Spider Island Archive

Hey folks, sorry I haven’t done a better job keeping you abreast of my new content on superiorspidertalk.com but I’m turning over a new leaf (maybe) and trying to be better. Patience!!! Anyway, as part of my look back at the very best Peter/Mary Jane stories of all time,

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We Spider-Man fans are already used to outbreak storylines (see “Spider Island”). However, in the world of Justice League right now, the eerie Amazo Virus is running rampant through Metropolis. So, on ComicBook.Com I thought I would rank the comic book world’s five deadliest and most famous diseases.

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Whenever I’m reading the newest issue of Superior Spider-Man, there’s always a few moments where I’m chuckling to myself. I’m chuckling because there’s a bit of dialogue or an action sequence that I just find humorous. I’m chuckling because I’m reading a comic book about Doctor Octopus attempting to

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As we start week two of my top ten list, we reach the the first two entries of my final “special six.” I’ll admit I’m a bit shocked I haven’t heard much criticism of some of the issues I’ve been throwing out there – in fact I got quite

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In any form of entertainment, hype is such a dangerous thing because so little in this world ever lives up to the expectations we tend to build when we’re initially excited about something. Sadly, that’s the first and most sincere reaction I can conjure up regarding the conclusion of

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I think it’s tough for anyone to admit to a mistake, especially one that was made despite (or some believe in spite) a lot of howling, pouting and foot-stomping from long-time fans. So I’m apt to give credit for when a mistake is rectified, especially when it’s done in

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With Spider Island wrapping up in Amazing Spider-Man #672 (not to mention an epilogue in ASM #673 which I’ll cover later), I’m now at that point where I can properly reflect on this storyline and where it ranks among the best/worst Spider-Man arcs of all-time. Simply put, I loved

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In the span of eight issues and even with the weight of having to tie-in to a major storyline in another publication, Rick Remender has succeeded in making Venom the most “human” he’s been, probably since he was first introduced by David Michelinie in 1987. While a constant theme

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You’ll often hear me discuss specific themes and storytelling devices utilized by writers and creative teams that have kept me hooked on Amazing Spider-Man for more than 20 years. I’ll talk about character developments, or rich back-stories, but really the moments in comic books, and Spider-Man comic books specifically,

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Let me start this post off with a quick programming note. As I referred to on Twitter the other day (are you following Chasing Amazing on Twitter? Yes? Great. No? What’s wrong with you), I’ve hit a point of overload with a lot of these Spider Island tie-ins, so

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