Alvin Sargent, a screenwriter credited with the first four Spider-Man live-action films, passed away last Thursday at the age of 92. The man had an impressive long-ranging career, and made major contributions to film interpretations […]
A major trend in recent comics that has affected the Spider-Man books has been the diminishment of the star artist for sales and fan response. Comics is an artistic medium, and Spider-Man has been blessed […]
Last time, we looked at hooks for the various ancillary Spider-Man titles, the identity that makes it different than any other book on the stands, even Amazing Spider-Man. This time I’m considering potential hooks for […]
With the recent release of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1, it’s a good idea to look at how spider-satellites have been done in the past. Last time, we looked at what these books need in order […]
The new iteration of Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man just came to an end. This shouldn’t be too surprising, since this is a book that has struggled in sales, despite solid reviews, an impressive array […]
Last year, we came up with a list of our fifty favorite Spider-Man comic book stories. It should come as a surprise to no one that Stan Lee was very well-represented in the selection. It […]
This month, the other columnists and I are doing a bit of a crossover. With Spider-Geddon coming out and featuring a crossover between Spider-Men of different worlds, we’re tackling alternate realities. I’m starting with the […]
Recently, BD posted a response to a Newsarama article in which Dan Slott was rated as the third best Spider-Man writer under the title “Where Does Dan Slott Rank In Your Top Ten Spider-Man writers?” The […]
This is the story of a long-lasting comics feud between notable Spider-Man creators, which drew other professionals into its orbit. On a list of the top fifteen feuds in comics history, Peter David VS Erik Larsen […]
UPDATE: TWO DAYS LATER, THE SALE IS OVER! For whatever reason, Amazon has taken to selling digital copies of Marvel collections at ridiculously low prices during the occasional sales. There seems to be a new […]
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