Overlooked Gems: “Night of the Flag”
Today we will be taking a look at Night of the Flag in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN vol. 1 #137-138 by Gerry Conway and Sal Buscema from 1988. In recent years, the comics industry (Marvel most notably) […]
Overlooked Gems: “A House Divided”
Today we will be taking a look at A House Divided (well it’s technically called Mayhem, but I find the former to be a much more fitting title) in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN vol. 1 #113 by […]
Overlooked Gems: “Nothing Can Stop The Rhino”
Today we will be taking a look at Nothing Can Stop The Rhino in SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN vol. 2 #34 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Sean Chen from 2007. Writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s entire run on SENSATIONAL is […]
Weblines: COGITO ERGO SUM ARANEA or: DO CLONES DREAM OF DEAD GIRLFRIENDS?
Spider-Clones are bioengineered copies of Peter Parker who share the same genetic code. Designed by Professor Miles Warren and funded by the Brotherhood of Scrier – a secret society that seeks world domination. From a […]
Overlooked Gems: “Goblins at the Gate”
Today we will be taking a look at Goblins at the Gate in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN vol. 1 #259-261 by Roger Stern, Glenn Greenberg and Luke Ross from 1998. What is it about goblins that spell […]
Cobwebs #47: HEY YOU GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
HEY YOU GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! If you are old (like me) you remember the opener that signaled the beginning of many a child’s (mine included) fascination with the wall crawler. Was it artistic brilliance or just not […]
Tangled Webs: The Culture Shock of Brand New Day
Writing for the Spider-Man Crawlspace, Thomas Mets considers the stories that influenced Roger Stern, JM DeMatteis, Gerry Conway, JMS (J. Michael Straczysnki) and an entire generation of writers, as opposed to Bendis, Dan Slott, Mark Waid and Zdarsky.
Spider-Tracer: The Harrowing Schemes of Jonas Harrow
Previously on Spider-Tracer… We were discussing the various villains Spider-Man lent out to other heroes over the years. For this Spider-Tracer, I thought I’d discuss a villain who gave Spider-Man a lot of trouble over […]
Overlooked Gems: “The Longest Hundred Yards”
Today we will be taking a look at The Longest Hundred Yards in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN vol. 1 #153 by Len Wein (may he rest in peace) and Ross Andru from 1976. Writer Len Wein’s run […]
Weblines: STRANGE AND STRANGER SYMMETRY
The excerpts below are from STRANGE AND STRANGER – THE WORLD OF STEVE DITKO – written by Blake Bell and published by Fantagraphics Books, 2008. “Instrumental to the success of The Amazing Spider-Man over the past 45 years […]
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