ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT COBWEBS: The Spider-Man Buffalo
On my first post, a Crawlspacer named Jack jokingly suggested a column on the Gibbon. This was a dangerous thing for Jack to do since I was crazy enough to make my debut with the […]
Tangled Webs: Where Do Comic Book Writers Come From?
The release of a comic book memoir of Stan Lee—co-written by Peter David, another notable Spider-Man writer—makes it an appropriate time to look at what comic book writers were up to before they were coming up […]
Cobwebs: Time to Be Thankful
Ah! Thanksgiving! At this time of year when our thoughts go to traditions like being with family, over eating, starting the Christmas shopping season, blowing up Diet Coke bottles with Mentos (maybe only my weird […]
Tangled Webs: Major Spider-Man Moments That Happened in Other Marvel Comics First
There are quite a few times when I read an old Marvel comic, and think that it’s quite similar to something that happened in a classic Spider-Man book. The thing is that in some cases […]
Cobwebs: Spidey vs. Drugs
In comics history there have been many characters that had vanquished many others, but Spidey polished off with ease: Firelord, X-Men, and the Juggernaut (O.K., maybe old Juggy wasn’t “with ease”, but you get the […]
Tangled Webs: Where To Start Reading Recent Spider-Man
In the previous entries on the recommendations for new readers, I looked at Spider-Man comics that had demonstrated staying power. Now it’s time to determine which of the more recent stuff is worth checking out […]
An Examination of Marvel Now’s Spider-Female Initiative
During the Marvel Now initiative, we saw the amount of Spider-Men ongoing titles (2099, Ultimate, and ASM) matched with Spider-Female titles (Spider-Woman, Silk, and Spider-Gwen.) Using Dan Slott’s Spider-Verse as a launching board, the […]
Tangled Webs: Where to Start Reading Spider-Man Part 3
In previous editions, I considered where readers can start with the Spider-Man comics. First, I picked the stories and issues that were the right combination of significant, well-regarded and good. Then, I made the case for […]
Tangled Webs: New Readers and Amazing Spider-Man # 1-150
In the first column, I suggested a list of acclaimed Spider-Man stories from different eras that would give new readers a good sense of the character. There is a counterargument that this was bad advice, and […]
Cobwebs: ASM #186
There are many issues of Spider-Man comics that develop the rich history of our favorite hero. We have the famous origin from Amazing Fantasy #15, the “Spider-Man No More” from Amazing Spider-Man #50, “The Night Gwen […]
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