This post was originally published August 17, 2012 I’ve mostly ignored the bulk of Avengers comic books since Spider-Man joined the group a few years ago, mostly based on the fact that I had some...
Tag: Spider-Man
I'm thrilled to announce that my most recent post for the fantastic comic book site, Longbox Graveyard , "Best Frenemies Forever" about the love/hate relationship between Spider-Man and the Human Torch, has been "Freshly Pressed"...
Image from Strange Tales Annual #2: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko Today, I make my long-awaited return guest blogging for one of my favorite comic book sites around the Internet, Longbox Graveyard ....
If you want to adequately blow the mind of an 18-year-old (or depending on the age of those of you out there reading this, want to have your minds collectively blown), send them a copy...
After reading the first installment of the Carnage USA miniseries by Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain, I waxed poetic about why I was never much of a fan of Carnage, the character. However, I wanted...
If you take Spider-Man, subtract the responsibility and the love and support the character’s alter-ego, Peter Parker, has received in full from friends and family over the years, what you are left with is Kaine,...
When people dismiss a character as being too “one-dimensional,” what do they actually mean? It usually refers to a character having a weak back-story that readers can’t identify with. Or perhaps their motivations for doing...
I took a class in college where a point of discussion was how different interpretations of the Bible’s New Testament featured a different person discovering Jesus after he was resurrected. The more traditional interpretations had...
I haven’t written about this series in a long while and considering this is a Spider-Man site first and foremost, it's with good reason. With so much of the title’s focus on multiple Reed Richards...
There’s a moment towards the end of Herc #7, far and away the most random inclusion in the Spider Island storyline, when the issue works for me far more than it had any right to.....