Stand up and Cheer Moments Archive

I think it’s tough for anyone to admit to a mistake, especially one that was made despite (or some believe in spite) a lot of howling, pouting and foot-stomping from long-time fans. So I’m apt to give credit for when a mistake is rectified, especially when it’s done in

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With Spider Island wrapping up in Amazing Spider-Man #672 (not to mention an epilogue in ASM #673 which I’ll cover later), I’m now at that point where I can properly reflect on this storyline and where it ranks among the best/worst Spider-Man arcs of all-time. Simply put, I loved

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I’m concluding my run of “stand up and cheer moments” with what I hope will be an obvious choice – one of the most famous and iconic moments in Amazing Spider-Man history, and perhaps the visual that has best come to emblemize Spider-Man’s “it” factor that truly makes him

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When Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben died in the origin story of Spider-Man (Amazing Fantasy #15) because Peter earlier in the story willfully failed to apprehend the criminal who went on to kill his Uncle – the ultimate lesson Parker learned was that with this great new power he received

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As was demonstrated in Spider-Man’s confrontation with Morlun, and his much ballyhooed battle with the Juggernaut, when the odds are the most stacked against the Web Slinger, he always has his intellect to help him deal with a situation that brute strength alone can’t handle. I always loved those

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Chasing Amazing is back online after spending a week and change taking care of my newborn son John. Sorry for the radio silence since then, but I’m sure the vast bulk of you understand. And if you don’t, come on … it was the birth of MY KID we’re

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Amazing Spider-Man’s J. Michael Straczynski era kicked off with one of my favorite storylines of all time and, as such, the first entry in my “stand up and cheer” series. While recent ASM writers have moved away from the whole “Spider Totem” theory that JMS put forward, I still

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You’ll often hear me discuss specific themes and storytelling devices utilized by writers and creative teams that have kept me hooked on Amazing Spider-Man for more than 20 years. I’ll talk about character developments, or rich back-stories, but really the moments in comic books, and Spider-Man comic books specifically,

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