From the pages of “Spectacular Spider-Man” issue 148. The future Venom gets told off by Spider-Man. Ok, there is a twist, it’s an Inferno zombie. Great Gerry Conway story, you should all pick it up!

There she blows! Like a giant whale breaking the water for air, the New Avengers review has resurfaced. You know what they say, better late than never. Sadly there’s not a whole lot of things that are better in this issue than the last one and we continue to follow an overworked Bendis rewriting the history of Avenger lore. If Bendis is Captain Ahab, then the Marvel Universe is the white whale he so desperately longs to sink with a great harpoon. What’s with all the Moby Dick references? Read the review below and you’ll find out.

The New Avengers, vol. 2 #11

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Art: Mike Deodato & Howard Chaykin
Color Art: Rain Beredo & Edgar Delgado
Letters & Production: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Cover Art: Mike Deodato & Rain Beredo

The New Avengers: Luke Cage, Ms. Marvel, Thing, Iron Fist, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Dr. Strange, Mockingbird, Jessica Jones, Victoria Hand, Squirrel Girl.

Plot: In a Barrington, Rhode Island hospital, doctors push a dying Mockingbird on a gurney. Thing, Dr. Strange and Spider-Man look on as the doctors operate on their teammate. The heroes are helpless as Mockingbird begins to flat line. (more…)

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This is such great news! Netflix is now offering dozens of Marvel’s  programs on their on-demand stream. Here’s a cut and paste from the press release.

Hey Marvel fans, get ready to catch up on some of your all-time favorite Marvel programming instantly streamed through Netflix!

That’s right, you just read that correctly! Available to Netflix subscribers in the US, Marvel’s instantly bringing you some of your favorite movies and TV shows in a rather super heroic way!

Starting on April 29^th, you’ll be able to instantly stream some of Marvel’s most memorable content from Netflix in mere moments!

Here’s the current release list*:

Coming April 29 (more…)

After a fairly lengthy wait, Marvel’s new symbiotic soldier is back for a second issue. But can the new Venom outfight the newly-resurrected Kraven the Hunter? Is the story as good as that of issue #1? Find out by reading the rest of this review.

And please leave a comment! That’s what makes reviewing these comics worth it!

VENOM #2

WRITER: Rick Remendmer

PENCILS: Tony Moore

INKS: Crimelab! Studios

COLORS: John Rauch

LETTERS: Joe Caramagna

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Fantastic Fun Fact: In Amazing Spider-Man #659, the Future Foundation travel to the island that Dr. Doom sent them to in issue #5 of the original Fantastic Four series! Not that did the issue any favours mind you. Oh and to answer Brian Bradley’s question in last issue’s comments section, I live in Britian and thus spell things the way we Brits do! Not that really effects the review in any way, shape or form…

FF #2 – “Doom Nation”

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Penciler: Steve Epting

Inkers: Steve Epting & Rick Magyar

Color Artist: Paul Mounts

Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Rus Wooton

Cover Artists: Daniel Acuña, Marko Djurdjevic and Greg Horn

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659

“Fantastic Voyage, Part 1 of 2”

Story: Dan Slott

Dialogue: Fred Van Lente

Penciler: Stefano Caselli

Inker: Stefano Caselli

Colorist: Marte Gracia

“Bug Time”

Writer: Dan Slott

Penciler: Barry Kitson

Inker: Barry Kitson

Colorist: Edgar Delgado

“Can’t Get the Service, Part Two”

Writer: Rob Williams

Penciler: Lee Garbett

Inker: Alejandro Sicat

Colorist: Fabio D’Auria

Cover Art: Stefano Caselli and Lorenzo de Felici

Be warned – there are SPOILERS ahead!

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Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Publishing Tom Brevoort is talking about the Spider-Man marriage again on his formspring account. Here are some quotes.

Question: Hi Tom, I’m a huge spider-man fan! I love Pre-OMD and Post-OMD. i totally agree with the decision to get rid of the marriage! can you guys please stop responding to the people who don’t like it! it has been years! they obviously don’t get it!

Brevort: I’d like to, but there are just so many of them, and assuming that they come in with a relatively open mind, they’re just as entitled to a response as anyone else.

He then is asked about why he thinks Marvel married the couple back in 1987.

Question: What was “the moment of desperation” that caused the Spider-marriage to happen?

Brevort: The need to boost client sales on the newspaper strip, and the syndicate’s desire for a wedding.

And then he is asked why the devil had to be part of the breakup.

Question: I have no problem with “de-marrying” Peter Parker, but why was a satanic analog used and not someone like the Shaper of Worlds? Did Marvel want the fix to have a dark aspect to it?

