By the end of each arc from J.Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. (with inks provided by Scott Hanna and colors by Dan Kemp), a sense of consistency prevails in The Amazing Spider-Man comic book; […]
This review of J. Michael Straczynski’s Becoming Superman looks at how his background shaped his work on Spider-Man, with an emphasis on Aunt May and the September 11 issue.
Previously, on The Amazing Spider-Man: In the issues that preceded the battle with Shathra in one of the Spider-temples in Ghana (issue #48-vol.2), Peter was shown having deep insights about his spider-nature, a door never […]
“Myths are true in different senses. Every mythology has to do with the wisdom of life as related to a specific culture at a specific time. It integrates the individual into his society and the […]
“Stan (Lee) patiently disabused me of this tendency by repeatedly shredding the plots. Not picking them apart – throwing them out. Reminding me that he has to care about the characters and what they want […]
January 2002. The first Spider-Man movie is still five months away to be released worldwide. More than ever in mankind’s popular culture history, the character is getting ready to be established forever as an icon, […]
It has often been said that Spider-Man has the greatest supporting cast ever. But when you think about it that fact isn’t just dramatically convenient, it’s actually incredibly poignant.
With ASM #800 stirring up discussion within the Spider-Man community I thought now would be appropriate to discuss an often overlooked milestone issue. ASM #500, the finale of the ‘Happy Birthday’ arc.
“The usual hero adventure begins with someone from whom something has been taken, or who feels there is something lacking in the normal experience available or permitted to the members of society. The person then takes […]
In the last column, I covered the golden, silver and bronze ages of comics. For a while, the consensus among professionals and critics was that the next age of comics was the modern age. However, […]
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