat and the brand new character Silk. So given Slott’s track record in

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Before I start waxing poetic about Amazing Spider-Man #4, I thought it was necessary for me to mention that Marvel’s Original Sin miniseries has actually been a pretty enjoyable read, filled with some worthwhile twists and action. It’s considerably better than last year’s Age of Ultron and Infinity events,

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For the relaunch of the Amazing Spider-Man franchise last month, one of the story’s many themes was how Peter had found a “new lease on life” after returning from having his mind and body occupied by Doctor Octopus. While that’s a somewhat expected plot-point for a character that has essentially been “dead” for

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