Brevort: All of the iterations of this question boil down to, “Why did you do the story you did, instead of some other story?” And the answer to them all is, “Because this is the story we did, and we felt it was valid.”

According to TVLine, the current season of Law and Order: Criminal Intent will finish with an investigation of a musical that seems rather similar to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.  Is this intriguing or over the line?  Comment below.

Marvel.com just sent me this press release. What do you think? Leave your two cents in the comment section.

Marvel Unveils Joe Quesada’s “Not A Dry Eye In The House” DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN Variant Cover

 

Death of Spider-Man, the story that everyone from ABC to MTV and FOX News are talking about, reaches its stunning conclusion this June and, to commemorate this momentous issue, superstar Joe Quesada illustrates an all-new variant cover! This powerful piece, from Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer, arrives in two different versions—the full color Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160 Quesada Variant and the raw, penciled version for Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160 Quesada Sketch Variant.

 

It’s the biggest story in Ultimate Comics history—and it all ends in Ultimate Spider-Man #160. No fan can miss out on the story that’ll have fans around the world talking for years!

 

Retailers, please note that this issue FOCs 5/9/11, with an on-sale of 6/22/11

Jealousy is not an attractive trait, but I have no reservations in saying that I can be a jealous person. Mainly, I’m super jealous of anyone with enough artistic talent (and cojones) to place their work on the inter-webs. Since my background in art didn’t really progress beyond my college days, I find myself pouring through the website DeviantArt, envious of all the artists talented enough to display their work for all the world to see. Well, in a new segment I’m calling Webs Weekly, I plan on bringing you Crawlspacers some of the best and brightest Spider-Man fan art I can find. DeviantArt is filled with some truly talented artists, both professional and amateur, and it has some wonderful pieces to showcase. So without further ado, I bring you the first installment. Enjoy, and join me in letting these gifted individuals know that their hard work is appreciated.

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Spider-man by DennisBudd (left)

In addition to this sharp looking Spidey piece, Dennis also has some nice samples featuring characters from both Star Trek and Star Wars. He shows a good deal of love for the Lord of the Rings series as well as Harry Potter. He also has other comic book heroes such as Wonder Woman, Wolverine and the Fantastic Four. And anybody with an Indiana Jones quote in their profile is alright in my book.

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Spider-Man color 2 by seanforney (right)

A freelance illustrator and comic book artist, Sean has a nice collection of Star Wars pieces on his Deviant page along with some other fan favorites such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Voltron. He also has some nice pencil drawings, as well  as some interesting mash-ups, including an Elmer Fudd in an Orange Lantern get-up, and Thor battling Bizzaro Superman.

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Highlights of this episode include:

*This month in Spider-History with JR. We revisit April 1985 and tackle Web of Spider-Man # 1
*Recommendations from the gang.
*Michael Bailey breaks out in song!
*Answering Message Board Questions one of the highlights includes JR’s favorite Goblin artist.

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Evidently this old spinner rack is still stocked with comics in this New England grocery store. This is how I bought comics back in the day and it’s nice to see one still in operation.Corey Blake recently posted this on his blog. Very nice find.

Wendi surprised me this morning with a cool Spider-Easter basket. Ava loves it as much as I do. Good job Mrs. Crawlspace.

With the return of the Black Marvel, the remaining American Six come together to save the world from Nazi tyranny! Witness racial commentary, national pride and someone actually getting…punched in the FACE?!

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In this episode we tackle
*The gang’s thoughts on the upcoming Spider-Island and the return of the Jackal.
*Cancellation of Spider-Girl and if new characters can be introduced in this tough economy.
*We read four negative Itunes reviews about the show.
*Reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 656 and 657.

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #658

• Writer: Dan Slott
• Penciler: Javier Pulido
• Inker: Javier Pulido
• Story Title: “Peter Parker: The Fantastic Spider-Man”

Spider-Man joins the F.F. Well, a F.F. at any rate. How does this go? Read on…

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The Washington Post has posted an article discussing the possible damage to the Spider-Man brand. They cite the mis-steps with the musical and upcoming movie. Here is a link to the article. After you read it discuss it in the comment section. Thanks to Stillanerd on our message board for finding the article.

Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Publishing Tom Brevoort just posted this on his Formspring account talking about the Spider-Marriage. What do you think? Sound off on the comment section.

Question: Characters along with the rest of humanity, and most species, for that matter evolve. Why can’t Superman be married? Or Spider Man for that matter? Is it possible that books lose readers because the content doesn’t jive with the real world?

