Highlights include: *The gang shares their top five supporting cast in Spider-Man’s life. *The gang also shares their top five villains in Spidey’s life. * Spider-Man toasters and ice cubes? We discuss some of the new Weird Marvel Collectibles * The 616 Spider-Man is going to meet Mile Morales in the new Spider-Men mini series. The gang discusses if Marvel is out of ideas.
I’ll make this brief. Or at least try to. There’s a new Game of Thrones on and I must give it my utmost attention. That show and this comic have… some stuff in common, maybe? Uh, there’s a conflict between an inexperienced teenager bestowed with power and his uncle. Granted, the uncle in Game of Thrones is an amazingly awesome dwarf with a strong pimp hand. Here, it’s just a conman/thief trying to manipulate his nephew for personal gain. It’s not a perfect comparison.
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #10
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Art: David Marquez Colors: Justin Ponsor Lettering: VC’s Cory Petit Cover: Kaare Andrews
Plot: Spider-Man and the Prowler meet on a rooftop in Brooklyn. The Prowler addresses the hero by his real name, but Miles refuses to remove his mask when asked. Uncle Aaron reveals himself to his nephew, tells him the Spider-Man mask doesn’t belong to him, and explains how the spider came to bite Miles. Aaron catches the new Spider-Man by surprise when he attacks him in order to test his potential. Aaron uses a laser attack to throw Miles off his guard and unmasks him. Now exposed, Miles goes on the offensive. Read the rest of this entry »
In the latest viral marketing move from Sony, Oscorp Industries now had a new website. Adorned with the slogan “Altering the future, from the cell to the superstructure.” The link discussing the website can be found here.
Hey there, everybody. Michael Bailey here with a quick announcement that the Crawlspace’s very own Brad Douglas was nice enough to guest host on my podcast, Views From The Longbox. Brad was on to help me kick off my Happy Birthday, Spider-Man series of episodes and in this first part of a two part episode we begin our look at the various titles Spider-Man has called home over the years. It was a lot of fun and I really appreciate Brad coming on to the show. You can check out the official show post at View’s homepage here or you can just download the episode directly here.
Thanks again, Brad. It was a lot of fun recording with you again.
Marvel’s “Next Big Thing” hosted a question and answer session with Venom writers Rick Remender and Cullen Bunn as well as editor Tom Brennan. The most interesting news to come out of this was that August’s Venom #22 will be Rick Remender’s final issue. Starting with Venom #23, Cullen Bunn will be writing the title on his own.
Bunn began co-writing Venom with Remender last week with Venom #17. In my review of that issue, I wrote “Bunn can write Venom forever if he keeps getting it this right.” I guess that means I think the title will be in good hands, but I will miss Rick Remender.
Declan Shalvey and Thony Silas will rotate as artists during Bunn’s run. Shalvey will draw Remender’s final issue.
The Q&A session also revealed Remender’s final word on the status of Toxin’s former host Patrick Mulligan and other symbiote-related thoughts by the panel.
Please post a comment sharing your thoughts on the creative changes or any other statements made in the interview.
Spider-Man and his remaining allies in the fight against Doc Ock and the Sinister Six begin to make headway one Octo-Base at a time. But is it enough? And is Ock really planning on saving the world? Find out here!
From the makers of Sh*T Comic Book Nerds Say comes this video about Free Comic Book Day. It’s a small world and I actually work with the guys sister. Very cool videos btw and sorry this is up a couple days late.
Hardee’s and Carl Junior’s has a long history with Marvel. They will have the toys and special food products to promote the Amazing Spider-Man movie. Here’s the press release:
CKE Restaurants, Inc., parent company of Carl’s Jr.® and Hardee’s® restaurants, and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced a promotional marketing program for the theatrical release of The Amazing Spider-Man, in theaters July 3, 2012. The upcoming promotion for The Amazing Spider-Man in Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants across the country will include an array of advertising, fan events, still secret Spider-Man-themed food items, in-restaurant guest experiences and kids-meal toys over thecourse of the multi-month partnership. For a full synopsis of the film, see the “About The Amazing Spider-Man” section below.
“We had a great experience with our promotion around the release of the first Spider-Man film in 2002, so we were thrilled to be able to join in on The Amazing Spider-Man this summer”
“We had a great experience with our promotion around the release of the first Spider-Man film in 2002, so we were thrilled to be able to join in on The Amazing Spider-Man this summer,” said Brad Haley, chief marketing officer for CKE Restaurants. “The film looks like it will be, well, amazing, with all of the elements our ‘young, hungry guy’ fans look for in a great summer movie. And, to help celebrate Spider-Man’s 50th year, we will even have an ‘amazing’ new burger to include as part of the promotion.”
Previously, on Avenging Spider-Man #6, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Punisher, and Punisher’s new ally, Rachel Cole-Alves, agree to work together to lure out all of megacrime and destroy the coveted Omega Drive in Matt Murdock’s possession. Then on The Punisher #10, the plan is put into motion, but Rachel betrays the team at the last minute and steals the Omega Drive. Daredevil is now at the mercy of megacrime.
Daredevil ( Vol. 3 ) #11
Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Marco Checchetto Color Art: Matt Hollingsworth Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramanga Cover: Marcos Martin Variant Covers: Adi Granov & Steffi Schuetze Special Thanks to Greg Rucka
The Avengers movie had the biggest debut in film history. Too bad Spidey wasn’t on the team. In the comment feel free to discuss what you thought of the movie.
