As of this update, it’s been three years since the story debuted, and it still never fails to incite a debate. Well, debate is something of an understatement… IntroductionThere shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Obviously, […]
For many years, businessman and industrialist Norman Osborn has preyed upon mankind, by day in his civilian identity as a ruthless captain of industry, and by night as the deadly costumed menace known as the […]
Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin is back – and being the deadly arch enemy of the hero that he is – he wants someone dead! However, as we find out at the end – his […]
You said it, Norman. Let’s begin with the controversy surrounding Norman’s return, including the whys & wherefores, the historical perspective, and my responses to the naysayers who disapprove of his coming back.The Controversy One of […]
This will be Norman Osborn’s greatest triumph! Beyond killing Gwen Stacy and Ben Reilly! Beyond driving his own son to the brink of madness and death! Beyond kidnapping both Aunt May and Baby May (well, […]
Anyway, while Norman is Spider-Man’s greatest foe, dating back to his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #14 as the Goblin, and in Amazing #37 in his civilian identity (Oh, and that’s Volume 1 – thanks to the reboot buffoonery I […]
Why is the original Green Goblin so popular, particularly since he is a nasty, murdering SOB? I don’t think I’m the only one fascinated with this particular bad guy. What is the Goblin’s allure over […]
1999 was a tough year to be a Spider-Man fan. It wasn’t quite the bottom of the trough – that was still a year away, but 1999 was the warm up before the big game. […]
In 2000, popular comic/crime fiction writer Brian Michael Bendis scored what could be considered one of the most challenging, coveted writing jobs in the entire comics industry, and also one of the most potentially dangerous […]
The JMS Years – A Retrospective For a lead picture, I was originally going to go with the cover to Amazing Spider-Man #471 (June 2001), which was J. Michael Straczynski’s inaugural issue. However, the relentless […]
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