Brevort: The characters on most ongoing television series evolve very little, even over years. The same thing goes for characters in, say, comic strips. So I think that in certain ways, characters can evolve, but in others, it’s a bad idea to develop characters away from the very things that made them popular in the first place. To use a very old example, Fonzie the motorcycle-riding rebel was cool, Fonzie the High School teacher was lame. (And Fonzie the eventual married suburbanite with a motorcycle in his garage that he never touched because he was too busy earning a living to support his wife and two children would have been horrifying.) The appeal of Superman or Spider-Man has very little to do with them being married–and in fact, I think being married diminishes both of them on a conceptual level.

BANG! It figures that the weekend I decide to catch up on some gaming, television and reading, I fall behind and miss out on all the exciting news for Ultimate Spider-Man. By now everyone should know about the shot heard round the Ultimate world, as well as Axel Alonso’s follow up announcement that we’ll see a new character take up the mantle of Ultimate Spidey. In a spiffy new costume too. Exciting things ahead for Ultimate Spider-Man for sure. But for now, Pete’s in the crossfire of the Avengers and New Ultimates grudge match.

Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #157

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: Andy Lanning
Colorist: Justin Ponsor
Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit
Cover Art: Mark Bagley & Justin Ponsor

Plot: Spider-Man swings away from the battle between the New Ultimates and Avengers. After having just been told that Norman Osborn is alive and loose, he has no other choice but to return home and make sure his family is safe. Osborn, along with five of Spidey’s most dangerous foes, is taking refuge in an empty apartment. The villains remark that they are fortunate to have escaped at the same time the battle is being shown on the news and then they discuss their next course of action. (more…)

Ultimate Comics: Avengers Vs. New Ultimates #3

DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN: Part Three

Writer: Mark Millar

Layouts: Leinil Yu
Finishes: Stephen Segovia & Leinil Yu
Inkers: Gerry Alanguilan with Jason Paz & Jeff Huet
Colorists: Sunny Gho
Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit
Cover: Leinil Yu & Frank Martin
Variant Cover: Frank Cho & Brandon Peterson

The Mission
Thor comes back to his and Jane’s apartment and as he gets into bed with her he tells her that Nick Fury has been behind this entire mess. (more…)

It seems Marvel is expanding into the lingerie market. Check out this new Spider-Girl outfit. Where is my credit card, I gotta pick this one up. Here’s a link for more like She-Hulk and American Dream.

Marvel.com just sent me this press release. What do you think?

New York, NY—April 18, 2011—Marvel has announced that after the shocking events of Death of Spider-Man, the sold out storyline currently running through Ultimate Comics Spider-Man and Ultimate Comics Avengers Vs Ultimates, there will be a new Spider-Man and a new character under the mask. Something’s happened to Peter Parker and here comes an all-new Spider-Man…in an all-new costume!

“We called this story Death of Spider-Man for a reason,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor In Chief. “This is a huge story that’ll have fans around the world talking for a long time as we set the stage for the debut of our new Spider-Man.”

The Ultimate Universe is irrevocably changed with the conclusion to Death of Spider-Man in June’s polybagged Ultimate Spider-Man #160, but right now you can get in on the red-hot story that leads to the birth of an all-new Spider-Man, including new printings of the sold out issues: And to make sure you don’t miss a single chapter, pick up all the acclaimed issues below: (more…)

They were created in a lab for the efforts of World War II, now they’re being brought back by the efforts of the Kingpin! Witness the birth of Captain America, the death of Captain America, and the revealed identity of the Destroyer! (more…)

CARNAGE #4 

Carnage Part Four

Writer: Zeb Wells

Artist: Clayton Crain

Cover Artist: Clayton Crain

Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles

Warning – SPOILERS below may make you scream… “VOLTRON!”

The Plot
We get a flash back that shows what happened to Carnage right after the Sentry rips him in half. (more…)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #38

“Identity Wars, Part 1”

Writer: John Layman

Penciler: Lee Garbett

Inker: Mark Pennington

Colorist: Fabio D’Auria

Cover Art: Steve McNiven, Mark Morales, and Marte Garcia

Be warned – there are SPOILERS ahead!

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This is it, folks!  This is the one you’ve been waiting for!  Amazing Spider-Man 42 and 43 bring us the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson, the woman Peter will ask to be his wife in the culmination of all of Aunt May’s machinations.  Along for the ride this time is Brad Douglas, webmaster of the Spider-Man Crawl Space, and it wouldn’t have been the same without him.  Hope you enjoy the show!

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