Tony Stark Archive

In my Amazing Spider-Man #530 write-up, I mentioned some of the defining character differences between Tony Stark and Peter Parker as demonstrated by the first two parts of 2006’s “Mr. Parker Goes to Washington,” arc. In the storyline’s third and final section, ASM #531, these stark differences are even

Iron Man and Spider-Man (Part II): Getting Political and Amazing Spider-Man #530

By Mark Ginocchio

May 2, 2013Random Runs of SpideyNo comments

Amazing Spider-Man #530 is a significant entry in the title’s history because it’s the first issue that explicitly starts to outline the proposed parameters of the government’s Superhero Registration Act – a piece of fictional legislation designed to have Americans with super powers out themselves as part of a

Iron Man and Spider-Man (Part I): Amazing Spider-Man #529

By Mark Ginocchio

April 29, 2013Random Runs of SpideyNo comments

I often wonder what my appreciation for Iron Man/Tony Stark would be without Robert Downey Jr.’s incredible (and funny) portrayal of the character in the 2007 film. Up until then, I had viewed Iron Man as a hero who was more fitting for the DC Universe – a man

Reading Experience: Why Civil War’s Reveal Still Matters

By Mark Ginocchio

January 25, 2012Reading Experience1 Comment

While the dissolution of Peter’s marriage with Mary Jane gets all the headlines when fans gripe about ASM’s status quo upheaval at the onset of 2008’s Brand New Day storyline, I was always equally perturbed by the fact that this scene, from Amazing Spider-Man #533, was also erased from