Previously on Avenging Spider-Man #6, the Punisher, alongside his new ally, meets with Daredevil and demands that he hand over the Omega Drive, which contains countless data on all the major criminal organizations in the Marvel Universe. Spider-Man gets involved, and the four come up with a plan to draw these organizations out into the open and destroy the Omega Drive before their own eyes. Thus an uneasy alliance was born, and you know someone is going to screw it up.
The Punisher ( Vol. 8 ) #10
Writer: Greg Rucka Artist: Marco Checchetto Color Art: Matt Hollingsworth Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramanga Cover: Marco Checchetto Variant Cover: Adi Granov Special Thanks to Mark Waid
We’ve passed the halfway point for Ends of the Earth, and I’m becoming as tired as I was with Spider Island. In this issue, Spidey keeps attacking Doc Ock’s factories while the world turns against him, some more things explode, and there’s an “all is lost” cliffhanger. If you’re the sort of person who enjoys obscure character cameos you might get a kick out of one segment in the middle of this issue, but it’s only there to try to get you to buy EotE’s sole tie-in, a one-shot about a bunch of international heroes trying to help Spidey’s campaign.
It seems previous reports were incorrect. This new screen capture from the Amazing Spider-Man movie has the Lizard in a lab coat. What do you think? Also it seems he finds Peter’s camera.
We answer Message Board questions on this episode. Some highlights include: *JR discusses Doc Ock’s image to the Marvel Universe and if they know of all his crimes. * Bertone discusses the top five insane Marvel girlfriends * Director Marc Webb has said that Gwen Stacy falls in love with Peter Parker and that Mary Jane falls in love with Spider-Man. The gang discusses that idea.
Cullen Bunn joins the writing team to band Venom’s foes together and unveil a new Toxin. Are two writers better than one? Read the review and leave a comment!
VENOM #17 “Savage Six: Prologue” WRITERS: Rick Remender & Cullen Bunn PENCILS: Kev Walker INKS: Terry Pallot COLORS: Chris Sotomayor LETTERS: VC’s Joe Caramagna COVER ART: Michael Del Mundo
Position: Catcher. The catcher is usually the pitcher’s most trusted teammate. A rapport between the battery mates is crucial to rhythm of the game. On defense, they need to be a brick wall, blocking home plate preventing any runs from getting across. The Avengers have a good game caller and plate blocker in General Thunderbolt Ross, the Red Hulk. The X-Men, and Cyclops, have the fiercely loyal, steel curtain, Colossus; who is made stronger in thanks to the powers of the Juggernaut. Let’s see how these two players fare this inning.
Avengers vs. X-Men #2
The Front Office Story: Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction Script: Jason Aaron Pencils: John Romita Jr. Inks: Scott Hanna Colors: Laura Martin Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Cover Art: Jim Cheung & Laura Martin Variant Cover Art: Nick Bradshaw & Marte Gracia (There’s a lot of them)
Inning Summary: The X-Men strike first when the Avengers reveal themselves in the airspace outside of Utopia. Borrowing a move from Colossus’ playbook, Magneto employs a Magnetic Fastball Special to send his metallic teammate hurtling towards the Helicarrier. Colossus explodes through the floor of the aircraft, forcing several Avengers to take to the skies or to the waters below. Red Hulk comes at Colossus from behind, as down below, Namor faces off with his fantastic foe, the Thing, who receives support from Luke Cage.
So the Avengers are down and the world’s leaders are about to agree to Doc Ock’s terms, but Spidey’s saved at the last minute by Silver Sable and he teams up with her and Black Widow to try to shut the operation down. There are some plot points that don’t make a whole lot of sense here, which is nothing unexpected when it comes to one of Slott’s tangled event storylines. And Ramos is back on art in this issue. Oh joy.
The Amazing Spider-Man #684: Ends of the Earth Part 3
Hey everyone. I’m playing catchup after getting a couple weeks behind due to about the worst case of flu I ever came down with and the fact that I’m trying to deal with upcoming finals. Let me take this moment to apologize to for these couple tardy reviews I’m now posting. I’ll be officially caught up once these are posted, and back on track for next issue!
Ends of the Earth starts getting into the action now, resulting in a much less convoluted and far more coherent issue than the last one. There’s a lot more Saturday morning cartoon in this and a lot less apocalyptic babbling. It’s a step in the right direction, but it’s still got work to do before I’ll feel invested in this story, and it’s still bogged down by a slightly confusing attempt at couching it in real-world issues and political figures — but, if you’ve always wanted to see Spider-Man punch Al Gore, then look no further.
The Amazing Spider-Man #683: Ends of the Earth Part 2 — Earth’s Mightiest
The Omega Effect Begins Here! Avenging Spider-Man #6 is the first of a three-issue crossover between this book, Mark Waid’s Daredevil, and Greg Rucka’s Punisher. Naturally, the two writers have teamed up to bring us this line-spanning tale, which will continue with Punisher #10 and end with Daredevil #11 (both of which I’ll be covering in the near future).
I had some reservations coming into this crossover. The last time Spidey and DD teamed up didn’t exactly leave the best of impressions to our resident ASM reviewers. Will adding Rucka into the mix make for more balanced characterization? Read on to find out!
Avenging Spider-Man #6
Writers: Greg Rucka and Mark Waid Artist: Marco Checchetto Color Art: Matt Hollingsworth Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramanga Cover: Steve McNiven, Mark Morales, & Marte Gracia Variant Covers: Adi Granov and Marco Checchetto
Spidey Team-Up: Daredevil (Matt Murdock) and The Punisher (Frank Castle)
Highlights include:
